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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 22, 2007, 3:38 AM CDT for Chase County, Kansas. It was in force for 20 min. 1 report 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 22, 2007, 3:38 AM CDT (08:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2007, 3:58 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Chase County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:50 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Cottonwood Falls, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 1/2 INCH TO 3/4 INCH HAIL THAT LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1474 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1236 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KICT 220838 SVRICT KSC017-220945- /O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0013.070322T0838Z-070322T0945Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 338 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CHASE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 445 AM CDT. * AT 335 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELMDALE...OR 6 MILES WEST OF COTTONWOOD FALLS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... CEDAR POINT...COTTONWOOD FALLS...ELMDALE...HYMER...MATFIELD GREEN...SAFFORDVILLE...STRONG CITY...WONSEVU...BAZAAR. SAFETY INFORMATION FOR THIS WARNING FOLLOWS: THE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT...WHILE LIGHTNING IS IN THE AREA. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. LAT...LON 3852 9685 3808 9683 3809 9635 3851 9635 $$ ES
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 220849 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 349 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2007 KSC017-220945- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070322T0945Z/ CHASE KS- 349 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHASE COUNTY UNTIL 445 AM CDT... AT 344 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STRONG CITY...OR NEAR COTTONWOOD FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE... NEAR SAFFORDVILLE BY 355 AM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3852 9685 3808 9683 3809 9635 3851 9635 $$ ES
000 WWUS53 KICT 220858 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 357 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2007 KSC017-220907- /O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070322T0945Z/ CHASE KS- 357 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2007 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHASE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 353 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3852 9685 3808 9683 3809 9635 3851 9635 $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 55 min |
| Mar 22, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.