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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Wichita, KS

April 13, 2012Allen County, Woodson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2012, 5:05 PM CDT for Allen County, Woodson County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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: Apr 13, 2012, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2012, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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
Apr 13, 5:11 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Se Yates Center, KS

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
Apr 13, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 525 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 689 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

490 
WUUS53 KICT 132205
SVRICT
KSC001-207-132245-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0041.120413T2205Z-120413T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
505 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  EASTERN WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 502 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
  BUFFALO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  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...
  YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...NEOSHO FALLS...GAS...ROSE...IOLA
  AIRPORT AND BASSETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3778 9533 3773 9580 3791 9578 3804 9553
      3805 9544 3804 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 241DEG 25KT 3779 9571

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

JAKUB

3 follow-up statements

491 
WWUS53 KICT 132216
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
516 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

KSC001-207-132245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120413T2245Z/
ALLEN KS-WOODSON KS-
516 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
WOODSON AND WESTERN ALLEN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 511 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF YATES CENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...
         WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IOLA...HUMBOLDT...NEOSHO FALLS...GAS...IOLA AIRPORT AND BASSETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3778 9533 3774 9573 3791 9574 3804 9553
      3805 9544 3804 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 243DEG 30KT 3785 9560

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

SMITH

604 
WWUS53 KICT 132227
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
527 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

KSC001-207-132245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120413T2245Z/
ALLEN KS-WOODSON KS-
527 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
WOODSON AND WESTERN ALLEN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 526 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HUMBOLDT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...
         WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IOLA...HUMBOLDT...NEOSHO FALLS...GAS...IOLA AIRPORT AND BASSETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3778 9533 3778 9559 3792 9565 3804 9553
      3805 9544 3804 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 243DEG 25KT 3788 9553

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

SMITH

035 
WWUS53 KICT 132240
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
540 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

KSC001-207-132250-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120413T2245Z/
ALLEN KS-WOODSON KS-
540 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOODSON AND
WESTERN ALLEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3778 9533 3778 9559 3792 9565 3804 9553
      3805 9544 3804 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 243DEG 25KT 3792 9543

$$

SMITH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 12:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	23 min
Apr 13, 12:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	21 min
Apr 13, 3:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery	36 min
Apr 13, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Neosho	42 min
Apr 13, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	45 min
Apr 13, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	33 min
Apr 13, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	45 min
Apr 13, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	42 min
Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	41 min
Apr 13, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	45 min
Apr 13, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette	43 min
Apr 13, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	26 min
Apr 13, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	48 min
Apr 13, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	39 min
Apr 13, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	45 min
Apr 13, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	50 min
Apr 13, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery	51 min
Apr 13, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	42 min
Apr 13, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	54 min
Apr 13, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	38 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.