Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2012, 4:59 PM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 11 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
- May 19, 2012, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 5:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 S Sylvia, KS | PUBLIC REPORTED PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING HIS YARD. |
| May 19, 5:06 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 S Sylvia, KS | |
| May 19, 5:11 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 W Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:11 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 4 W Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:17 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 1 Wsw Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Sw Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:21 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:24 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Sw Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 1 Wsw Arlington, KS | |
| May 19, 5:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 9 S Hutchinson, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 750 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -566 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 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 192159
SVRICT
KSC155-192245-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0087.120519T2159Z-120519T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
459 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 456 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVIA...AND
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS 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...
HUTCHINSON...ABBYVILLE...ARLINGTON...PARTRIDGE...PRETTY PRAIRIE...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON...PLEVNA...LANGDON...YODER AND WILLOWBROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3812 9788 3773 9784 3774 9846 3813 9845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 276DEG 16KT 3792 9832
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
LAWSON3 follow-up statements
877
WWUS53 KICT 192218
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
518 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC155-192245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-120519T2245Z/
RENO KS-
518 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 514 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARLINGTON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...
WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUTCHINSON...ARLINGTON...PARTRIDGE...PRETTY PRAIRIE...SOUTH
HUTCHINSON...YODER AND WILLOWBROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 3812 9788 3773 9784 3774 9846 3813 9845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 276DEG 16KT 3791 9821
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
COOK176
WWUS53 KICT 192225
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC155-192245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-120519T2245Z/
RENO KS-
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RENO
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 522 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARLINGTON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...
WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUTCHINSON...PARTRIDGE...PRETTY PRAIRIE...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...YODER
AND WILLOWBROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 3813 9826 3812 9788 3774 9784 3773 9793
3774 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 276DEG 16KT 3791 9817
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
COOK353
WWUS53 KICT 192239
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC155-192245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-120519T2245Z/
RENO KS-
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RENO
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 535 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARLINGTON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...
WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUTCHINSON...PRETTY PRAIRIE...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...YODER AND
WILLOWBROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 3813 9826 3812 9788 3774 9784 3773 9793
3774 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 276DEG 16KT 3790 9810
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
COOKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 34 min |
| May 19, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 43 min |
| May 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 39 min |
| May 19, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 36 min |
| May 19, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 28 min |
| May 19, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 46 min |
| May 19, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 32 min |
| May 19, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman | 33 min |
| May 19, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 47 min |
| May 19, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 26 min |
| May 19, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 30 min |
| May 19, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 39 min |
| May 19, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 33 min |
| May 19, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Saline | 35 min |
| May 19, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 36 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.