Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Wichita, KS

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WWUS53 KICT 262052
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
352 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSC079-262103-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-090426T2115Z/
HARVEY KS-
352 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

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

AT 352 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3834 9683 3811 9686 3809 9715 3817 9715
      3820 9726 3840 9733 3852 9699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 212DEG 41KT 3823 9708

$$

KSC115-262115-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-090426T2115Z/
MARION KS-
352 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

AT 352 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR PEABODY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  NEAR MARION BY 405 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 9683 3811 9686 3809 9715 3817 9715
      3820 9726 3840 9733 3852 9699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 212DEG 41KT 3823 9708

$$

KRC

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WWUS53 KICT 262103
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
403 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSC115-262115-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-090426T2115Z/
MARION KS-
403 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

AT 403 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF MARION
COUNTY...INCLUDING MARION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 9683 3811 9686 3809 9715 3817 9715
      3820 9726 3840 9733 3852 9699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 212DEG 41KT 3832 9700

$$

KRC

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WWUS53 KICT 262112
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
412 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSC115-262122-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-090426T2115Z/
MARION KS-
412 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
415 PM CDT...

AT 411 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3834 9683 3811 9686 3809 9715 3817 9715
      3820 9726 3840 9733 3852 9699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 212DEG 41KT 3841 9693

$$

KRC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
330 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
THIS AFTERNOON...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED IN A NE-SW MANNER
FROM CNTRL NEBRASKA TO SE CO. A STRONG DRY LINE EXTENDED S/SW FROM THE
FRONT BETWEEEN KDDC & KGCK ACROSS ERN SECTIONS OF THE TX PANHANDLE. THE
BEHAVIOR OF THE FRONT WILL BE A MAJOR CONCERN FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MON
EVENING AS IT WILL NO DOUBT BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR NUMEROUS STRONG TO
SEVERE TSRA CAPABLE OF ALSO PRODUCING +RA THROUGH MON MORNING.

.DISCUSSION...
TONIGHT-MON NIGHT:
WITH STRONG() HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER FAR SE CONUS EACH SHORT-WAVE
EJECTING FROM MAIN UPR-DECK TROF POSITIONED OVER PACIFIC NW WILL LIKELY
BE FORCED NE ACROSS CNTRL/NRN PLAINS. IN RESPONSE...THE AFORE-MENTIONED
STATIONARY FRONT WOULD TRANSITION INTO COLD FRONT & MOVE SLOWLY SE
ACROSS KICT COUNTRY TONIGHT & MON MORNING. ENCOUNTERING RICHER & DEEPER
MOISTURE AS IT MOVES SE THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER NUMEROUS
+TSRA ACROSS THE REGION...MANY OF WHICH WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE WITH +RA
AN INCREASING THREAT AS TONIGHT PROGRESSES. A FLOOD WATCH WILL THEREFORE
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOST AREAS ALONG & E OF I-135 THROUGH 1 PM MON. A
2ND MID-UPR SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE MEAN WRN U.S. UPR TROF IS
A BIT STRONGER THAN ITS PREDECSSOR & SHOULD PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT KICKER
TO FORCE THE COLD FRONT ACROSS SE KS MON AFTERNOON. AS SUCH THE FLOOD
WATCH EXPIRATION TIME OF 1 PM LOOKS QUITE GOOD. SCT POST-FRONTAL SHRA
MAY LINGER OVER SE KS MON EVENING.

TUE:
A BRIEF INTERMISSION FROM CONVECTION STILL SLATED FOR ALL AREAS AS WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SE FROM THE NRN PLAINS.

TUE NIGHT-THU NIGHT:
MORE TSRA ARE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE TUE NIGHT AS A SFC TROF DEVELOPS ALONG
THE FRONT RANGE. THE PROBABILITIES SHOULD INCREASE WED & WED NIGHT AS A
SFC LOW...STRENGTHENING OVER SW KS WED AFTERNOON...SCOOTS NE ACROSS KICT
COUNTRY ALLOWING A POTENT COLD FRONT TO SURGE SE ACROSS KS WED NIGHT. AS
SUCH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG...& POSSIBLY SEVERE...TSRA WILL LIKEWISE
INCREASE DURING MID-WEEK. STAY TUNED.

NEXT WEEKEND:
SHOULD START UNSEASONABLY COOL AS A WEAK SEMI-INVERTED HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE SPREADS SE ACROSS KS FRI & FRI NIGHT. VERY GRADUAL WARMUP THEN
ENSUES SAT AFTERNOON AS WEAK SFC TROFFING DEVELOPS ALONG FRONT RANGE.
TSRA SHOULD DEVELOP OVER WRN PLAINS SAT EVENING AS MID-UPR SHORT-WAVE
SCOOTS E OVER NM...THEN SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF KICT COUNTRY LATE SAT
NIGHT. ANY CHANCES FOR TSRA WOULD SHIFT E OVER PRIMARILY SE KS ON SUN.

.AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU
THUNDERSTORMS ARE THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST. WITH
THUNDERSTORM AND SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT...MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL TAF
SITES. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO 2 TO 3SM AS THUNDERSTORMS
MOVE THROUGH TAF SITES...BUT HARD TO TIME. THE SURFACE FRONT IS
THROUGH KRSL AS OF THIS TAF ISSUANCE...BUT TIMING OF HOW QUICKLY
IT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST IS DIFFICULT AT THIS TIME. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH KSLN...KHUT AND KICT THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE PUSHING OFF SOUTHEAST THROUGH
KCNU SOMETIME MONDAY.

BILLINGS

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    60  63  39  68 /  80  50  10   0
HUTCHINSON      55  59  38  66 /  90  50   0   0
NEWTON          57  60  38  67 /  90  60  10   0
ELDORADO        60  63  40  68 /  90  60  20   0
WINFIELD-KWLD   63  68  42  70 /  80  60  20   0
RUSSELL         47  57  38  66 /  80  30   0   0
GREAT BEND      50  58  38  66 /  80  30   0   0
SALINA          50  57  38  66 /  90  40   0   0
MCPHERSON       53  58  38  66 /  90  50   0   0
COFFEYVILLE     65  71  45  72 /  80  60  30   0
CHANUTE         63  67  43  69 /  80  60  30   0
IOLA            62  66  42  68 /  90  70  30   0
PARSONS-KPPF    65  70  45  70 /  80  60  30   0

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ049>053-067>072-
082-083-091>096-098>100.

FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ049-051>053-068>071-
083-092>095-098.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
506 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271015-
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-
506 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOST AREAS AS A
SECOND...AND STRONGER...COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. LATER TONIGHT...THE PRIMARY THREAT SHOULD
TRANSITION TOWARD DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES INTO MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS GENERALLY ALONG...AND
SOUTHEAST...OF THE TURNPIKE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THE REMAINDER OF
NEXT WEEK. LISTEN TO LATER FORECASTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE HIGH ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT.

&&

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

SCHRECK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
236 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ050-051-067-262000-
MCPHERSON-RENO-RICE-
236 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR MCPHERSON...RENO AND RICE COUNTIES...

AT 234 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MARQUETTE TO STERLING TO SYLVIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
246 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ082-083-091-092-262015-
HARPER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-
246 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR HARPER...KINGMAN...SEDGWICK AND SUMNER COUNTIES...

AT 246 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ARGONIA...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ANTHONY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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.

LAWSON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
250 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ049-262015-
SALINE-
250 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

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

AT 249 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GYPSUM...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SALINA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
258 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ048>051-067-262030-
ELLSWORTH-MCPHERSON-RENO-RICE-SALINE-
258 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR ELLSWORTH...MCPHERSON...RENO...RICE AND SALINE
COUNTIES...

AT 257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NEW CAMBRIA TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINDOM TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
RAYMOND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
308 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ091-262045-
HARPER-
308 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

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

AT 308 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WALDRON...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ANTHONY...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 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.

LAWSON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
327 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ068-069-083-262100-
BUTLER-HARVEY-SEDGWICK-
327 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR BUTLER...HARVEY AND SEDGWICK COUNTIES...

AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF
SEDGWICK TO NORTHEAST WICHITA TO MULVANE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

GOLF BALL 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