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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2011, 7:19 PM CDT for Butler County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 min. 12 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
- Jun 9, 2011, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Wsw Park City, KS | |
| Jun 9, 7:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 S Park City, KS | |
| Jun 9, 7:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 3 Wsw Park City, KS | OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED ESTIMATED WINDS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH. |
| Jun 9, 7:41 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 3 E Maize, KS | |
| Jun 9, 7:41 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 E Maize, KS | INTERSTATE 235 AND MERIDIAN |
| Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Park City, KS | STORM SPOTTER REPORTED DAMAGE TO GREEN HOUSE |
| Jun 9, 7:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | Northeast Wichita And J, KS | |
| Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Benton, KS | POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN IN BENTON. CORRECTED TIME...BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Andover, KS | |
| Jun 9, 8:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Benton, KS | |
| Jun 9, 8:02 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 W Downtown Wichita, KS | |
| Jun 9, 8:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Andover, KS | DAMAGE TO BACKYARD. FENCE IS BLOWN DOWN. 3-4 INCH TREES SNAPED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 1216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
279 WFUS53 KICT 100019 TORICT KSC015-173-100100- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0039.110610T0019Z-110610T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 719 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VALLEY CENTER...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PARK CITY...EAST WICHITA...NORTHEAST WICHITA...ANDOVER...KECHI... BEL AIRE...JABARA AIRPORT AND BENTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3791 9703 3766 9702 3771 9754 3791 9752 TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 275DEG 25KT 3780 9736 HAIL 1.75IN $$ PEARCE
2 follow-up statements
596 WWUS53 KICT 100029 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 729 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 KSC015-173-100100- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110610T0100Z/ SEDGWICK KS-BUTLER KS- 729 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL BUTLER AND NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VALLEY CENTER...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AT 725 PM....A WALL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR VALLEY CENTER...BUT NO TORNADO IS CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PARK CITY...EAST WICHITA...NORTHEAST WICHITA...ANDOVER...KECHI... BEL AIRE...JABARA AIRPORT AND BENTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3791 9703 3766 9702 3771 9754 3791 9752 TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 275DEG 25KT 3780 9734 HAIL 2.75IN $$ KETCHAM
401
WWUS53 KICT 100047
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
747 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011
KSC015-173-100100-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110610T0100Z/
SEDGWICK KS-BUTLER KS-
747 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL BUTLER AND
NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTHEAST WICHITA...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT 744 PM...A WALL CLOUD IS STILL BEING REPORTED AT
37TH AND HYDRAULIC. NO TORNADO IS CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND. IN
ADDITION...70 MPH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHEAST WICHITA...ANDOVER...JABARA AIRPORT AND BENTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9753 3791 9740 3791 9703 3766 9702
3771 9754
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 275DEG 25KT 3778 9723
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
KETCHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 8:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 8:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick, Sumner | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Sedgwick, Sumner | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 9:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson | 56 min |
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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.