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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Wichita, KS

June 5, 2008Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2008, 3:34 PM CDT for Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 56 min. 11 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: Jun 5, 2008, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2008, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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
Jun 5, 3:36 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Cunningham, KS	POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN JUST SOUTH OF CUNNINGHAM
Jun 5, 3:39 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	6 S Cunningham, KS	GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND ESTIMATES OF 100 MPH WINDS. POWERLINES ARE DOWN SOUTH OF CUNNINGHAM.
Jun 5, 3:48 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 S Cunningham, KS	10 POWERLINE POLES KNOCKED DOWN AND 4 ROOFS BLOWN OFF OUT BUILDINGS DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
Jun 5, 3:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	8 Ne Sylvia, KS	75 MPH WINDS DAMAGED FRONT PORCH OF HOME.
Jun 5, 4:06 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	5 Sw Hutchinson, KS
Jun 5, 4:08 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	South Hutchinson, KS
Jun 5, 4:12 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Hutchinson, KS	GOLF BALL HAIL IN CAREY PARK
Jun 5, 4:13 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Hutchinson, KS
Jun 5, 4:14 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Hutchinson, KS
Jun 5, 4:14 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	2 Se Hutchinson, KS
Jun 5, 4:16 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	Hutchinson, KS

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 12 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 2 minutes after it went out.

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
Jun 5, 11:47 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 1268 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -318 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1569 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 367 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 402 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 052034
SVRICT
KSC095-155-052130-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0249.080605T2034Z-080605T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
334 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.

* AT 333 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL
  UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NASHVILLE...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  MEDICINE LODGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ABBYVILLE...ARLINGTON...CLEVELAND...CUNNINGHAM...HAVEN...
  HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...LANGDON...NASHVILLE...NICKERSON...
  PARTRIDGE...PENALOSA...PLEVNA...PRETTY PRAIRIE...SOUTH
  HUTCHINSON...TURON...WILLOWBROOK...ZENDA...HUTCHINSON AIRPORT...
  YODER...KINGMAN AIRPORT.

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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3738 9847 3780 9847 3817 9826 3817 9820
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3738 9824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 208DEG 41KT 3753 9841

$$

JAKUB

6 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052046
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
346 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC095-155-052130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-080605T2130Z/
RENO KS-KINGMAN KS-
346 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
KINGMAN AND RENO COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 80 TO 90 MPH.  THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR PENALOSA...OR 12 MILES WEST OF KINGMAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR ARLINGTON BY 410 PM CDT.
  4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ABBYVILLE BY 415 PM CDT.
  NEAR PARTRIDGE BY 420 PM CDT.
  5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NICKERSON BY 430 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF WILLOWBROOK IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

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 3738 9847 3780 9847 3817 9826 3817 9820
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3738 9824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 208DEG 41KT 3765 9833

$$

COX

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052055
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
355 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC095-155-052130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-080605T2130Z/
RENO KS-KINGMAN KS-
355 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
KINGMAN AND RENO COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR PENALOSA...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGMAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 78 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR ARLINGTON BY 400 PM CDT.
  NEAR PARTRIDGE BY 405 PM CDT.
  NEAR HUTCHINSON BY 410 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF WILLOWBROOK AND HUTCHINSON AIRPORT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH
OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

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 3738 9847 3780 9847 3817 9826 3817 9820
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3738 9824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 217DEG 68KT 3783 9817

$$

COX

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052106
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
406 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC095-155-052130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-080605T2130Z/
RENO KS-KINGMAN KS-
406 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
KINGMAN AND RENO COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 400 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ARLINGTON...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF KINGMAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 58 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON BY 415 PM CDT.
  NEAR HUTCHINSON BY 420 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF WILLOWBROOK AND HUTCHINSON AIRPORT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH
OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

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 3738 9847 3780 9847 3817 9826 3817 9820
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3738 9824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 217DEG 51KT 3791 9805

$$

COX

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052115
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
416 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC095-052126-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-080605T2130Z/
KINGMAN KS-
416 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN KINGMAN COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 415 PM 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 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3773 9845 3780 9847 3816 9826 3816 9821
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3773 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 217DEG 51KT 3802 9794

$$

KSC155-052130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-080605T2130Z/
RENO KS-
416 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 415 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON...OR NEAR HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 59 MPH.

THIS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF RENO COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON...HUTCHINSON AND HUTCHINSON
AIRPORT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3773 9845 3780 9847 3816 9826 3816 9821
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3773 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 217DEG 51KT 3802 9794

$$

COX

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052121
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
420 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC155-052130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-080605T2130Z/
RENO KS-
420 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 415 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON...OR NEAR HUTCHINSON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 59 MPH.

TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED BASEBALL SIZE HAIN HUTCHINSON 
WITH THIS STORM AROUND 415 PM.

THIS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF RENO COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF HUTCHINSON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON AND HUTCHINSON
AIRPORT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3773 9845 3780 9847 3816 9826 3816 9821
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3773 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 217DEG 51KT 3806 9790

$$

COX

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052126
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
426 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC155-052136-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-080605T2130Z/
RENO KS-
426 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RENO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 430
PM CDT...

AT 425 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3773 9845 3780 9847 3816 9826 3816 9821
      3815 9820 3815 9814 3817 9812 3817 9779
      3795 9770 3773 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 217DEG 51KT 3813 9783

$$

COX

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 Jun 5, 2:38 PM CDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:38 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
238 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

.UPDATE...
MESO UPDATE...STORM HISTORY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN
WIND AND HAIL. DESPITE SOME STORM SCALE ROTATION...THE LOW
LEVEL SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN FAIRLY BROAD. HOWEVER...WIND
PROFILES JUST AHEAD OF THIS CONVECTION WAS BECOMING A BIT
MORE FAVORABLE PERHAPS FOR MORE DISCRETE SUPERCELLS AND
AN INCREASED TORNADO POTENTIAL. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT AREAS MAINLY WEST OF I-135 THROUGH 22Z.

KED

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 205 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008/

DISCUSSION...

THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL BE THE TIMING OF
WHEN THE SEVERE CONVECTION WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.

TONIGHT:
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS WAS SHOWING THE DRY LINE STRETCHING FROM
NEAR RUSSELL TO NEAR COLDWATER. THIS DRY LINE HAS REALLY TOOK OFF
DURING THE LAST HOUR AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIGHTEN UP DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STORMS TO EVOLVE
INTO SUPERCELLS AND AFFECT MAINLY CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS. LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP WAS SHOWING THE MAIN UPPER
LEVEL ENERGY MOVING INTO THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. AS THIS
ENERGY CONTINUES TO EJECT OUT IT SHOULD ALLOW THE DRY LINE TO FIRE
UP FURTHER SOUTH INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA BY AROUND 20Z. THESE STORMS
SHOULD ALSO EVOLVE INTO SUPERCELLS AND POSSIBLY AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS BETWEEN 22Z AND 00Z. IN THE MEANTIME...THE COLD FRONT/DRY
LINE SHOULD ALSO FIRE UP AS THIS WAVE MOVES INTO THE AREA. LOCAL WRF
SHOWS THIS OCCURRING ALONG HIGHWAY 14 SOMETIME BETWEEN 22Z AND 00Z.
THEREFORE...PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD BE
READY FOR A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF SEVERE CONVECTION. THE FIRST ROUND
WILL BE MOSTLY SUPERCELLS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ALONG WITH A
FEW STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES.  THE SECOND ROUND SHOULD BE MOSTLY
DAMAGING WINDS WITH POSSIBLY SOME LARGE HAIL AS WELL. ALTHOUGH...YOU
STILL CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO ALONG THE SQUALL LINE.

THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT INTO NEBRASKA LATER THIS
EVENING AND SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW TO TURN WEST AND
CAUSE THIS SQUALL LINE TO ACCELERATE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE
MAIN THREAT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS BEFORE
EXITING THE AREA BY AROUND 3 AM.

HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING ALSO LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BET WITH PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES AROUND 2 TO 2.5 IN. AS A RESULT...AFTER COLLABORATING
WITH A FEW OFFICES WE PLAN ON GOING WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 06Z AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS
UNTIL 12Z.

FRIDAY:
MOST OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT WE COULD HAVE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS. THEREFORE...WE
WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN FOR NOW. ALTHOUGH...WE
ARE NOT REAL CONFIDENT IN THIS OCCURRING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
GOOD SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THIS SQUALL LINE. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WE
SHOULD SEE THE FRONT START LIFTING BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM
FRONT. NOT SEEING ANY STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ON THIS
FRONT...BUT IT MAY BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY:
WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW SHOULD REMAIN SOUTHWEST...BUT WE SHOULD BE
MOSTLY CAPPED THROUGH SUNDAY.

MONDAY-THURSDAY:
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROF MAY TRY TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS TROF MAY CAUSE THE FRONT TO PUSH SOUTH INTO
THE FORECAST AREA AND HANG AROUND THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. AS A
RESULT...THE ACTIVE PATTERN COULD CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

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AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAF SUITE...SEVERE CONVECTION TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE FIRST HALF OF VALID
PERIOD. OCCASIONAL MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS...MAINLY IN AND NEAR
CONVECTION. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF DRY LINE
AND COLD FRONT THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

KED

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    62  87  70  91 / 100  10  10  10
HUTCHINSON      59  87  68  91 / 100  10  10  10
NEWTON          61  87  70  90 / 100  10  10  10
ELDORADO        63  86  70  88 / 100  20  20  10
WINFIELD-KWLD   64  87  70  91 / 100  20  20  10
RUSSELL         54  88  66  93 /  50  10  10  10
GREAT BEND      54  87  67  93 /  50  10  10  10
SALINA          57  87  68  91 / 100  10  10  10
MCPHERSON       59  87  69  91 / 100  10  10  10
COFFEYVILLE     68  85  71  90 / 100  30  30  10
CHANUTE         67  85  71  89 / 100  30  30  10
IOLA            67  84  71  90 / 100  30  30  10
PARSONS-KPPF    68  85  71  90 / 100  30  30  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR KSZ049-051>053-067>072-
082-083-091>096-098>100.

FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-
082-083-091>093.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-047-048-
050.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 2:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
224 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-060930-
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-
224 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED
STRONG DRYLINE AND COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE
WEST TODAY. AMPLE INSTABILITY AND VERY STRONG WIND SHEAR AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG A DRYLINE BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR BASEBALL SIZE HAIL OR LARGER...DAMAGING WINDS UP TO
80 MPH...AND A FEW STRONG TO VIOLENT LONG-LIVED TORNADOES. LATER
THIS EVENING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SHIFT TOWARD EASTERN
KANSAS...WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH
LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SEE THE
LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

PLEASE STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STORM MOVEMENT TODAY WILL BE TO
THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

ADDITIONALLY...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE
REGION TODAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR MORE
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
LINGERS OVER THE AREA.

FINALLY...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
BE STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE WITH THIS NEXT WEATHER MAKER.
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...AND BY THIS EVENING GENERALLY
EAST OF INTERSTATE 135.

&&

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

COX/KLEINSASSER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:06 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
306 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0302 PM     HAIL             LORRAINE                38.57N 98.32W
06/05/2008  E0.88 INCH       ELLSWORTH          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

KED

Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:08 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
308 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0237 PM     HAIL             7 W LINCOLN             39.04N 98.28W
06/05/2008  E1.75 INCH       LINCOLN            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL COVERED GROUND.

&&

JAS

Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:16 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
316 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0312 PM     HAIL             SYLVIA                  37.96N 98.41W
06/05/2008  E0.88 INCH       RENO               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KED

Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:22 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
322 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0315 PM     HAIL             SYLVIA                  37.96N 98.41W
06/05/2008  E1.50 INCH       RENO               KS   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

MJR

Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:23 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
323 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KANOPOLIS               38.71N 98.16W
06/05/2008                   ELLSWORTH          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 TO 1 1/2 INCH TREE BRANCHES DOWN.

&&

JAS

Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:24 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
324 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0300 PM     HAIL             KANOPOLIS               38.71N 98.16W
06/05/2008  M1.00 INCH       ELLSWORTH          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 12:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	64 min
Jun 5, 1:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Russell	33 min
Jun 5, 1:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell	56 min
Jun 5, 1:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	53 min
Jun 5, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Russell	10 min
Jun 5, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Russell	27 min
Jun 5, 2:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Barton	5 hr
Jun 5, 2:21 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	14 hr
Jun 5, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell	66 min
Jun 5, 2:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	33 min
Jun 5, 2:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Rice	36 min
Jun 5, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Reno, Rice	63 min
Jun 5, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	34 min
Jun 5, 3:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, McPherson, Reno, Rice	53 min
Jun 5, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice	3 hr
Jun 5, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Rice	31 min
Jun 5, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Saline	52 min
Jun 5, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion	46 min
Jun 5, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	38 min
Jun 5, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman	57 min
Jun 5, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	43 min
Jun 5, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	56 min
Jun 5, 5:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	2 hr
Jun 5, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	53 min
Jun 5, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Sedgwick	58 min
Jun 5, 6:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	21 min
Jun 5, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner	62 min
Jun 5, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Marion	35 min
Jun 5, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	58 min
Jun 5, 6:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	3 hr

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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.