Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 20, 2012, 6:19 PM CST for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 56 min. 5 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, 6:19 PM CST (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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, 6:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Mccune, KS | TREE LIMBS AROUND 2 INCHES ACROSS ROADWAY. |
| Feb 20, 6:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Cherokee, KS | SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS BLEW THE ROOF OFF OF A LARGE BARN. |
| Feb 20, 7:03 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 64 | Fort Scott, KS | KFSK MEASURED WIND GUST TO 56KT OR 64MPH. |
| Feb 20, 7:04 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Fort Scott, KS | SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS DAMAGED POWER LINES IN THE CITY OF FORT SCOTT. |
| Feb 20, 7:04 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Frontenac, KS | 10 INCH TREE LIMBS REPORTED IN THE CITY |
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, 5:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
699
WUUS53 KSGF 210019
SVRSGF
KSC011-021-037-210115-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0005.120221T0019Z-120221T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
619 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 715 PM CST.
* AT 612 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 75
CORRIDOR...OR FROM NEAR IOLA TO EDNA KANSAS...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ARCADIA...ARMA...BAXTER SPRINGS...
BRONSON...CARONA...CHEROKEE...COLUMBUS...ENGLEVALE...FORT SCOTT...
FRONTENAC...FULTON...GALENA...GIRARD...HEPLER...MCCUNE...
MULBERRY...PITTSBURG...REDFIELD...SCAMMON...TREECE...UNIONTOWN...
WALNUT...WEIR AND WEST MINERAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...IF
YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 9508 3804 9462 3700 9462 3700 9508
3758 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 256DEG 46KT 3792 9549 3777 9543
3762 9539 3735 9536 3702 9537
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
CRAMER4 follow-up statements
452
WWUS53 KSGF 210031
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
631 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
KSC011-021-037-210115-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0115Z/
BOURBON KS-CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-
631 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST
FOR CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE AND BOURBON COUNTIES...
AT 625 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 59
CORRIDOR...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ARMA...BAXTER
SPRINGS...BEULAH...BRAZILTON...BRONSON...CARONA...CHEROKEE...CHICOPEE
...COLUMBUS...FORT SCOTT...GIRARD...STATION...PETERSBURG...PITTSBURG.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 60 MPH WIND GUSTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...IF
YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 9508 3804 9462 3700 9462 3700 9508
3758 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 256DEG 46KT 3796 9528 3781 9522
3766 9519 3739 9516 3706 9517
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
CRAMER025
WWUS53 KSGF 210044
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
644 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
KSC021-210053-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0115Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
644 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 9508 3804 9462 3734 9462 3734 9508
3739 9509 3758 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 256DEG 46KT 3800 9506 3785 9500
3770 9497 3743 9494 3736 9495
$$
KSC011-037-210115-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0115Z/
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-
644 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST
FOR CRAWFORD AND BOURBON COUNTIES...
AT 638 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
TRACK SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN CRAWFORD AND BOURBON
COUNTIES...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ARMA...BEULAH...BRAZILTON...BRONSON...
CHEROKEE...CHICOPEE...CROWEBURG...DEVON...ENGLEVALE...FARLINGTON...
FORT SCOTT...FRANKLIN...FRONTENAC...FULTON...GARLAND...GIRARD...
GREENBUSH...HAMMOND...HARDING...HEPLER...HIATTVILLE...LONE OAK...
MAPLETON...MARMATON...MCCUNE...MULBERRY...OPOLIS...PAWNEE STATION...
PETERSBURG...PITTSBURG...POLK...PORTERVILLE...REDFIELD...RINGO...
UNIONTOWN...WALNUT...XENIA AND YALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...IF
YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 9508 3804 9462 3734 9462 3734 9508
3739 9509 3758 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 256DEG 46KT 3800 9506 3785 9500
3770 9497 3743 9494 3736 9495
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
CRAMER368
WWUS53 KSGF 210058
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
658 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
KSC011-037-210115-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0115Z/
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-
658 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND EASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES...
AT 655 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MAPLETON TO
MARMATON TO PAWNEE STATION TO 4 MILES EAST OF BEULAH...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ARMA...ENGLEVALE...FORT SCOTT...FULTON...
GIRARD...MULBERRY AND REDFIELD.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS WERE OBSERVED NEAR MCCUNE...WITH
DAMAGED TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS A ROADWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...IF
YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 9483 3748 9485 3762 9488 3805 9495
3804 9462 3747 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 256DEG 46KT 3802 9485 3787 9479
3772 9476 3745 9473
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
CRAMER998
WWUS53 KSGF 210112
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
712 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
KSC011-037-210121-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0115Z/
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-
712 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND
EASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CST...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING ARE EXITING THE WARNED
AREA...THUS THE WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3743 9483 3748 9485 3762 9488 3805 9495
3804 9462 3747 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 256DEG 46KT 3806 9463 3791 9457
3776 9454 3749 9451
$$
CRAMERNearby
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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.