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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Wichita, KS

July 13, 2015Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2015, 8:26 PM CDT for Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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: Jul 13, 2015, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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
Jul 13, 8:27 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	5 Sw 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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.

300 
WUUS53 KICT 140126
SVRICT
KSC095-155-140200-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0157.150714T0126Z-150714T0200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 826 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TURON...OR 9
  MILES EAST OF NEOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  PRETTY PRAIRIE...ARLINGTON...TURON...PARTRIDGE...ABBYVILLE...
  LANGDON AND PENALOSA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3789 9847 3805 9809 3769 9798 3769 9847
      3772 9847 3782 9846 3783 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 246DEG 18KT 3783 9834 

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

RITZMAN

1 follow-up statement

737 
WWUS53 KICT 140132
SVSICT

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

KSC095-155-140200-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-150714T0200Z/
RENO KS-KINGMAN KS-
832 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RENO AND NORTHWESTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES...

AT 832 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
ARLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRETTY PRAIRIE...ARLINGTON...TURON...PARTRIDGE...ABBYVILLE...LANGDON
AND PENALOSA.

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 3789 9847 3805 9809 3769 9798 3769 9847
      3772 9847 3782 9846 3783 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 247DEG 21KT 3784 9829 

HAIL...1.75IN
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, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 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, 3 hours 52 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, 7:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 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, 1 hour 6 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

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:43 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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

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

0741 PM     HAIL             4 W HUTCHINSON          38.07N 97.99W
07/13/2015  E1.00 INCH       RENO               KS   PUBLIC

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:52 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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

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

0751 PM     HAIL             2 WSW ABBYVILLE         37.96N 98.24W
07/13/2015  E1.75 INCH       RENO               KS   PUBLIC

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:01 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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

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

0800 PM     HAIL             WNW ARLINGTON           37.90N 98.18W
07/13/2015  E1.00 INCH       RENO               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:12 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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

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

0811 PM     HAIL             1 W TURON               37.81N 98.45W
07/13/2015  E1.75 INCH       RENO               KS   PUBLIC

&&

MWM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	33 min
Jul 13, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	35 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

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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.