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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 418, NWS Wichita, KS

November 5, 2008Montgomery County, Wilson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 5, 2008, 5:13 PM CST for Montgomery County, Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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: Nov 5, 2008, 5:13 PM CST (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Nov 5, 2008, 5:57 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Montgomery County, KS, Wilson County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 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
Nov 5, 2:17 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 167 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: 165 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -422 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 440 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 408 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 052313
SVRICT
KSC125-205-060015-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0418.081105T2313Z-081106T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
513 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 615 PM CST.

* AT 511 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER   
  SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH. THESE STORMS       
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BUXTON...TO ELK CITY...TO 
  9 MILES WEST OF HAVANA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ALTOONA...BENEDICT...BOLTON...BUFFALO...BUXTON...CHERRYVALE...
  COYVILLE...ELK CITY...FREDONIA...HAVANA...INDEPENDENCE ARPT...
  INDEPENDENCE...NEODESHA...NEW ALBANY...PARSONS TRI CITY ARPT...
  SYCAMORE.

SAFETY INFORMATION FOR THIS WARNING FOLLOWS:

THE STORMS HAVE 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3711 9597 3773 9596 3773 9553 3722 9552
      3707 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 235DEG 30KT 3750 9588 3732 9598
          3714 9609

$$

KLEINSASSER

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052325
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
525 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSC125-205-060015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0418.000000T0000Z-081106T0015Z/
WILSON KS-MONTGOMERY KS-
525 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CST...

AT 520 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FREDONIA TO ELK CITY TO 7
MILES NORTH OF HAVANA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR BUFFALO BY 540 PM CST.
  NEAR INDEPENDENCE BY 545 PM CST.
  NEAR NEODESHA BY 550 PM CST.
  NEAR CHERRYVALE BY 600 PM CST.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT BUXTON...BENEDICT...
INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT...BOLTON AND 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 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3711 9597 3773 9596 3773 9553 3722 9552
      3707 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 235DEG 30KT 3759 9577 3738 9585
          3721 9594

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052334
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
534 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSC125-205-060015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0418.000000T0000Z-081106T0015Z/
WILSON KS-MONTGOMERY KS-
534 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CST...

AT 529 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BENEDICT TO 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BUXTON TO ELK CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR INDEPENDENCE BY 545 PM CST.
  NEAR NEODESHA BY 550 PM CST.
  NEAR CHERRYVALE BY 600 PM CST.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT BENEDICT...BOLTON AND
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 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3711 9597 3773 9596 3773 9553 3722 9552
      3707 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 235DEG 30KT 3763 9569 3742 9577
          3725 9586

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052346
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
546 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSC125-205-060015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0418.000000T0000Z-081106T0015Z/
WILSON KS-MONTGOMERY KS-
547 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CST...

AT 542 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES EAST OF BUFFALO TO NEODESHA TO INDEPENDENCE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR CHERRYVALE BY 600 PM CST.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT 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 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3711 9597 3773 9596 3773 9553 3722 9552
      3707 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 235DEG 30KT 3771 9556 3748 9559
          3728 9576

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052355
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
555 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSC125-060005-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0418.000000T0000Z-081106T0015Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-
555 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 550 PM CST...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 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3738 9587 3739 9588 3738 9589 3738 9596
      3773 9596 3773 9553 3739 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 235DEG 30KT 3775 9549 3752 9552
          3732 9569

$$

KSC205-060015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0418.000000T0000Z-081106T0015Z/
WILSON KS-
555 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WILSON COUNTY
UNTIL 615 PM CST...

AT 550 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 9 MILES EAST OF BUFFALO TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALTOONA TO 9
MILES SOUTH OF NEODESHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WILSON
COUNTY...INCLUDING NEODESHA.

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 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3738 9587 3739 9588 3738 9589 3738 9596
      3773 9596 3773 9553 3739 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 235DEG 30KT 3775 9549 3752 9552
          3732 9569

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052357
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
557 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSC205-060007-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0418.000000T0000Z-081106T0015Z/
WILSON KS-
557 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WILSON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

AT 554 PM CST...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 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3738 9587 3739 9588 3738 9589 3738 9596
      3773 9596 3773 9553 3739 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 235DEG 30KT 3776 9547 3753 9550
          3733 9567

$$

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 Nov 5, 2:23 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 2:23 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
223 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONCERNS...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL THIS EVENING...THEN
MORE WIND INTO THURSDAY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS.

VIGOROUS UPPER TROF ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OUT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...EVOLVING INTO A DEEP
TROPOSPHERIC LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MIDWEST
ON THURSDAY. MODEST YET SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
RESULT IN MODERATE INSTABILITY ALONG THE SURFACE COLD FRONT
AND DRY LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...AIDED
BY THE MID LEVEL COLD ADVECTION STEEPENING LAPSE RATES. THIS
IN COMBO WITH STRONG SHEAR WILL RESULT IN A SEVERE WEATHER
EPISODE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. EXPECT THE
ELEVATED AND SHALLOW CONVECTION/SHOWERS TO BECOME MORE
SURFACE BASED AFTER 22Z...WITH INCREASING CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
FRONT FOCUSING DEEPER UPDRAFTS/STRONGER CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THOUGH PERHAPS A FEW DISCRETE
SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY ON...EXPECT THE LINEAR FORCING
ALONG THE FRONT TO RESULT IN A STEADY-STATE INTENSIFICATION OF A
MULTI-CELL/SQUALL LINE AS EVENT PROGRESSES. STRONGER DYNAMICS
WITH A COUPLED UPPER JET WILL ALLOW A CONTINUED SEVERE RISK AS
LINEAR CONVECTION ROLLS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO THE LATE
EVENING HOURS. STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE
HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE RISKS...THOUGH A CONDITIONAL
CHANCE FOR A COUPLE TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
SOME POST FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
ALONG THE MOIST/ELEVATED MID LEVEL FRONT.

ON THURSDAY...EXPECT STRONG WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THE DEEP CYCLONE TO OUR NORTH...WITH DRY ADIABATIC LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES PROMOTING STRONG MIXING AND TRANSFER OF HIGHER
MOMENTUM AIR ALOFT. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH TO GO WITH A SECOND
PERIOD WIND ADVISORY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. THE DEEP LOW PRESSURE
AREA WILL BE A SLOW MOVER INTO FRIDAY...WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION
KEEPING US RATHER CHILLY WITH PERIODS OF CLOUDINESS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE STILL SUPPORTIVE OF THE MAINTENANCE
OF THE CHILLY AIR ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND AS A RATHER
EXPANSIVE UPPER LOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND PROVINCIAL
ONTARIO. THERE ARE STILL DIFFERENCES ON TIMING AND TRACK OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS UPPER TROF FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. ONLY HAVE MODEST
CONFIDENCE ON THE CURRENT SCENARIO...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AT
LEAST A CHILLY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WILL NOT MAKE TOO
MANY CHANGES FOR NOW. THE GFS REMAINS A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE
THOUGH WILL CONTINUE TO STAY WITH A COMPROMISE OF THE TWO.

DARMOFAL

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU
MAIN AVIATION CONCERNS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS FOR SE AND SOUTH CENTRAL
KS THIS AFTERNOON AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH.

THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH CENTRAL KS. AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT SOUTH WINDS WILL FLIRT WITH ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY SE KS. THEREFORE KICT...KSLN AND KCNU
WILL HAVE THE BEST SHOT TO SEE SUSTAINED WINDS AT 30 WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH. BETWEEN 3-4 PM THE FRONT WILL BE GENERALLY ALONG I-135
WITH STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG IT. KICTS BEST SHOT AT STORMS WILL BE
BETWEEN 3PM AND 5PM BEFORE THE FRONT QUICKLY SCOOTS OFF TO THE
EAST...IMPACTING KCNU AFTER DARK. KCNU WILL HAVE THE GREATEST SHOT
AT EXPERIENCING SEVERE STORMS AS THE STORMS ORGANIZE INTO A SOLID
LINE.

LAWSON

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    44  57  38  55 /  60  10  10   0
HUTCHINSON      43  56  37  54 /  30  10  10   0
NEWTON          44  56  37  52 /  60  10  10  10
ELDORADO        46  56  38  52 /  90  10  10  10
WINFIELD-KWLD   46  59  39  56 /  80   0   0   0
RUSSELL         39  52  35  52 /  30  10  10   0
GREAT BEND      40  54  36  54 /  30  10  10   0
SALINA          43  53  36  51 /  40  10  10  10
MCPHERSON       43  55  37  51 /  40  10  10   0
COFFEYVILLE     50  61  40  55 / 100  10   0  10
CHANUTE         49  58  39  51 / 100  10  10  10
IOLA            49  57  38  50 / 100  10  10  10
PARSONS-KPPF    50  61  40  54 / 100  10  10  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ051>053-
068>072-083-092>096-098>100.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY FOR KSZ032-033-
047>049.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 3:23 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
323 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-062130-
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-
323 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING. THE BEST RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS
WILL RESIDE FOR AREAS EAST OF A MARION TO EL DORADO TO
ARKANSAS CITY LINE. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO 75 MPH...HAIL UP
TO QUARTER SIZE AND EVEN TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS ON
THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT
FOR DETAILS.

THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL CLIMB INTO THE HIGH CATEGORY
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON THURSDAY...AND INTO
THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. HIGH FIRE DANGER IS
POSSIBLE AGAIN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS ON FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW...OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...IN
CENTRAL KANSAS ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE RISK FOR ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...MAINLY EAST OF A MARION
TO EL DORADO TO ARKANSAS CITY LINE.

&&

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

KED

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 3:09 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
309 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSZ093-098-052215-
CHAUTAUQUA-COWLEY-
309 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

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

AT 307 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHILOCCO...OR 24 MILES
SOUTH OF ARKANSAS CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN COWLEY AND WESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED
IF THE STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE
WEATHER THREATENS.

KRC

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 4:02 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
402 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

KSZ093-098-052245-
CHAUTAUQUA-COWLEY-
402 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

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

AT 357 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAINOLA...OR 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR VALE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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.

KLEINSASSER

Local storm report, Nov 5, 4:25 PM CST, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
425 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

0324 PM     HAIL             7 E CEDAR VALE          37.11N 96.37W
11/05/2008  E1.00 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         KS   STORM CHASER

&&

LFW

Local storm report, Nov 5, 4:33 PM CST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
433 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

0424 PM     HAIL             7 E CEDAR VALE          37.11N 96.37W
11/05/2008  E1.00 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         KS   STORM CHASER

&&

RBL

Local storm report, Nov 5, 5:07 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
507 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

0506 PM     HAIL             SEDAN                   37.13N 96.18W
11/05/2008  E1.75 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

LFW

Local storm report, Nov 5, 5:10 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
510 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

0457 PM     HAIL             3 ENE LONGTON           37.39N 96.03W
11/05/2008  E0.75 INCH       ELK                KS   STORM CHASER

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 3:52 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	12 hr
Nov 5, 2:30 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	Barton, Butler, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey and 10 more	27 hr
Nov 5, 4:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	64 min
Nov 5, 4:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chautauqua	48 min

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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.