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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

April 9, 2013McPherson County, Reno County, Rice County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2013, 8:32 PM CDT for McPherson County, Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 min. 2 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
Apr 9, 2013, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2013, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 9, 8:43 PM CDTHAIL 0.25Hutchinson, KS
Apr 9, 8:43 PM CDTHAIL 0.52 W Hutchinson, KSCOURTESY MPING APP.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 9, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2013-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2013-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 378 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
378 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
508 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
11.1

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The text

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

226 
WUUS53 KICT 100132
SVRICT
KSC113-155-159-100230-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0021.130410T0132Z-130410T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
832 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EASTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 829 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HUTCHINSON...MCPHERSON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...NICKERSON...BUHLER...
  INMAN...LITTLE RIVER...WINDOM...WILLOWBROOK...HUTCHINSON AIRPORT
  AND MCPHERSON AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 60.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9802 3845 9780 3834 9757 3817 9767
      3817 9770 3813 9770 3783 9788 3796 9824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 206DEG 43KT 3799 9797

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

CARUSO
2 follow-up statements
032 
WWUS53 KICT 100149
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
849 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

KSC113-155-159-100230-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130410T0230Z/
RICE KS-RENO KS-MCPHERSON KS-
849 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MCPHERSON...NORTHEASTERN RENO AND EASTERN RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
CDT...

AT 848 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCPHERSON...BUHLER...INMAN...LITTLE RIVER...WINDOM AND MCPHERSON
AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9802 3845 9780 3834 9757 3817 9767
      3817 9770 3813 9770 3809 9771 3809 9773
      3803 9776 3797 9780 3808 9819
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 208DEG 37KT 3814 9787

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

CARUSO
019 
WWUS53 KICT 100208
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
908 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

KSC155-159-100218-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130410T0230Z/
RICE KS-RENO KS-
908 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN RENO AND
EASTERN RICE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3845 9780 3834 9757 3817 9767 3817 9776
      3818 9792 3826 9793 3849 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 208DEG 37KT 3831 9775

$$

KSC113-100230-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130410T0230Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
908 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MCPHERSON COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 906 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INMAN...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCPHERSON AND MCPHERSON AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 60.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3845 9780 3834 9757 3817 9767 3817 9776
      3818 9792 3826 9793 3849 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 208DEG 37KT 3831 9775

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice34 min
Apr 9, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Reno, Rice41 min
Apr 9, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth37 min
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Saline55 min
Apr 9, 8:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno23 min
Apr 9, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman, Reno26 min
Apr 9, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson51 min
Apr 9, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman31 min
Apr 9, 9:49 PM CDTWinter Storm WarningICTEllsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Marion and 5 more17 hr
Apr 9, 9:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman34 min
Apr 9, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion33 min
Apr 9, 10:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner46 min
Apr 9, 11:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler25 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.