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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Wichita, KS

May 12, 2005Harvey County, Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2005, 2:52 PM CDT for Harvey County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2005, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2005, 3:20 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Harvey County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 12, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 133 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2005-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 770 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2005-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 251 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
770 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-125 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
833 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
6.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KICT 121951
SVRICT
KSC079-173-122030-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0049.050512T1952Z-050512T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
252 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  SOUTHERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT.

* AT 251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDALE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES
  WEST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ANDALE...BENTLEY...COLWICH...GARDEN PLAIN...MAIZE...MOUNT HOPE...
  SEDGWICK

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  DAMAGING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...
  WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR...

SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT...WHILE
LIGHTNING IS IN THE AREA.


REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3796 9725 3786 9736 3762 9765 3762 9768
      3768 9780 3773 9778 3774 9769 3782 9768
      3797 9769 3799 9768

$$

/LAWSON
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KICT 122008
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
308 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

KSC079-173-122030-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050512T2030Z/
HARVEY KS-SEDGWICK KS-
308 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK
AND SOUTHERN HARVEY COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 305 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE DAMAGING HAIL NEAR ANDALE. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANDALE...OR 19 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN 
WICHITA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR MOUNT HOPE BY  315 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF BENTLEY IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3796 9725 3786 9736 3762 9765 3762 9768
      3768 9780 3773 9778 3774 9769 3782 9768
      3797 9769 3799 9768

$$

/URBAN
000 
WWUS53 KICT 122020
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
319 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

KSC079-173-122029-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050512T2030Z/
HARVEY KS-SEDGWICK KS-
319 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK AND
SOUTHERN HARVEY COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 317 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...AND NO 
LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO SEEK
SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AGAIN, OR A WARNING ISSUED.

LAT...LON 3796 9725 3786 9736 3762 9765 3762 9768
      3768 9780 3773 9778 3774 9769 3782 9768
      3797 9769 3799 9768

$$

/URBAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson50 min
May 12, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Reno47 min
May 12, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno21 min
May 12, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline30 min
May 12, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Marion49 min
May 12, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman40 min
May 12, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Reno39 min
May 12, 3:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTMcPherson6 hr
May 12, 4:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTMarion5 hr
May 12, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick33 min
May 12, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper25 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.