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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 314, NWS Wichita, KS

June 15, 2008Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2008, 8:42 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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 15, 2008, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2008, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 15, 8:58 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	3 N Attica, KS	QUARTER TO GOLFBALL HAIL NORTH OF ATTICA.
Jun 15, 9:21 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	8 W Anthony, KS
Jun 15, 9:35 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	4 W Anthony, KS	GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND 70 TO 80 MPH WINDS 4 WEST OF ANTHONY ON K-2.
Jun 15, 9:38 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 80	Anthony, KS	80 MPH WINDS AND 2 INCH HAIL IN ANTHONY.
Jun 15, 9:39 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	1 S Anthony, KS
Jun 15, 9:49 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Anthony, KS	4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160 IN ANTHONY.

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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 16 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 nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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: 2416 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1906 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KICT 160142
SVRICT
KSC077-095-160245-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0314.080616T0142Z-080616T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
842 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  SOUTHERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT.

* AT 839 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL
  UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM
  WAS LOCATED NEAR CRYSTAL SPRINGS...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  ANTHONY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 14 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ANTHONY...ATTICA...CORWIN...DANVILLE...HARPER...RUNNYMEDE...CRYSTAL
  SPRINGS.

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. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 3707 9835 3736 9834 3746 9812 3730 9784
      3705 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 337DEG 12KT 3732 9820

$$

LAWSON

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KICT 160151
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
851 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSC077-095-160245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0314.000000T0000Z-080616T0245Z/
KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
851 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER AND
SOUTHERN KINGMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 849 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 UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CRYSTAL SPRINGS...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANTHONY...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 14 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR ATTICA BY 900 PM CDT.
  NEAR ANTHONY BY 945 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS
STORM.

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 3707 9835 3736 9834 3746 9812 3730 9784
      3705 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 337DEG 12KT 3729 9819

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 160159
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
900 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSC077-095-160245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0314.000000T0000Z-080616T0245Z/
KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
900 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER AND
SOUTHERN KINGMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 859 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 UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CRYSTAL SPRINGS...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANTHONY...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 14 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANTHONY BY 945 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS
STORM.

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 3707 9835 3736 9834 3746 9812 3730 9784
      3705 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 337DEG 12KT 3726 9818

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 160223
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
923 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSC077-095-160245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0314.000000T0000Z-080616T0245Z/
KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
923 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER AND
SOUTHERN KINGMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 918 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 JUST SOUTH OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
ANTHONY...MOVING SOUTH AT 14 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR ANTHONY BY 935 PM 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.

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

LAT...LON 3707 9835 3736 9834 3746 9812 3730 9784
      3705 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 339DEG 12KT 3719 9812

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 160231
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
931 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSC095-160241-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0314.000000T0000Z-080616T0245Z/
KINGMAN KS-
931 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

AT 928 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3707 9835 3736 9834 3738 9811 3730 9784
      3705 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 342DEG 21KT 3715 9810

$$

KSC077-160245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0314.000000T0000Z-080616T0245Z/
HARPER KS-
931 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER COUNTY
UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 928 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 ANTHONY...MOVING SOUTH AT 24 MPH.

THIS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF HARPER COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE TOWN OF ANTHONY.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT 
MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3707 9835 3736 9834 3738 9811 3730 9784
      3705 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 342DEG 21KT 3715 9810

$$

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 Jun 15, 7:43 PM CDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 7:43 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
743 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

.UPDATE...
MESO-UPDATE...STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...MAINLY WEST AND
SOUTH OF WICHITA...FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. LATEST MESO DATA
SHOWED RAPIDLY DIMINISHING INHIBITION WHERE AREA OF ACCAS HAS
EXPLODED IN THE LAST HOUR...ACROSS RENO/KINGMAN AND HARPER COUNTIES.
CAPE VALUES AROUND 3000 J/KG IN AREA OF INCREASING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF MESO-OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
SHOULD ALLOW CONVECTION TO DEEPEN...WITH STORM MOVEMENT TO THE
SOUTHEAST...AFFECTING AREAS JUST WEST AND SOUTH OF WICHITA. OTHER
STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

KED

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 618 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008/

AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAF SUITE...COMBINATION OF SYNOPTIC AND
SUB-SYNOPTIC (MESO) BOUNDARIES WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR
CONVECTION THRU THE FIRST PART OF FORECAST VALID PERIOD.
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ITS SAG SOUTHWARD
THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...WHILE MESO-OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP VCTS IN ALL TAF SITES THROUGH 06Z...WITH
TEMPO GROUP AT FORECAST ISSUANCE FOR KCNU. AFTER 06Z IT
APPEARS RELATIVELY BETTER CHANCES WILL RESIDE ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH
OF THE AREA TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...GENERALLY
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION THRU THE
FORECAST VALID PERIOD.

KED

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 240 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008/

DISCUSSION...

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS ARE SEVERE WEATHER/FLOODING POTENTIAL THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

TONIGHT-MONDAY NIGHT:
SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NWRN KS INTO FAR SERN NEBRASKA THIS
PM. MCS OVER MISSOURI HAS LAID OUT AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL KS. AIRMASS IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE IN SERN KS SOUTH OF
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/FRONT...WHILE CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KS ARE TRYING
TO RECOVER FROM A SMALLER DECAYING MCS THIS AM WHICH DRIED OUT THE
LOW-LEVELS. WITH WINDS NOW BECOMING SOUTHERLY AREAWIDE...UPPER
60S/LOWER 70S DWPTS SHOULD GRADUALLY WORK NWD INTO S-CNTRL/CENTRAL
KS BY LATE PM/EVE. THIS SHOULD CREATE A VERY UNSTABLE TO EXTREMELY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS AREAWIDE BY 00Z...WITH 35-40KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR
SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. DAMAGING WINDS/VERY LARGE HAIL
APPEAR THE MAIN THREATS...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF TORNADO IS POSSIBLE GIVEN
THE EXTREME INSTABILITY AND POSSIBLE STORM-BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS.
NEW CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IS UNDERWAY ALONG FRONT IN NRN KS...AND
THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MAY ALSO LIGHT UP A FEW SEVERE STORMS THIS
PM/EVE. THE GFS/NAM-WRF BOTH SHOW IMPRESSIVE 1000-850 FN CONVERGENCE
ALONG THE FRONT AS IT WORKS SLOWLY SWD ACROSS OUR AREA LATER THIS
PM/TONIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF SEVERE
STORMS LATE THIS PM/EVE IN OUR AREA...WITH HIGHEST POPS IN SERN KS
WHERE DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL RESIDE ON EASTERN EDGE OF WARMER
MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES. WARM CLOUD DEPTHS OF 3-4KM WILL SUPPORT VERY
EFFICIENT RAINFALL PRODUCING STORMS SO FLASH FLOOD WATCH LOOKS VALID
FOR SERN KS WHERE RECENT FLOODING HAS OCCURRED OR IS STILL ONGOING
ON A COUPLE RIVERS.

AS THE FRONT SLIDES SWD OUT OF KS LATER TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DIMINISH TO SLIGHT CHANCES ALONG
OUR SWRN TIER COUNTIES WITH BETTER RAIN PROSPECTS SHIFTING INTO OKLAHOMA.

TUESDAY-SUNDAY:
UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER MEXICO AND THE SRN ROCKIES INTO FRIDAY
WITH WEAK-MODERATE NWRLY FLOW ALOFT OVER KANSAS. NEARLY STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN FROM THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
INTO OKLAHOMA TUES INTO WED BEFORE LIFTING NWD INTO KS THURS/FRI
AHEAD OF A DISTURBANCE IN THE NW FLOW ALOFT. THE HIGHER T-STORM
CHANCES SHOULD REMAIN JUST TO OUR SW TUES-WED BUT WILL KEEP SOME LOW
POPS GOING ESPECIALLY IN OUR SWRN COUNTIES. BY
THURS/FRI...PRECIPITATION CHANCES SHOULD SHIFT NWD UP INTO KS AND
OUR POPS MAY NEED ADJUSTED UPWARD WITH TIME. SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
HIGHS EXPECTED GIVEN EASTERLY COMPONENT MUCH OF THIS TIME PERIOD.
FOR SAT AND SUN...THE MODELS INDICATE THE UPPER RIDGE MAY SHIFT A
BIT NEWD TO ENCOMPASS MORE OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS
SHOULD ALLOW FOR WARMING TEMPERATURES AND LESSER PRECIPITATION
CHANCES FOR THE WEEKEND.

JMC

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    66  82  62  80 /  40  20  20  20
HUTCHINSON      65  81  61  80 /  40  20  20  20
NEWTON          65  81  59  80 /  40  20  10  20
ELDORADO        65  82  58  79 /  60  20  10  20
WINFIELD-KWLD   66  84  63  80 /  50  20  20  20
RUSSELL         61  80  58  81 /  30  10  10  20
GREAT BEND      63  80  59  80 /  30  10  20  20
SALINA          63  81  61  81 /  30  10  10  20
MCPHERSON       64  81  61  80 /  40  10  10  20
COFFEYVILLE     66  82  61  80 /  90  20  20  20
CHANUTE         66  81  57  79 /  90  20  10  10
IOLA            65  81  57  79 /  90  20  10  10
PARSONS-KPPF    66  81  60  79 /  80  20  10  20

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 8:09 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
809 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-170115-
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-
809 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.
HOWEVER...THE BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST THIS
EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. HAIL
UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH ANY STORM.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...BUT THESE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE.

MORE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM TUESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES WILL MAINLY
MOVE THROUGH DURING THE NIGHT...BUT COULD LINGER INTO THE MORNING
HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH MORE HEAVY
RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

&&

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

KED/JMC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
652 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSZ100-160015-
LABETTE-
652 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

AT 647 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OSWEGO...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PARSONS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL 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.

LAWSON

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 7:46 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
746 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSZ082-160115-
KINGMAN-
746 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

AT 740 PM CDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
NEAR ZENDA...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF KINGMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 16
MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

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

LAWSON

Local storm report, Jun 15, 8:08 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
808 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0807 PM     HAIL             2 ESE SPIVEY            37.43N 98.14W
06/15/2008  E0.88 INCH       KINGMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JMB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 8:15 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
815 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0815 PM     HAIL             2 ESE SPIVEY            37.43N 98.14W
06/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       KINGMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JMB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 8:20 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
820 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0820 PM     HAIL             2 ESE SPIVEY            37.43N 98.14W
06/15/2008  E1.25 INCH       KINGMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JMB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 8:24 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
824 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0824 PM     HAIL             5 SE ZENDA              37.39N 98.21W
06/15/2008  E1.25 INCH       KINGMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JMB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman	65 min
Jun 15, 8:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman	3 hr
Jun 15, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	54 min
Jun 15, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	55 min
Jun 15, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper	54 min
Jun 15, 9:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	2 hr
Jun 15, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper	35 min
Jun 15, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick	35 min
Jun 15, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	45 min
Jun 16, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	36 min
Jun 16, 7:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	5 hr
Jun 16, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	24 min
Jun 16, 9:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	36 min
Jun 16, 9:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	64 min
Jun 16, 10:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Labette and 2 more	5 hr
Jun 16, 10:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	5 hr
Jun 16, 11:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	55 min
Jun 16, 11:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	5 hr
Jun 16, 12:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Kingman	6 hr
Jun 16, 12:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	57 min
Jun 16, 1:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Harper, Sumner	5 hr
Jun 16, 3:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Labette and 2 more	8 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.