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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 398, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 60 min. 14 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
- Aug 9, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT (03:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Harvey County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 10:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 N Nickerson, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Nickerson, KS | TREE IN ROAD AT 82ND AND CENTENNIAL. HAS BEEN REMOVED. |
| Aug 9, 10:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Nickerson, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Buhler, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Hutchinson, KS | 70 MPH WINDS IN NORTH HUTCHINSON. |
| Aug 9, 10:26 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Hutchinson, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 E Buhler, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 E Buhler, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | 1 Ne Hutchinson, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ne Hutchinson, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Hutchinson, KS | MULTIPLE POWER POLES DOWN NORTH OF HUTCHINSON. |
| Aug 9, 10:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Buhler, KS | |
| Aug 9, 10:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Buhler, KS | ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. |
| Aug 9, 10:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | Buhler, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 13 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 15 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 548 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211 WUUS53 KICT 100300 SVRICT KSC079-113-155-159-100400- /O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0398.110810T0300Z-110810T0400Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1000 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1100 PM CDT * AT 956 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF MCPHERSON TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF RAYMOND...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HUTCHINSON...NICKERSON...INMAN...SYLVIA...BUHLER...ABBYVILLE... SOUTH HUTCHINSON...PARTRIDGE...ARLINGTON...WILLOWBROOK...PLEVNA... HUTCHINSON AIRPORT AND LANGDON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3807 9848 3832 9765 3810 9749 3780 9846 TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 344DEG 16KT 3836 9777 3812 9846 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ ES
4 follow-up statements
253 WWUS53 KICT 100310 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1010 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSC079-113-155-159-100400- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0398.000000T0000Z-110810T0400Z/ RICE KS-RENO KS-MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS- 1010 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY...SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHERN RENO AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1009 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED...PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF NICKERSON...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HUTCHINSON...NICKERSON...ABBYVILLE...INMAN...PARTRIDGE... ARLINGTON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...BUHLER...PLEVNA...WILLOWBROOK... LANGDON AND HUTCHINSON AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3807 9848 3832 9765 3810 9749 3780 9846 TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 319DEG 34KT 3821 9804 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.50IN $$ LAWSON
456 WWUS53 KICT 100326 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1026 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSC079-113-155-159-100400- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0398.000000T0000Z-110810T0400Z/ RICE KS-RENO KS-MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS- 1026 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY...SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHERN RENO AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1022 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF INMAN...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF HUTCHINSON... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HUTCHINSON...INMAN...PARTRIDGE...ARLINGTON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON... BUHLER...LANGDON AND HUTCHINSON AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3807 9848 3832 9765 3810 9749 3780 9846 TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 319DEG 38KT 3817 9790 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.75IN $$ HOWERTON
334 WWUS53 KICT 100335 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1035 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSC079-113-155-159-100400- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0398.000000T0000Z-110810T0400Z/ RICE KS-RENO KS-MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS- 1035 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY...SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHERN RENO AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1031 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUHLER...OR 7 MILES EAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME WESTERN HARVEY...NORTHEASTERN RENO AND SOUTHWEST MCPHERSON COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3807 9848 3832 9765 3810 9749 3780 9846 TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 300DEG 26KT 3808 9775 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.75IN $$ HOWERTON
236 WWUS53 KICT 100358 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1058 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSC079-113-155-159-100407- /O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0398.000000T0000Z-110810T0400Z/ RICE KS-RENO KS-MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS- 1058 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY... SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHERN RENO AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3807 9848 3832 9765 3810 9749 3780 9846 TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 300DEG 26KT 3800 9758 $$ HOWERTON
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 Aug 9, 6:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 6:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 627 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .UPDATE... WEAKED GRIDS TO INCREASE POPS SOONER. STORMS ALREADY GOING IN NORTHWEST KS AND SIMPLE EXTRAPOLATION WOULD PUT THEM ENTERING NORTHWEST CORNER OF FORECAST AREA AROUND 0100 UTC. HRRR SEEMS TO HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA...ALTHOUGH STORMS ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 2 HOURS AHEAD OF ITS SCHEDULE. MORE UPDATES PROBABLE AFTER PERUSING 0000 UTC DATA. OF NOTE...RUC/NAM AND TO LESSER EXTENT GFS APPEAR TO HAVE BOGUS DRY 850MB BULLSEYE OVER FORECAST AREA OUT OF THE BOX WHICH LIKELY AFFECTED THEIR SUBSEQUENT FORECAST OF THE BAROCLINIC ZONE OVER THE AREA. BASED ON VISIBLE SATELLITE...BAROCLINIC ZONE IS EVIDENT WITH EXPANDING ALTOCUMULUS CASTELLANUS. -HOWERTON && .AVIATION...00Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU MODELS OF LIMITED USE SO FAR...WITH HRRR ONLY MODEL CLOSE TO ADDRESSING ONGOING CONVECTION. HAVE USED CONCEPTUAL MODEL WITH STORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK DOWN BAROCLINIC ZONE. SUSPECT AFTER VERY BRIEF LULL...INCREASING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL ALLOW ADDITION RAIN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BEHIND MCS AND THESE COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WED. WILL TREND FOR A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION TOWARD THE END OF FORECAST. UNCERTAIN ON CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES DURING THE LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING. IF PRECIPITATION IS WIDESPREAD...COULD SEE MVFR CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. -HOWERTON && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 305 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011/ DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE CONVECTIVE INTENSITY AND TRENDS TONIGHT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. SYNOPSIS: IN THE UPPER LEVELS CURRENTLY HAVE A NUMBER OF WAVES AFFECTING THE CONUS. ONE IS SLIDING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION WITH ANOTHER APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NW. MEANWHILE ANOTHER PIECE OF ENERGY IS EJECTING OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND IS MOVING OUT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. AT THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS SITUATED OVER NORTHEAST CO WITH ANOTHER SHOT OF COOLER AIR PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. TONIGHT-WED: STORMS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOPED OVER SW NEBRASKA ALONG THE SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT. THIS IS ALSO IN AN AREA OF STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE JUST NORTHEAST OF THE SURFACE LOW. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS IN COVERAGE EARLY THIS EVENING OVER SW NEBRASKA/NW KS AS ISENTROPIC LIFT/MOISTURE TRANSPORT IN THE 310-315K LAYERS RAPIDLY INCREASES. IT IS LIKELY BY 03Z THERE WILL BE A LARGE MCS TRACKING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL KS. EVEN THOUGH ELEVATED INSTABILITY IS NOT THAT GREAT...UNSEASONABLY STRONG MID AND UPPER WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WITH WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. THE MAIN QUESTION IS GOING TO BE THE TRACK OF THIS MCS AND RIGHT NOW AM KEEPING WITH THE THINKING THAT THE NE PORTION OF OUR FORECAST AREA WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR DECENT STORM COVERAGE WITH ICT ON THE SW FRINGES. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM ARE ALSO HINTING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AFTER 09Z FOR AREAS SOUTH OF HWY 400 AS STRONG INSTABILITY SURGES INTO THE AREA. FEEL THE BEST THREAT FOR VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE WITH THIS SECONDARY AREA OF DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MORE INSTABILITY. BY SUNRISE WED THIS MCS WILL BE ONGOING OVER EAST-CENTRAL KS WITH AN OVERALL DECREASE IN COVERAGE EXPECTED AS THE AFTERNOON HOURS APPROACH. THE OTHER MAIN STORY FOR WED WILL BE THE COOL MAXES. HIGHS ON WED WILL LIKELY BE THE COOLEST HIGHS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN OVER TWO MONTHS. WED NIGHT-FRI NIGHT: SOME SCATTERED CONVECTION MAY LINGER ACROSS SE KS WED NIGHT AS SOME WEAK 850-700MB THETA-E ADVECTION MOVES SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS OCCURRING IS LOW. BY THU AFTERNOON THE SURFACE HIGH WILL BE SITUATED OVER CENTRAL MO AS MOISTURE STARTS TO WORK BACK ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. WITH SOME WEAK SUBSIDENCE OVER THE AREA AND THE BEST RETURN MOISTURE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS...WENT AHEAD AND TOOK OUT POPS DURING THE DAY THU. 850-700MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND THETA-E ADVECTION WILL GET CRANKED UP THU NIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH CONTINUES TO SLIDE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SCT CONVECTION. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE FOR THE FRI-FRI NIGHT TIME PERIOD. THIS IS WHEN BOTH THE GFS AND NAM ARE FORECASTING STRONG SHORTWAVE ENERGY TO DIVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE MISSOURI VALLEY DURING THE DAY FRI. SAT-TUE: THIS STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL PULL DOWN SOME MORE COOLER AIR WHICH WILL SETUP A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND ACROSS THE AREA WITH NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS. A SLOW WARMUP WILL OCCUR AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BUT NOTHING LIKE HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR MUCH OF THE SUMMER. PRECIP WILL ENTER BACK INTO THE FORECAST FOR SUN NIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH SLIDES EAST...GETTING US BACK INTO A WARM ADVECTION PATTERN. LAWSON AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU QUIET/VFR AVIATION WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...A COMPLEX OR TWO OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN/CENTRAL KS...LIKELY AFFECTING KRSL-KSLN BY 04-07Z...IN RESPONSE TO STRONG 850-700MB WARM/MOIST ADVECTION. THIS ACTIVITY...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...WILL THEN LIKELY AFFECT KHUT-KICT-KCNU AFTER 07-08Z. STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALL AREAS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD LINGER WELL PAST DAYBREAK. ADK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 70 81 65 84 / 60 50 20 10 HUTCHINSON 67 78 64 84 / 70 50 20 10 NEWTON 66 77 63 84 / 80 60 20 10 ELDORADO 66 80 63 84 / 70 60 30 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 70 85 66 85 / 50 50 30 10 RUSSELL 64 75 62 83 / 70 40 10 10 GREAT BEND 65 77 63 84 / 50 40 10 10 SALINA 66 75 63 83 / 80 50 10 10 MCPHERSON 66 77 63 84 / 80 60 10 10 COFFEYVILLE 70 84 66 84 / 50 70 40 10 CHANUTE 67 79 63 84 / 50 80 40 10 IOLA 66 76 62 83 / 40 80 30 10 PARSONS-KPPF 69 82 65 84 / 50 70 40 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:44 PM CDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 344 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-101000- 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- 344 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A COMPLEX OR TWO OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WHERE WINDS TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REENTER THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT OCCUR THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER ANY REPORTS OF HAIL OR HIGH WINDS TONIGHT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP BILLINGS/LAWSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 9, 9:31 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
931 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM TSTM WND GST BUSHTON 38.51N 98.39W
08/09/2011 E60 MPH RICE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
THE CITY OF BUSTON IS WITHOUT POWER.
&&
SGSLocal storm report, Aug 9, 9:32 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
932 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0910 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HOLYROOD 38.59N 98.41W
08/09/2011 ELLSWORTH KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
CORRECTED FOR TIME. BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR
HOLYROOD.
&&
SGSLocal storm report, Aug 9, 9:44 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
944 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0931 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW BUSHTON 38.46N 98.46W
08/09/2011 RICE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN.
&&
RBLLocal storm report, Aug 9, 9:50 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
950 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N LITTLE RIVER 38.43N 98.01W
08/09/2011 E60 MPH RICE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SGSLocal storm report, Aug 9, 9:52 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
952 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0952 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N LYONS 38.41N 98.22W
08/09/2011 E60 MPH RICE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SGSLocal storm report, Aug 9, 9:54 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
954 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0943 PM TSTM WND GST LYONS 38.35N 98.20W
08/09/2011 E70 MPH RICE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN LYONS.
&&
SGSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 24 min |
| Aug 9, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 40 min |
| Aug 9, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 51 min |
| Aug 9, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Reno, Sedgwick | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 63 min |
| Aug 10, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Rice | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 40 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.