Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2014, 7:40 PM CDT for Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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
- May 22, 2014, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2014, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Kingman County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 22, 7:46 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 N Zenda, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER HAD HEN EGG SIZE HAIL AND ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS. |
| May 22, 7:46 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 5 N Zenda, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER TO HEN EGG SIZED HAIL WHICH COVERED THE GROUND AND 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 587 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
489
WUUS53 KICT 230040
SVRICT
KSC095-230130-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0113.140523T0040Z-140523T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
740 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 738 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ZENDA...AND
MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLOWDALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3771 9843 3770 9811 3747 9820 3749 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 185DEG 19KT 3750 9831
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CARUSO3 follow-up statements
366
WWUS53 KICT 230053
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
753 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
KSC095-230130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140523T0130Z/
KINGMAN KS-
753 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
KINGMAN COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
AT 751 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
ZENDA...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN AIRPORT.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3771 9843 3770 9811 3747 9820 3749 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 185DEG 19KT 3753 9830
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CARUSO355
WWUS53 KICT 230109
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
809 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
KSC095-230130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140523T0130Z/
KINGMAN KS-
809 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
KINGMAN COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
AT 808 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
ZENDA...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3771 9843 3770 9811 3747 9820 3749 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 185DEG 19KT 3758 9829
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CARUSO794 WWUS53 KICT 230120 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 820 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 KSC095-230130- /O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140523T0130Z/ KINGMAN KS- 820 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3771 9843 3770 9811 3747 9820 3749 9841 TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 185DEG 19KT 3764 9828 $$ CARUSO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 47 min |
| May 22, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 51 min |
| May 22, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 54 min |
| May 22, 11:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| May 23, 10:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Reno | 5 hr |
| May 23, 10:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 44 min |
| May 23, 11:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 5 hr |
| May 23, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 66 min |
| May 23, 12:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 10 hr |
| May 23, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 48 min |
| May 23, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 60 min |
| May 23, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 26 min |
| May 23, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 52 min |
| May 23, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 42 min |
| May 23, 3:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 5 hr |
| May 23, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 68 min |
| May 23, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 47 min |
| May 23, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 67 min |
| May 23, 5:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 18 hr |
| May 23, 5:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 18 hr |
| May 23, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 42 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.