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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Wichita, KS

May 10, 2008Labette County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2008, 4:31 PM CDT for Labette County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2008, 4:31 PM CDT (21:31 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2008, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Labette County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	146 days
May 10, 11:29 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1161 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 10, 2:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 2:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
227 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS ARE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND OUR NEXT
PRECIPITATION CHANCE ON TUESDAY.

TONIGHT:
CONVECTION IS ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE
THE COLD FRONT IS JUST MOVING INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AT 18Z. THE
CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY ABOUT 00Z
THIS EVENING...AND SKIES ARE GOING TO CLEAR FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE QUITE CHILLY ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS AS OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 30S. FURTHER
SOUTHEAST WILL BE WARMER...WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 40S.

WINDS ARE GOING TO BE QUITE STRONG BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA. WE WILL BE ADDING SOME COUNTIES TO THE EAST OF THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY AND KEEP THAT PORTION OF THE ADVISORY GOING
UNTIL 12Z BEFORE THE WINDS WEAKEN. THE WINDS MAY WEAKEN A BIT
EARLIER THAN THAT...BUT 12Z LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHOICE RIGHT NOW.

SUNDAY-MONDAY:
SUNDAYS TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE BELOW NORMAL WITH NORTHERLY
WINDS GRADUALLY BECOMING WEAKER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN AND MAKE FOR A SUNNY DAY ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA.

MONDAY WILL BE QUITE A BIT WARMER (MAYBE 10 DEGREES WARMER OR SO) AS
WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AGAIN AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. STILL LOOKS
LIKE A FAIRLY SUNNY DAY...BUT A BIT BREEZY WITH THE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

TUESDAY-FRIDAY:
TUESDAY IS GOING TO BE A TRANSITION DAY IN THE UPPER PATTERN FROM
ZONAL TO MUCH MORE AMPLIFIED. A SURFACE FRONT WILL COME THROUGH
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP NEAR
THE FRONT. THE MAIN FORCING IS OFF TO THE EAST BY 06Z FRIDAY...SO WE
REMOVED PRECIPITATION CHANCES AFTER 06Z FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN FOR WEDNESDAY AT THE SURFACE...AND SHOULD KEEP THINGS DRY UNTIL
FRIDAY. WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO HAVE
MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE TO END
OF THE WEEK.  HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL DURING THIS TIME AND THE MAIN MOISTURE WILL BE
PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA SO NO MAJOR STORMS ARE ON THE HORIZON.

SCHRECK

&&

.AVIATION...
INITIAL CONCERN IS TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF KICT NR ONSET OF FORECAST AND LIKELY
ONGOING IN SOUTHEAST KS IN THE VICINITY OF KCNU. FRONT WILL BE
NEAR KRSL AT 18Z ...AND RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS ENTIRE AREA BY 0000
UTC. VERY GUSTY WINDS ANTICIPATED BEHIND FRONT WITH G30-40KT
LIKELY AT MOST SITES. SOME VFR WRAP AROUND CLOUDS THIS EVENING
WITH FEW IF ANY CLOUDS BY SUN MORNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    42  66  46  77 /  10   0   0   0
HUTCHINSON      40  66  46  78 /  10   0   0  10
NEWTON          41  66  45  77 /  10   0   0   0
ELDORADO        42  65  45  77 /  10   0   0   0
WINFIELD-KWLD   43  66  46  77 /  10   0   0   0
RUSSELL         37  67  45  81 /  10   0   0  10
GREAT BEND      37  68  46  82 /  10   0   0  10
SALINA          39  65  46  77 /  10   0   0  10
MCPHERSON       40  66  45  78 /  10   0   0  10
COFFEYVILLE     45  64  43  76 /  30   0   0   0
CHANUTE         44  62  43  75 /  30   0   0   0
IOLA            44  62  43  75 /  30   0   0   0
PARSONS-KPPF    44  64  43  76 /  30   0   0   0

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ052-068-083-092.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR
KSZ053-069-070-093-094-098.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ032-033-047-048-050-
067.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ049-051-082-091.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 3:37 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
337 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-112045-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
337 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF I-35 AND
THEN MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE SUNSET. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THE SEVERE STORMS...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS MOST LIKELY EAST OF A
LINE FROM IOLA TO SEDAN.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN AFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. PLEASE SEE
LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON...AND A WIND ADVISORY COULD BE REQUIRED FOR THIS PERIOD.

A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
TUESDAY AND BRING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AGAIN.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS MAINLY
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...PLEASE CHECK LATER OUTLOOKS FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY UNTIL SUNSET
TONIGHT...MAINLY EAST OF I-35.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

CJ/HOWERTON/SCHRECK

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 4:16 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
416 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0416 PM     HAIL             4 NE ELK CITY           37.33N 95.86W
05/10/2008  E1.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RBL

Local storm report, May 10, 4:19 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
419 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0416 PM     HAIL             5 NW INDEPENDENCE       37.28N 95.78W
05/10/2008  E1.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED NEAR ELK CITY LAKE.

&&

CDB

Local storm report, May 10, 4:23 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
423 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     HAIL             SYCAMORE                37.33N 95.72W
05/10/2008  M2.50 INCH       MONTGOMERY         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL IN SYCAMORE

&&

JMB

Local storm report, May 10, 4:24 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
424 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0421 PM     HAIL             SYCAMORE                37.33N 95.72W
05/10/2008  M2.50 INCH       MONTGOMERY         KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2.5 INCH HAIL NORTH OF INDEPENDENCE NEAR SYCAMORE

&&

JMB

Local storm report, May 10, 4:25 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
425 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0423 PM     HAIL             1 W SEDAN               37.13N 96.20W
05/10/2008  E2.50 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

CDB

Local storm report, May 10, 4:30 PM CDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 2:54 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	24 hr
May 10, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	49 min
May 10, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk	36 min
May 10, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	46 min
May 10, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson	45 min
May 10, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	54 min
May 10, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	25 min
May 10, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette	21 min
May 10, 5:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette	11 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.