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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Wichita, KS

July 13, 2015Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2015, 7:27 PM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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: Jul 13, 2015, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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
Jul 13, 7:41 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 W Hutchinson, KS
Jul 13, 7:51 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Wsw Abbyville, KS
Jul 13, 8:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Wnw Arlington, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 14 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 993 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3246 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

809 
WUUS53 KICT 140027
SVRICT
KSC155-140100-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0155.150714T0027Z-150714T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
727 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 726 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
  PARTRIDGE... OR 6 MILES WEST OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON...MOVING 
  SOUTHWEST AT 20 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...
  HUTCHINSON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...BUHLER...HAVEN...NICKERSON...
  ARLINGTON...PARTRIDGE...SYLVIA...PLEVNA...ABBYVILLE...YODER...
  WILLOWBROOK...CHENEY STATE PARK...HUTCHINSON AIRPORT AND CHENEY
  LAKE.

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 3818 9813 3817 9800 3813 9771 3773 9776
      3773 9789 3797 9845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 036DEG 18KT 3804 9806 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RITZMAN

1 follow-up statement

985 
WWUS53 KICT 140046
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
746 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

KSC155-140100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-150714T0100Z/
RENO KS-
746 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR RENO COUNTY...

AT 744 PM CDT...TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ONE LOCATED NEAR 
HUTCHINSON AND A SECOND STORM LOCATED NEAR ABBYVILLE...WERE MOVING  
SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUTCHINSON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...BUHLER...HAVEN...NICKERSON...
ARLINGTON...PARTRIDGE...SYLVIA...PLEVNA...ABBYVILLE...YODER...
WILLOWBROOK...CHENEY STATE PARK...HUTCHINSON AIRPORT AND CHENEY LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3818 9813 3817 9800 3813 9771 3773 9776
      3773 9789 3797 9845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 031DEG 12KT 3801 9807 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RITZMAN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 13, 6:46 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:46 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
646 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

...UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 321 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL KS MAY BECOME A
FOCUS FOR DEEP MOIST CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GREAT BEND TO
MCPHERSON TO COTTONWOOD FALLS WHERE SCATTERED POPS WERE MAINTAINED.
LARGE TEMP/DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS/INVERTED-V SOUNDINGS MAY LEAD TO
SOME GUSTY WINDS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP BUT MARGINAL DEEP
LAYER SHEAR AROUND ~30 KTS SHOULD PRECLUDE MORE ORGANIZED SEVERE
STORMS ACROSS CENTRAL KS.

TUE-WED...IF STORM COVERAGE IS GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED...THE QUASI-
STATIONARY BOUNDARY MAY BE FORCED FURTHER SOUTH THAN
ANTICIPATED...BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO AIRMASS CHANGE ANTICIPATED
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KS THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL
BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR MULTIPLE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF ADVISORY
CRITERIA. SOME STORMS MAY BE ONGOING DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH
ADDITIONAL CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITHIN A MOIST
EASTERLY FLOW REGIME ACROSS CENTRAL KS. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE MAY
INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT...AS A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE TROUGH LIFTS OVER THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION. LITTLE CHANGE IS ANTICIPATED ON
WED...HOWEVER LOWERED MAXIMUM TEMPS ACROSS CENTRAL KS WHERE ONGOING
STORMS/LIMITED INSOLATION SHOULD KEEP HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
CONTINUED LOW LEVEL MOIST EASTERLY FLOW MAY RESULT IN DIURNAL
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ONCE AGAIN.

THU...COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MORE LIMITED
ACROSS THE AREA ON THU AS LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR SUBSIDENCE IS
ANTICIPATED IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH MOVING OVER THE MID/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AREA.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 321 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS PROGGED TO REMAIN SITUATED OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
LOW/MID LVL THERMAL RIDGE TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS STATES WITH A CONTINUATION OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
ONLY LOW PROBABILITIES FOR DEEP MOIST CONVECTION. BETTER CHANCES
FOR PRECIPITATION MAY ARRIVE TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD AS
ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES...BUT CONFIDENCE IN HOW FAR
SOUTH THE FRONT PROPAGATES REMAINS LOW.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 645 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

STG-SVR (+)TSRA (PRODUCING A TOR ATTM) IS HITTING KHUT ATTM. THE
SVR (+)TSRA IS MOVG DUE S ~15KTS BUT IS BUILDING TOWARD THE SW.
CURRENT TRENDS INDICATE THE MAIN CELL SHUD PASS ~25W OF KICT
~14/01Z. WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ~KTOP...TO BETWEEN
KSLN & KMPR TO JUST S OF KDDC SAGGING S/SE (+)TSRA WOULD CONTINUE
OVER SC KS. FOR HAVE ASSIGNED "VCTS" TO KICT BUT BE READY FOR
UPDATES. OTHERWISE TERMINALS TO MAINTAIN VFR STATUS FOR REMAINDER
OF THE 14/00Z TAF CYCLE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    74  98  73  95 /  20  10  20  20
HUTCHINSON      75  99  72  96 /  20  20  30  30
NEWTON          73  97  72  93 /  20  20  30  30
ELDORADO        75  96  73  94 /  20  10  20  20
WINFIELD-KWLD   74  98  74  96 /  10  10  20  10
RUSSELL         73  96  71  92 /  20  30  40  40
GREAT BEND      72  96  72  93 /  30  20  30  30
SALINA          73  99  73  91 /  30  30  40  30
MCPHERSON       73  97  72  93 /  20  20  30  30
COFFEYVILLE     75  96  75  96 /  10  10  20  10
CHANUTE         76  95  74  94 /  20  10  20  10
IOLA            76  95  74  93 /  20  10  30  20
PARSONS-KPPF    75  96  75  95 /  10  10  20  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR KSZ049-051>053-
067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100.

HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-047>053-
067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
434 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-142145-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
434 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS AND A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE
AREA.

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS
MAINLY CENTRAL KANSAS...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTH. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A
FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS
OF 60 TO 70 MPH THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA ON TUESDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 OR
HIGHER. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

HEAT INDICES AROUND IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HIT OR MISS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:00 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
700 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0657 PM     HAIL             4 E NICKERSON           38.14N 98.00W
07/13/2015  E2.50 INCH       RENO               KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:01 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
701 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0656 PM     TORNADO          7 WNW HUTCHINSON        38.10N 98.03W
07/13/2015                   RENO               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO STARTING TO ROPE OUT WITH DUST STILL BEING KICKED
            UP.

&&

RBL

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:03 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
703 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0702 PM     HAIL             10 S PAWNEE ROCK        38.12N 98.96W
07/13/2015  M2.75 INCH       PAWNEE             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:06 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
706 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0702 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E NICKERSON           38.15N 98.05W
07/13/2015                   RENO               KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES ACROSS ROAD ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF NICKERSON.

&&

RBL

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:18 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
718 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     TORNADO          3 E NICKERSON           38.15N 98.03W
07/13/2015                   RENO               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME LOCATED AROUND 3 MILES EAST OF
            NICKERSON ALONG 82ND ROAD.

&&

RBL

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:20 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
720 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0718 PM     HAIL             HUTCHINSON              38.07N 97.91W
07/13/2015  E0.88 INCH       RENO               KS   PUBLIC

&&

RBL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	35 min
Jul 13, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	34 min
Jul 13, 8:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	14 hr
Jul 13, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	38 min
Jul 13, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	48 min
Jul 13, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	31 min
Jul 14, 2:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	25 min
Jul 14, 2:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	30 min
Jul 14, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	36 min
Jul 14, 3:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	25 min
Jul 14, 3:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	28 min
Jul 14, 3:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	30 min
Jul 14, 4:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Rice	5 hr
Jul 14, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	30 min
Jul 14, 5:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	24 min
Jul 14, 5:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	5 hr
Jul 14, 6:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	35 min
Jul 14, 6:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Marion	32 min
Jul 14, 7:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	30 min
Jul 14, 7:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood	48 min
Jul 14, 7:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood, Woodson	23 min
Jul 14, 8:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	61 min
Jul 14, 9:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	67 min

Nearby

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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.