Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2012, 4:33 AM CDT for Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 min. 4 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 16, 2012, 4:33 AM CDT (09:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2012, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 4:53 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Cunningham, KS | RELAYED VIA LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
| Jun 16, 5:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Arlington, KS | LARGE TREE DOWNED ACROSS ARLINGTON ROAD WEST OF STRELING ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED PER DOPPLER. |
| Jun 16, 5:12 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 E Pretty Prairie, KS | RELAYED THRU RENO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Jun 16, 5:21 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 8 S South Hutchinson, KS | 65-70 MPH. RELAYED THROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
697
WUUS53 KICT 160933
SVRICT
KSC095-155-161015-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0151.120616T0933Z-120616T1015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
433 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT
* AT 429 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF HUDSON TO TURON TO SAWYER...AND
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN...HUTCHINSON...SYLVIA...CUNNINGHAM...NASHVILLE...
PENALOSA...ABBYVILLE...ARLINGTON...ZENDA...PARTRIDGE...NICKERSON...
PRETTY PRAIRIE...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...BUHLER...HAVEN...NORWICH...
LANGDON...PLEVNA...WILLOWDALE AND SPIVEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 9846 3817 9848 3817 9822 3816 9821
3816 9815 3817 9814 3817 9771 3773 9781
3740 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0933Z 254DEG 48KT 3814 9843 3781 9843
3746 9856
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
DARMOFAL2 follow-up statements
214
WWUS53 KICT 160944
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
444 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
KSC095-155-161015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-120616T1015Z/
RENO KS-KINGMAN KS-
444 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KINGMAN AND
RENO COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM CDT...
AT 442 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF SYLVIA TO PENALOSA TO
NASHVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. TREE BRANCHES
UP TO THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN. POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE
TO SHINGLE ROOFS AND METAL OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN...HUTCHINSON...NASHVILLE...ABBYVILLE...ARLINGTON...ZENDA...
PARTRIDGE...NICKERSON...PRETTY PRAIRIE...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...HAVEN...
BUHLER...NORWICH...WILLOWDALE...KINGMAN AIRPORT...CLEVELAND...
SPIVEY...WILLOWBROOK...RAGO AND YODER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 9846 3817 9848 3817 9822 3816 9821
3816 9815 3817 9814 3817 9771 3773 9781
3740 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 259DEG 42KT 3808 9832 3768 9830
3741 9845
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70 MPH
$$
DARMOFAL432
WWUS53 KICT 160958
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
458 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
KSC095-155-161015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-120616T1015Z/
RENO KS-KINGMAN KS-
458 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KINGMAN AND
RENO COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM CDT...
AT 455 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABBYVILLE TO 5 MILES NORTH
OF KINGMAN TO ZENDA...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LARGE TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN...POSSIBLY BLOCKING ROADS
AND DOWNING POWER LINES. SUBSTANTIAL ROOF COVERING DAMAGE
LIKELY. METAL OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED. SIGNIFICANT FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN...HUTCHINSON...PRETTY PRAIRIE...PARTRIDGE...NICKERSON...SOUTH
HUTCHINSON...HAVEN...NORWICH...BUHLER...CLEVELAND...SPIVEY...RAGO...
WILLOWBROOK...MT VERNON...MURDOCK...YODER AND HUTCHINSON AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN SOMETIMES PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 9846 3817 9848 3817 9822 3816 9821
3816 9815 3817 9814 3817 9771 3773 9781
3740 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 259DEG 42KT 3806 9823 3773 9808
3744 9826
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...80 MPH
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Sedgwick | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 6:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 31 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.