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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Wichita, KS

March 31, 2008Chautauqua County, Montgomery County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2008, 8:36 AM CDT for Chautauqua County, Montgomery County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 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: Mar 31, 2008, 8:36 AM CDT (13:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Montgomery County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:36 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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
Mar 31, 5:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -454 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1142 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 442 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 495 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KICT 311336
SVRICT
KSC019-125-311400-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0014.080331T1336Z-080331T1400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
836 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
  NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT.

* AT 833 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER
  SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED NEAR HALE...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SEDAN...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BOLTON...CHERRYVALE...ELK CITY...HALE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS TRI
  CITY AIRPORT...SYCAMORE.

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.

FREQUENT AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3729 9608 3730 9606 3729 9597 3734 9596
      3739 9587 3739 9551 3725 9551 3713 9601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 239DEG 40KT 3727 9595

$$

BOWMAN

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KICT 311352
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
852 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

KSC019-311402-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080331T1400Z/
CHAUTAUQUA KS-
852 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 848 AM CDT...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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3734 9596 3739 9587 3739 9568 3739 9566
      3738 9552 3738 9551 3725 9551 3714 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 239DEG 40KT 3736 9576

$$

KSC125-311400-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080331T1400Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-
852 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 900 AM CDT...

AT 848 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SYCAMORE...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF COFFEYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF SYCAMORE.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3734 9596 3739 9587 3739 9568 3739 9566
      3738 9552 3738 9551 3725 9551 3714 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 239DEG 40KT 3736 9576

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 311400
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
900 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

KSC125-311410-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080331T1400Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-
900 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

AT 857 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 ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3734 9596 3739 9587 3739 9568 3739 9566
      3738 9552 3738 9551 3725 9551 3714 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 239DEG 40KT 3736 9576

$$

DARMOFAL

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 Mar 31, 8:00 AM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 8:00 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
800 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

.UPDATE...

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF ISSUANCE: KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU
MANY CONCERNS THIS MORNING:
1) NUMEROUS TSRA...POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL AND 50
TO 60 MPH WINDS...TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NE35KTS ACROSS KCNU TERMINAL
THIS MORNING. MORE TSRA...POSSIBLY SEVERE...ARE LIKELY FROM MIDDAY
THRU LATE AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SURGES SE ACROSS SE KS.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH KCNU 20Z-22Z...DURING THIS PERIOD
S/SE WINDS 15-20KTS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AT VERY SIMILAR SPEEDS.
2) IFR/LIFR CEILINGS WILL PLAGUE KRSL...KSLN & KHUT THRU 17Z...AT
WHICH TIME CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE INTO MVFR CATEGORY WITH VFR
CEILINGS EXPECTED 20Z. THRU 14Z-15Z...IFR/LIFR VSBYS ARE LIKELY IN
THE WAKE OF COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH VSBYS RAPIDLY IMPROVING
THEREAFTER.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 330 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008/

DISCUSSION...

TODAY:

MAIN FOCUS IS ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW
INCREASING CAPES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KS TOWARDS DAYBREAK...WITH
POTENTIAL FOR STORMS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY SURFACE BASED. 1200
UTC GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM MODEL BUFR SOUNDING AT ICT HAS ABOUT
3200 J/KG CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY WITH MEAN PARCEL
AND NO CONVECTIVE INHIBITION. BRISK LOW LEVEL JET ADDED FAIRLY
IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL CURVE TO HODOGRAPH...ALTHOUGH 0-3KM
CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY IS LESS THAN OPTIMAL.
EXPECT INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH DAYBREAK. GIVEN
RATHER SPARCE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION...DOUBT THAT STORMS WILL
COMPLETELY STOP EVEN AFTER LOW LEVEL JET SUBSIDES. POTENTIAL FOR
SURFACE BASED STORMS LATE MORNING EAST OF I-35 AND SHIFTING INTO
SOUTHEAST KS DURING THE AFTERNOON. BELIEVE TORNADO THREAT WILL
INCREASE LATE MORNING ALONG/AHEAD OF FRONT. RAPID DRYING IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SOME SUNSHINE AND RECOVERY TO
TEMPERATURES.

TONIGHT-TUE:

SPED UP TIMING OF BACK EDGE OF PRECIPITATION JUST A BIT.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES SHOULD END QUICKLY AFTER 0000 UTC IN EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KS. RATHER CHILLY NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL KS WITH WINDS
DECREASING. RELATIVELY QUITE OTHERWISE.

WED-THU:

RATHER TRICKY FORECAST WITH A RELATIVELY WIDE RANGE OF SOLUTIONS TO
CHOOSE FROM. THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN RUN TO RUN
SOLUTIONS...ALTHOUGH WITH RESPECT TO MOISTURE AND 850MB
TEMPERATURES...EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS
MODEL HAS BEEN A BIT MORE CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL RUNS. DO
NOT BELIEVE THE RAPID INFLUX OF MOISTURE PROGNOSTICATED BY GLOBAL
FORECAST SYSTEM MODEL...BELIEVE IS HAS MOISTENED THE 850MB LAYER
DUE TO THE UPSLOPE COMPONENT WELL NORTH OF TRUE 850MB FRONT. GIVEN
THAT THE 850MB FLOW ONLY TURNS TO THE SOUTH AROUND 1200 UTC...FIND
IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE WILL BE THAT FAR INTO
THE FORECAST AREA BY 0000 UTC THU. HAVE RELUCTANTLY BUMPED UP
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION IMMEDIATELY ALONG OK BORDER FOR
CONSISTENCY. WITH ADDITIONAL SUNSHINE ANTICIPATED ON WED...BUMPED
UP TEMPERATURES JUST A BIT. WITH INCREASE IN CLOUDS/PRECIPITATION
WED NIGHT AND THU HAVE BUMPED TEMPERATURES DOWN A BIT FOR THU.
HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN TEMPERATURES WITH FRONT LIKELY
IN THE VICINITY OF OK BORDER THU AFTERNOON.

FRI-SUN:

NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECAST.-HOWERTON

AVIATION... 0600 UTC TAF UPDATE...SCATTERED TO MORE NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL. MEANWHILE...IFR/LIFR CLOUD
CEILINGS AND PERIODS OF DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF
THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE CLOUD
CEILINGS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT AND SCATTER OUT FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE AREA...AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
STATE.

JAKUB

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    66  37  55  36 /  40   0   0  10
HUTCHINSON      59  35  51  35 /  30   0   0  10
NEWTON          62  34  51  35 /  40   0   0  10
ELDORADO        68  36  53  37 /  60  10   0  10
WINFIELD-KWLD   70  39  56  40 /  50  10   0  10
RUSSELL         54  31  49  36 /  20   0   0  10
GREAT BEND      54  32  50  35 /  20   0   0  10
SALINA          55  34  50  37 /  20   0   0  10
MCPHERSON       56  34  50  35 /  30   0   0  10
COFFEYVILLE     73  43  57  39 /  80  20   0   0
CHANUTE         68  39  53  38 /  80  20   0   0
IOLA            67  38  51  37 /  80  10  10  10
PARSONS-KPPF    72  41  55  38 /  80  20   0   0

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 5:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
512 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-011015-
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-
512 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE
TWO INCH HAIL...WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
MARION TO NEWTON TO WELLINGTON THIS MORNING...AND EAST OF A YATES
CENTER TO ARKANSAS CITY LINE AFTER 1 PM. ALL OF THE STORMS SHOULD
EXIT EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AROUND SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO RETURN TO MUCH OF THE REGION
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STORMS MAY
BE STRONG ON THURSDAY...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HUTCHINSON
TO EUREKA TO IOLA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS...AND THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF I-35.

&&

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

HOWERTON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 6:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
632 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

KSZ093-094-311200-
COWLEY-ELK-
632 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR COWLEY AND ELK COUNTIES...

AT 627 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF BURDEN...OR 18 MILES EAST OF
WINFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

CDB

Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
649 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

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

0647 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 N SEDAN               37.24N 96.18W
03/31/2008  E60 MPH          CHAUTAUQUA         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCASIONAL GUSTS WITH LIGHT RAIN IN THE AREA.

&&

KED

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 6:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
659 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

KSZ095-096-099-100-311230-
LABETTE-MONTGOMERY-NEOSHO-WILSON-
659 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR LABETTE...MONTGOMERY...NEOSHO AND WILSON
COUNTIES...

AT 657 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE FROM INDEPENDENCE TO EAST OF
CHANUTE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING WARNINGS...SHOULD
THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.

CDB

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 7:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
715 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

KSZ096-100-311245-
LABETTE-NEOSHO-
715 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR LABETTE AND NEOSHO COUNTIES...

AT 710 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHERRYVALE...OR 10 MILES
WEST OF PARSONS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

BOWMAN

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 8:20 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
820 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

KSZ092-311345-
SUMNER-
820 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR SUMNER COUNTY...

AT 820 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SUMNER COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE
35. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WHICH
MAY PRODUCE SOME WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

BOWMAN

Local storm report, Mar 31, 8:24 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
824 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

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

0822 AM     FLOOD            PARSONS                 37.34N 95.27W
03/31/2008                   LABETTE            KS   AMATEUR RADIO

            FLOODING REPORTED IN AND AROUND PARSONS. HIGH WATER
            AFFECTING SOME PROPERTIES.

&&

KED

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	45 min
Mar 31, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	42 min
Mar 31, 12:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick	20 min
Mar 31, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Elk	34 min
Mar 31, 7:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	20 min
Mar 31, 9:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	33 min
Mar 31, 9:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	22 min
Mar 31, 9:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	48 min
Mar 31, 10:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.