Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2008, 3:21 AM CDT for Cowley County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 min. 6 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 13, 2008, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2008, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cowley County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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 13, 3:38 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | Geuda Springs, KS | |
| Jun 13, 3:47 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Arkansas City, KS | |
| Jun 13, 3:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Arkansas City, KS | A SEMI HAS BEEN BLOWN OFF OF THE ROAD...BUT IT IS STILL UPRIGHT...ONE MILE NORTH OF THE STATE LINE ON HWY 77. |
| Jun 13, 3:55 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Arkansas City, KS | |
| Jun 13, 3:56 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 E Arkansas City, KS | |
| Jun 13, 3:56 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E Arkansas City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 2525 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1445 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 12.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KICT 130820
SVRICT
KSC035-191-130915-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
321 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
EASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 415 AM CDT.
* AT 317 AM 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 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WELLINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 42 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ARKANSAS CITY...ATLANTA...BELLE PLAINE...BURDEN...CAMBRIDGE...
DEXTER...GEUDA SPRINGS...MAPLE CITY...OXFORD...UDALL...WINFIELD...
ROCK...STROTHER FIELD AIRPORT.
SAFETY INFORMATION FOR THIS WARNING FOLLOWS:
THE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3699 9729 3743 9731 3747 9651 3699 9651
3699 9663 3698 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 272DEG 37KT 3720 9724
$$
JAKUB3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 130835
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
334 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
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SUMNER KS-COWLEY KS-
334 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COWLEY AND
EASTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT...
AT 332 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR GEUDA SPRINGS...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WELLINGTON...
MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
NEAR ARKANSAS CITY BY 345 AM CDT.
THE TOWN OF MAPLE CITY IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3699 9729 3743 9731 3747 9651 3699 9651
3699 9663 3698 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0834Z 271DEG 33KT 3706 9718
$$
JAKUB000
WWUS53 KICT 130849
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
349 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
KSC035-191-130915-
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SUMNER KS-COWLEY KS-
349 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COWLEY AND
EASTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT...
AT 347 AM 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 ARKANSAS CITY...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF WINFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 37 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF COWLEY AND EASTERN
SUMNER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF ARKANSAS CITY AND MAPLE
CITY.
THIS STORM HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3699 9729 3743 9731 3747 9651 3699 9651
3699 9663 3698 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 265DEG 32KT 3705 9703
$$
JAKUB000
WWUS53 KICT 130905
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
405 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
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SUMNER KS-
405 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SUMNER COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 401 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3699 9713 3744 9713 3744 9701 3745 9700
3745 9683 3746 9682 3747 9651 3699 9651
3699 9663 3698 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 265DEG 32KT 3704 9683
$$
KSC035-130915-
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COWLEY KS-
405 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COWLEY COUNTY
UNTIL 415 AM CDT...
AT 401 AM 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 MAPLE CITY...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF WINFIELD...MOVING EAST
AT 37 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF COWLEY COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE TOWN OF MAPLE CITY.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3699 9713 3744 9713 3744 9701 3745 9700
3745 9683 3746 9682 3747 9651 3699 9651
3699 9663 3698 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 265DEG 32KT 3704 9683
$$
JAKUBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 22 min |
| Jun 12, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 8:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase, Greenwood | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 8:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 9:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 33 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 78 min |
| Jun 12, 11:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 9 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 11 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 2:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 10 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 10 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 42 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 66 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 3 days |
| Jun 13, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 2:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 41 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 3 days |
| Jun 13, 2:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 4 days |
| Jun 13, 2:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 41 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 4:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Woodson | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 53 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 19 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 19 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 24 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Woodson | 21 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 31 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 20 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 29 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 27 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.