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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT for Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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
- Jul 23, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2011, 7:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 7:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Kingman Airport, KS | KINGMAN AWOS REPORTED 68 MPH WIND GUSTS FOR A TOTAL OF 9 MINUTES. |
| Jul 23, 7:11 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ne Pretty Prairie, KS | SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN AS WELL AS A STOP AHEAD SIGN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
939 WUUS53 KICT 240000 SVRICT KSC095-155-240100- /O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0331.110724T0000Z-110724T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 700 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGMAN... AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PRETTY PRAIRIE AND MT VERNON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE 80 MPH WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER ...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3758 9820 3775 9826 3793 9781 3761 9781 TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 255DEG 7KT 3769 9812 WIND...HAIL 80MPH <.75IN $$ SCHMINKE
3 follow-up statements
601 WWUS53 KICT 240011 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 711 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011 KSC095-155-240100- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-110724T0100Z/ RENO KS-KINGMAN KS- 711 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL RENO COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 706 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING 2 SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...BOTH OF WHICH WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE 80 MPH WINDS. ONE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGMAN. THE SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF CHENEY LAKE. BOTH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PRETTY PRAIRIE AND MT VERNON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE ARE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATHS PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE 70 TO 80 MPH WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER AT ONCE! PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3758 9820 3775 9826 3793 9781 3761 9781 TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 255DEG 7KT 3769 9810 WIND...HAIL 80MPH <.75IN $$ ES
320 WWUS53 KICT 240033 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 733 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011 KSC095-155-240100- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-110724T0100Z/ RENO KS-KINGMAN KS- 733 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL RENO COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF PRETTY PRAIRIE...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF KINGMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3758 9820 3775 9826 3793 9781 3761 9781 TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 224DEG 13KT 3781 9786 WIND...HAIL 70MPH <.75IN $$ ES
075 WWUS53 KICT 240048 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 748 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011 KSC095-155-240058- /O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-110724T0100Z/ RENO KS-KINGMAN KS- 748 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL RENO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...GUSTY 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3758 9820 3775 9826 3793 9781 3761 9781 TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 224DEG 13KT 3785 9781 $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 27 min |
| Jul 24, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 29 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.