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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Wichita, KS

May 8, 2009Labette County, Montgomery County, Neosho County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2009, 7:07 AM CDT for Labette County, Montgomery County, Neosho County, Kansas. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2009, 7:07 AM CDT (12:07 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2009, 7:28 AM CDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 8, 12:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

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 May 7, 6:29 PM CDT, 12 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 6:29 PM CDT, 12 hours 38 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 2:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	41 min
May 8, 3:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	41 min
May 8, 3:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, McPherson, Marion, Rice	6 hr
May 8, 3:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	3 hr
May 8, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Reno	46 min
May 8, 3:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	63 min
May 8, 4:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	58 min
May 8, 4:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Elk	66 min
May 8, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	26 min
May 8, 4:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Greenwood	56 min
May 8, 4:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood	32 min
May 8, 4:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick	37 min
May 8, 4:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	36 min
May 8, 4:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson	28 min
May 8, 5:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	55 min
May 8, 5:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	66 min
May 8, 5:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	45 min
May 8, 5:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Sumner, Wilson	52 min
May 8, 5:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	61 min
May 8, 6:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery	67 min
May 8, 6:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion	6 hr
May 8, 6:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery	79 min
May 8, 6:48 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	5 hr
May 8, 7:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	30 hr
May 8, 7:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	62 hr
May 8, 7:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Lyon	72 hr
May 8, 8:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	55 hr
May 8, 8:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	3 days
May 8, 8:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	4 days
May 8, 8:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette	4 days
May 8, 8:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	6 hr
May 8, 8:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	13 hr
May 8, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	37 hr
May 8, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	24 hr
May 8, 8:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	25 hr
May 8, 8:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	55 hr
May 8, 8:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno	3 days
May 8, 9:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	6 hr
May 8, 10:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	36 hr
May 8, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	17 hr
May 8, 10:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	21 hr
May 8, 11:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	5 hr
May 8, 11:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson	5 hr
May 8, 2:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	24 hr
May 8, 3:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	48 hr
May 8, 3:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	24 hr
May 8, 4:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	21 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.