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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2012, 7:14 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 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
- May 19, 2012, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Wnw Argonia, 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KICT 200014
SVRICT
KSC077-095-191-200100-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0095.120520T0014Z-120520T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
714 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 711 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF NORWICH TO AMORITA...AND MOVING
EAST 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...
ANTHONY...WALDRON...CONWAY SPRINGS...ARGONIA...BLUFF CITY...
DANVILLE...FREEPORT AND MILAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3747 9798 3748 9744
3724 9769 3700 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 275DEG 29KT 3745 9772 3699 9827
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
LAWSON6 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 200022
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
722 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC077-095-191-200100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120520T0100Z/
SUMNER KS-KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
722 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER...
SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN AND NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
CDT...
AT 720 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NORWICH TO WALDRON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARGONIA...CONWAY SPRINGS...BLUFF CITY AND FREEPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3747 9798 3748 9744
3724 9769 3700 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 275DEG 29KT 3746 9775 3700 9813
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
COOK769
WWUS53 KICT 200029
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
729 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC077-095-191-200100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120520T0100Z/
SUMNER KS-KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
729 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER...
SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN AND NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
CDT...
AT 724 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM VIOLA TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF ANTHONY...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 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...
ARGONIA...CONWAY SPRINGS AND BLUFF CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3747 9798 3748 9744
3724 9769 3700 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 275DEG 29KT 3743 9766 3707 9795
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
LAWSON700
WWUS53 KICT 200033
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
733 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC077-095-191-200100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120520T0100Z/
SUMNER KS-KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
733 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER...
SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN AND NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
CDT...
AT 729 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM VIOLA TO MANCHESTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARGONIA...CONWAY SPRINGS AND BLUFF CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3747 9798 3748 9744
3724 9769 3700 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 275DEG 29KT 3745 9765 3699 9800
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
COOK731
WWUS53 KICT 200034
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
734 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC095-200044-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120520T0100Z/
KINGMAN KS-
734 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3739 9781 3747 9781
3748 9744 3724 9769 3700 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 275DEG 29KT 3745 9764 3699 9799
$$
KSC077-191-200100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120520T0100Z/
SUMNER KS-HARPER KS-
734 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER AND
NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 733 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM VIOLA TO MANCHESTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...
WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CONWAY SPRINGS AND BLUFF CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3739 9781 3747 9781
3748 9744 3724 9769 3700 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 275DEG 29KT 3745 9764 3699 9799
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
COOK600
WWUS53 KICT 200050
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
750 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC077-191-200100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120520T0100Z/
SUMNER KS-HARPER KS-
750 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER AND
NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 746 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
ARGONIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG 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...
ARGONIA AND CONWAY SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3739 9781 3747 9780
3748 9750 3747 9746 3724 9770 3700 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 250DEG 30KT 3725 9784
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
COOK411
WWUS53 KICT 200101
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
801 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC077-191-200111-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120520T0100Z/
SUMNER KS-HARPER KS-
801 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HARPER AND NORTHWESTERN SUMNER
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3700 9827 3739 9808 3739 9781 3747 9780
3748 9750 3747 9746 3724 9770 3700 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 250DEG 30KT 3724 9785
$$
COOKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 49 min |
| May 19, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 37 min |
| May 19, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 34 min |
| May 19, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 25 min |
| May 19, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 35 min |
| May 19, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 46 min |
| May 19, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 39 min |
| May 19, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 28 min |
| May 19, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 28 min |
| May 19, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 34 min |
| May 19, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 28 min |
| May 19, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 28 min |
| May 19, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 34 min |
| May 19, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 24 min |
| May 19, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 27 min |
| May 20, 12:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 29 min |
| May 20, 12:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 60 min |
| May 20, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 59 min |
| May 20, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 30 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.