Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 2, 2012, 10:56 PM CST for Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 3 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
- Feb 2, 2012, 10:56 PM CST (04:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 11:18 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 9 Nnw Attica, KS | |
| Feb 2, 11:30 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 4 Sw Spivey, KS | |
| Feb 2, 11:30 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 3 W Spivey, KS | COVERED GROUND. |
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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 1275 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 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 030456
SVRICT
KSC077-095-030600-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0001.120203T0456Z-120203T0600Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1056 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
* AT 1050 PM CST...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 SHARON...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEDICINE LODGE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN...ATTICA...ZENDA...WILLOWDALE...SPIVEY...RAGO AND
CLEVELAND.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WICHITA.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 9836 3738 9841 3739 9841 3769 9817
3751 9785 3713 9834 3713 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 218DEG 34KT 3724 9838
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
ES4 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 030512
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1112 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
KSC077-095-030600-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T0600Z/
KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
1112 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
HARPER AND CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST...
AT 1109 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATTICA...OR 17 MILES EAST OF MEDICINE
LODGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN...ZENDA...WILLOWDALE...SPIVEY...RAGO AND CLEVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WICHITA.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 9836 3738 9841 3739 9841 3769 9817
3751 9785 3713 9834 3713 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 218DEG 34KT 3736 9826
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$127
WWUS53 KICT 030525
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1125 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
KSC077-095-030600-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T0600Z/
KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
1125 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
HARPER AND CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST...
AT 1118 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR ZENDA...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF KINGMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN...RAGO AND CLEVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS 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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING PENNY-SIZED HAIL. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WICHITA.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 9836 3738 9841 3739 9841 3769 9817
3751 9785 3713 9834 3713 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 218DEG 34KT 3745 9817
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
ES947
WWUS53 KICT 030537
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1137 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
KSC077-030546-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T0600Z/
HARPER KS-
1137 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WICHITA.
LAT...LON 3738 9841 3739 9841 3769 9817 3751 9785
3738 9801 3738 9839
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 218DEG 34KT 3754 9808
$$
KSC095-030600-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T0600Z/
KINGMAN KS-
1137 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
KINGMAN COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST...
AT 1133 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
9 MILES SOUTH OF KINGMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WICHITA.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 9841 3739 9841 3769 9817 3751 9785
3738 9801 3738 9839
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 218DEG 34KT 3754 9808
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
ES336
WWUS53 KICT 030558
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1158 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
KSC095-030609-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T0600Z/
KINGMAN KS-
1158 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WICHITA.
LAT...LON 3738 9841 3739 9841 3769 9817 3751 9785
3738 9801 3738 9839
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 218DEG 34KT 3771 9791
$$
ESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 12:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 47 min |
| Feb 3, 3:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 28 min |
| Feb 3, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:58 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 8 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:37 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 8 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 8 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 9 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:13 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 8 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:13 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 3 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.