Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2011, 5:58 PM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports 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
- May 20, 2011, 5:58 PM CDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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 was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 6:25 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Turon, KS | |
| May 20, 6:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 W Langdon, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KICT 202258
SVRICT
KSC155-210000-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0101.110520T2258Z-110521T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
558 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 555 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PRESTON...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PRATT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TURON...SYLVIA...ARLINGTON...ABBYVILLE...PARTRIDGE...SOUTH
HUTCHINSON...LANGDON...PLEVNA...WILLOWBROOK AND YODER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3796 9846 3816 9805 3786 9776 3773 9841
3773 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 241DEG 25KT 3779 9852
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
MCGUIRE4 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 202315
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
615 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
KSC155-210000-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110521T0000Z/
RENO KS-
615 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TURON...OR NEAR NEOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON...TURON...SYLVIA...PLEVNA...ARLINGTON...
ABBYVILLE...PARTRIDGE...LANGDON AND YODER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3796 9846 3816 9805 3786 9776 3773 9841
3773 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 242DEG 22KT 3781 9845
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
ES441
WWUS53 KICT 202332
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
632 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
KSC155-210000-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110521T0000Z/
RENO KS-
632 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
TURON...OR 8 MILES EAST OF NEOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON...PLEVNA...ARLINGTON...ABBYVILLE...PARTRIDGE AND
YODER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3796 9846 3816 9805 3786 9776 3773 9841
3773 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 242DEG 22KT 3786 9833
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
ES386
WWUS53 KICT 202341
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
641 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
KSC155-210000-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110521T0000Z/
RENO KS-
641 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TURON OR 11 MILES EAST
OF NEOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON...PLEVNA...ARLINGTON...ABBYVILLE...PARTRIDGE AND
YODER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZED
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3796 9846 3816 9805 3786 9776 3773 9841
3773 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 242DEG 22KT 3787 9829
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$
ES812
WWUS53 KICT 202356
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
656 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
KSC155-210005-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110521T0000Z/
RENO KS-
656 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RENO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700
PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 314 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3796 9846 3816 9805 3786 9776 3773 9841
3773 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 242DEG 22KT 3792 9818
$$
ESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 19, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 32 min |
| May 19, 9:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 4 days |
| May 19, 9:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 24 hr |
| May 19, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 44 min |
| May 19, 11:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 39 min |
| May 19, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 61 min |
| May 20, 12:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 6 hr |
| May 20, 5:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 25 hr |
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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.