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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

March 12, 2006Allen County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2006, 9:22 PM CST for Allen County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 12, 2006, 9:22 PM CST (03:22 UTC)
Expired: Mar 12, 2006, 10:03 PM CST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Allen County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 12, 9:26 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	Humboldt, KS
Mar 12, 9:30 PM CST	HAIL 1	La Harpe, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 12, 11:49 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 47 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KICT 130321
SVRICT
KSC001-130415-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0021.060313T0322Z-060313T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
922 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 1015 PM CST.

* AT 918 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF HUMBOLDT TO GAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BASSETT...BRONSON...ELSMORE...GAS...HUMBOLDT...IOLA...LA HARPE...
  MILDRED...MORAN...PETROLIA...SAVONBURG

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...

SAFETY INFORMATION FOR THIS WARNING FOLLOWS:

SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID USING THE
TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT...WHILE LIGHTNING IS IN THE
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING.

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

LAT...LON 3776 9550 3774 9549 3774 9510 3803 9506
      3802 9538

$$

LAWSON

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KICT 130332
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
933 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

KSC001-130415-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
ALLEN KS-
933 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALLEN COUNTY UNTIL
1015 PM CST...

AT 931 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUMBOLDT TO MORAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR MORAN BY  940 PM CST.
  NEAR BRONSON BY  950 PM CST.

THE TOWNS OF MILDRED...PETROLIA...ELSMORE AND SAVONBURG ARE ALSO IN
THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3776 9550 3774 9549 3774 9510 3803 9506
      3802 9538

$$

000 
WWUS53 KICT 130338
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
939 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

KSC001-130415-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
ALLEN KS-
939 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALLEN COUNTY UNTIL
1015 PM CST...

AT 935 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
HUMBOLDT TO MORAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
ALLEN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF MORAN...HUMBOLDT...PETROLIA...
BRONSON...ELSMORE AND SAVONBURG.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3776 9550 3774 9549 3774 9510 3803 9506
      3802 9538

$$

CHANCE

000 
WWUS53 KICT 130348
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
949 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

KSC001-130415-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
ALLEN KS-
949 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALLEN COUNTY UNTIL
1015 PM CST...

AT 944 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
HUMBOLDT TO BRONSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
ALLEN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF MORAN...BRONSON...ELSMORE AND
SAVONBURG.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3776 9550 3774 9549 3774 9510 3803 9506
      3802 9538

$$

000 
WWUS53 KICT 130403
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1004 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

KSC001-130414-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
ALLEN KS-
1004 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ALLEN COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

AT 1000 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE
OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3776 9550 3774 9549 3774 9510 3803 9506
      3802 9538

$$

CHANCE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 6:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	20 min
Mar 12, 6:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	21 min
Mar 12, 6:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery	37 min
Mar 12, 6:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	43 min
Mar 12, 6:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	47 min
Mar 12, 6:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	40 min
Mar 12, 7:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	54 min
Mar 12, 7:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	22 min
Mar 12, 10:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	26 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.