Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 2012, 11:31 PM CST for Kingman County, Reno County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 7, 2012, 11:31 PM CST (05:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2012, 12:15 AM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 11:53 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | Mount Hope, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 645 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
743
WUUS53 KICT 080531
SVRICT
KSC095-155-173-080615-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0016.120308T0531Z-120308T0615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1131 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CST
* AT 1128 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHENEY...OR
13 MILES EAST OF KINGMAN AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHENEY...ANDALE...MOUNT HOPE...COLWICH...MT VERNON...CHENEY LAKE
AND GARDEN PLAIN.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING MARBLE-SIZED HAIL AND IS
GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3754 9789 3768 9803 3793 9770 3791 9770
3792 9765 3775 9749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 233DEG 42KT 3768 9786
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
ES3 follow-up statements
189
WWUS53 KICT 080549
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1149 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012
KSC095-080558-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0615Z/
KINGMAN KS-
1149 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3773 9781 3774 9796 3793 9770 3791 9770
3792 9766 3791 9764 3775 9749 3758 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 229DEG 40KT 3783 9765
$$
KSC155-173-080615-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0615Z/
SEDGWICK KS-RENO KS-
1149 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
RENO AND NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CST...
AT 1144 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANDALE...OR 21 MILES WEST OF
DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT HOPE AND COLWICH.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER-SIZED HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3773 9781 3774 9796 3793 9770 3791 9770
3792 9766 3791 9764 3775 9749 3758 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 229DEG 40KT 3783 9765
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
ES556
WWUS53 KICT 080554
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1154 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012
KSC155-173-080615-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0615Z/
SEDGWICK KS-RENO KS-
1154 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
RENO AND NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CST...
AT 1149 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL
SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT HOPE...OR 19 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL AS LARGE AS PING PONG
BALLS! SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3773 9781 3774 9796 3793 9770 3791 9770
3792 9766 3791 9764 3775 9749 3758 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 229DEG 40KT 3787 9760
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN
$$
ES386
WWUS53 KICT 080606
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1206 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012
KSC155-173-080616-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T0615Z/
SEDGWICK KS-RENO KS-
1206 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RENO AND
NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3773 9781 3774 9796 3793 9770 3791 9770
3792 9766 3791 9764 3775 9749 3758 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 229DEG 40KT 3796 9746
$$
ESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 10:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 24 min |
| Mar 7, 11:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 26 min |
| Mar 7, 11:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 48 min |
| Mar 7, 11:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 19 min |
| Mar 7, 11:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 33 min |
| Mar 8, 12:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Harvey, Marion | 28 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.