Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 20, 2012, 4:15 PM CST for Butler County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 7 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 20, 2012, 4:15 PM CST (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 4:59 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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 20, 4:16 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Rose Hill, KS | |
| Feb 20, 4:17 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Andover, KS | REPORT OF ROOF TORN OFF BUILDING AND CARS MOVED IN A PARKING LOT. RELAYED BY BUTLER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Feb 20, 4:21 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Benton, KS | |
| Feb 20, 4:26 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 E Andover, KS | SHED DAMAGED AND BLOWN INTO ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 400 AND SANTE FE LAKE ROAD. |
| Feb 20, 4:39 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | El Dorado, KS | AT TURNPIKE EXIT. |
| Feb 20, 4:39 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | El Dorado, KS | AT TURNPIKE EXIT. |
| Feb 20, 5:01 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Cassoday, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 430 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 464 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 202215
SVRICT
KSC015-173-202315-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0005.120220T2215Z-120220T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
415 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 515 PM CST
* AT 412 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PARK CITY TO ANDOVER TO MULVANE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EL DORADO...ROSE HILL...WHITEWATER...TOWANDA...AUGUSTA...
DOUGLASS...POTWIN...LEON...LATHAM...CASSODAY...BENTON...EL DORADO
LAKE AND ROSALIA.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3763 9724 3791 9717 3791 9715 3797 9715
3809 9660 3808 9653 3748 9653 3747 9725
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 246DEG 32KT 3786 9721 3767 9713
3749 9720
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
603
WWUS53 KICT 202228
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
428 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
KSC173-202239-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120220T2315Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
428 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3747 9714 3797 9715 3809 9662 3808 9653
3748 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 246DEG 32KT 3791 9706 3772 9699
3754 9706
$$
KSC015-202315-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120220T2315Z/
BUTLER KS-
428 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUTLER COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM CST...
AT 427 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM POTWIN TO AUGUSTA TO DOUGLASS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...DOUGLASS...POTWIN...LEON...LATHAM...
CASSODAY...EL DORADO LAKE AND ROSALIA.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9714 3797 9715 3809 9662 3808 9653
3748 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 246DEG 32KT 3791 9706 3772 9699
3754 9706
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JAKUB100
WWUS53 KICT 202241
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
441 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
KSC015-202315-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120220T2315Z/
BUTLER KS-
441 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUTLER COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM CST...
AT 436 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF POTWIN TO EL
DORADO TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOUGLASS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEON...LATHAM...CASSODAY...EL DORADO LAKE AND ROSALIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3800 9703 3809 9662 3808 9653 3748 9653
3747 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 246DEG 32KT 3797 9685 3778 9678
3760 9685
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JAKUB187
WWUS53 KICT 202259
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
459 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
KSC015-202309-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120220T2315Z/
BUTLER KS-
459 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BUTLER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER DIME SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 3800 9703 3809 9662 3808 9653 3748 9653
3747 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 246DEG 32KT 3803 9666 3784 9659
3766 9667
$$
JAKUBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 25 min |
Nearby
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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.