Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 490
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 8, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas; 18 counties in Oklahoma; 13 counties in Texas. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2008, 11:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 54 counties
Allen County, KS, Barber County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Marion County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Alfalfa County, OK, Beaver County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Kay County, OK, Major County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 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 SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 20%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 5%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 40%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 30%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 40%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 20%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 80%
Warnings issued inside it
80 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts and 1 more | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Sedgwick | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler | 78 min |
| Jun 8, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woodward | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant, Woods | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Gray, Wheeler | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Major, Woodward | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Major, Woodward | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Major, Woods | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Major | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 77 min |
| Jun 8, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Wheeler | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 69 min |
| Jun 8, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Wheeler | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Custer, Roger Mills | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 8:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Wheeler | 84 min |
| Jun 8, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Roberts | 17 min |
| Jun 8, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Randall | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Hutchinson and 4 more | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa, Washita | 43 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 10:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jewell, Smith | 90 min |
| Jun 8, 6:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Doniphan, Nemaha | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 12:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Douglas and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barber, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Greenwood, Harper and 5 more | 117 min |
| Jun 8, 5:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Linn | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Linn, Miami | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Culberson, Gaines and 11 more | 113 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oklahoma, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2008Every severe thunderstorm watch 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.