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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

March 7, 2009Harvey County, McPherson County, Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 2009, 10:43 PM CST for Harvey County, McPherson County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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: Mar 7, 2009, 10:43 PM CST (04:43 UTC)
Expired: Mar 7, 2009, 11:15 PM CST
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Harvey County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 7, 10:55 PM CST	HAIL 0.88	Moundridge, 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
Mar 7, 9:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 205 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1059 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 393 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.1

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KICT 080443
SVRICT
KSC079-113-155-080515-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0021.090308T0443Z-090308T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1043 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  NORTHWESTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 1115 PM CST.

* AT 1038 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER
  SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUHLER...OR 12 MILES EAST
  OF HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BUHLER...CANTON...GALVA...MOUNDRIDGE.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3851 9743 3851 9736 3818 9737 3799 9773
      3810 9785
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 230DEG 47KT 3815 9764

$$

KLEINSASSER

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KICT 080455
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1055 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

KSC155-080506-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090308T0515Z/
RENO KS-
1056 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 1052 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3808 9769 3819 9770 3851 9743 3851 9736
      3818 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 230DEG 47KT 3822 9754

$$

KSC079-113-080515-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090308T0515Z/
MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS-
1056 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
HARVEY AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CST...

AT 1052 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNDRIDGE...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF
MCPHERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANTON BY 1110 PM CST.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3808 9769 3819 9770 3851 9743 3851 9736
      3818 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 230DEG 47KT 3822 9754

$$

KETCHAM

000 
WWUS53 KICT 080502
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1102 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

KSC079-113-080515-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090308T0515Z/
MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS-
1102 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
HARVEY AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CST...

AT 1057 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNDRIDGE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MCPHERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR CANTON BY 1110 PM CST.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3808 9769 3819 9770 3851 9743 3851 9736
      3818 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 229DEG 48KT 3829 9745

$$

KETCHAM

000 
WWUS53 KICT 080507
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1107 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

KSC079-113-080517-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090308T0515Z/
MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS-
1107 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CST...

AT 1101 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3808 9769 3819 9770 3851 9743 3851 9736
      3818 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 229DEG 48KT 3834 9738

$$

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 7, 6:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick	25 min
Mar 7, 6:23 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Kingman	37 min
Mar 7, 6:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	33 min
Mar 7, 7:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman	33 min
Mar 7, 7:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	27 min
Mar 7, 7:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	33 min
Mar 7, 7:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick	37 min
Mar 7, 8:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	22 min
Mar 7, 8:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	40 min
Mar 7, 8:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Greenwood	17 min
Mar 7, 10:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	21 min
Mar 7, 10:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion	27 min
Mar 7, 10:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Reno	15 min
Mar 7, 10:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	35 min
Mar 7, 11:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	23 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.