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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Wichita, KS

April 3, 20156 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2015, 12:56 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 12 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 3, 2015, 12:56 AM CDT (05:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2015, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:57 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
Apr 3, 1:07 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Moline, KS	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN MOLINE WHICH INCLUDES WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. THERE IS POSSIBLY MOBILE HOME DAMAGE AS WELL. TIME IS BASED ON RADAR.
Apr 3, 1:07 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Moline, KS	REPORTS OF ROOFS TORN OFF BUILDING. TREES UPROOTED PULLING GAS LINES FROM THE GROUND AND 1 MOBILE HOME DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED.
Apr 3, 1:14 AM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Moline, KS
Apr 3, 1:15 AM CDT	HAIL 1.5	5 W Howard, KS
Apr 3, 1:28 AM CDT	HAIL 2.5	7 Wnw Hale, KS
Apr 3, 1:30 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ne Fall River, KS	1/2 OF BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF WITH 8 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN
Apr 3, 1:30 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 90	Elk City, KS	TRAINED SPOTTER STATES WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN 80 MPH AND CLOSER TO 90 MPH AT US 160.
Apr 3, 1:44 AM CDT	HAIL 1.25	4 Sw Independence, KS
Apr 3, 1:45 AM CDT	HAIL 1.5	Independence, KS
Apr 3, 1:46 AM CDT	HAIL 4	Independence, KS	VIEWER OF FOX23 TULSA SENDS A PIC OF GRAPEFRUIT SIZE HAIL. TIME IS BASED OFF RADAR.
Apr 3, 1:54 AM CDT	HAIL 3	Coffeyville, KS	VIEWER OF FOX 23 IN TULSA SENT A PICTURE OF THREE INCH HAIL NEAR COFFEYVILLE.
Apr 3, 1:58 AM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Cherryvale, KS	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WITH TREE AND WINDOW DAMAGE.

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 12 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 11 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 2, 7:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 2, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1957 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

220 
WUUS53 KICT 030556
SVRICT
KSC019-049-073-125-205-207-030700-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0020.150403T0556Z-150403T0700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1256 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 1256 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF EL DORADO TO NEAR LATHAM TO 7
  MILES WEST OF GRENOLA...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE 
           HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...EUREKA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...
  CHERRYVALE...CANEY...YATES CENTER...SEDAN...HOWARD...DEARING...
  ALTOONA...MOLINE...LONGTON...ELK CITY...TORONTO...HAMILTON...
  SEVERY...BUFFALO AND TYRO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3717 9653 3808 9652 3803 9552 3700 9552
      3700 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 275DEG 54KT 3794 9659 3757 9658 3738 9657 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

MCGUIRE

4 follow-up statements

492 
WWUS53 KICT 030613
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
113 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

KSC019-049-073-125-205-207-030700-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150403T0700Z/
GREENWOOD KS-MONTGOMERY KS-CHAUTAUQUA KS-WOODSON KS-WILSON KS-ELK KS-
113 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR GREENWOOD...MONTGOMERY...CHAUTAUQUA...WOODSON...WILSON AND ELK
COUNTIES...

AT 112 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF EUREKA TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOWARD
TO MOLINE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 80 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE 
         DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND 
         POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...EUREKA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...
CHERRYVALE...CANEY...YATES CENTER...SEDAN...HOWARD...DEARING...
ALTOONA...MOLINE...LONGTON...ELK CITY...TORONTO...HAMILTON...
SEVERY...BUFFALO AND TYRO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND 
SPEEDS EXPECTED ALONG THE ELK AND CHATAUQUA COUNTY LINE. MOBILE 
HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS 
OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO 
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS 
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY 
DAMAGE.

&&

LAT...LON 3717 9653 3808 9652 3803 9552 3700 9552
      3700 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 275DEG 54KT 3792 9632 3755 9631 3736 9630 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...80MPH

$$

MCGUIRE

845 
WWUS53 KICT 030620
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
120 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

KSC019-049-073-125-205-207-030700-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150403T0700Z/
GREENWOOD KS-MONTGOMERY KS-CHAUTAUQUA KS-WOODSON KS-WILSON KS-ELK KS-
120 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR GREENWOOD...MONTGOMERY...EASTERN CHAUTAUQUA...WOODSON...WILSON
AND ELK COUNTIES...

AT 120 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF HAMILTON TO NEAR HOWARD TO 7 MILES
SOUTH OF ELK FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 80 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE 
         DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND 
         POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...EUREKA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...
CHERRYVALE...CANEY...YATES CENTER...SEDAN...HOWARD...DEARING...
ALTOONA...MOLINE...LONGTON...ELK CITY...TORONTO...HAMILTON...
SEVERY...BUFFALO AND TYRO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3712 9636 3807 9641 3803 9552 3700 9552
      3700 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 267DEG 47KT 3787 9616 3746 9618 3727 9617 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...80MPH

$$

MCGUIRE

492 
WWUS53 KICT 030630
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
130 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

KSC019-049-073-125-205-207-030700-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150403T0700Z/
GREENWOOD KS-MONTGOMERY KS-CHAUTAUQUA KS-WOODSON KS-WILSON KS-ELK KS-
130 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN GREENWOOD...MONTGOMERY...EASTERN CHAUTAUQUA...WOODSON...
WILSON AND EASTERN ELK COUNTIES...

AT 128 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TORONTO TO NEAR LONGTON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
ELK CITY...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS 
STORM IS MOVING OVER NORTHEAST CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 80 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE 
         DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND 
         POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHERRYVALE...
CANEY...YATES CENTER...SEDAN...DEARING...ALTOONA...LONGTON...ELK
CITY...TORONTO...HAMILTON...SEVERY...BUFFALO...TYRO...FALL RIVER...
NEOSHO FALLS AND PERU.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND 
SPEEDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. MOBILE HOMES AND 
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS 
MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN 
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE 
THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY 
DAMAGE.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3708 9623 3806 9627 3803 9552 3700 9552
      3700 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 276DEG 50KT 3782 9599 3740 9600 3721 9600 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...80MPH

$$

MCGUIRE

865 
WWUS53 KICT 030650
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
150 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

KSC019-049-073-030659-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150403T0700Z/
GREENWOOD KS-CHAUTAUQUA KS-ELK KS-
150 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN GREENWOOD...EASTERN
CHAUTAUQUA AND EASTERN ELK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3804 9586 3803 9552 3700 9552 3700 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 0649Z 275DEG 54KT 3779 9559 3737 9561 3718 9561 

$$

KSC125-205-207-030700-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150403T0700Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-WOODSON KS-WILSON KS-
150 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR MONTGOMERY...WOODSON AND WILSON COUNTIES...

AT 149 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO TO NEAR NEODESHA TO
LIBERTY...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 80 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE 
         DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND 
         POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHERRYVALE...YATES
CENTER...DEARING...ALTOONA...BUFFALO...TYRO...NEOSHO FALLS...
LIBERTY...BOLTON...SYCAMORE...BENEDICT...COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT...
INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT...ELK CITY LAKE...ELK CITY STATE PARK AND PIQUA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3804 9586 3803 9552 3700 9552 3700 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 0649Z 275DEG 54KT 3779 9559 3737 9561 3718 9561 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...80MPH

$$

MCGUIRE

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 Apr 2, 11:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 11:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1118 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015

...UPDATED FOR 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 331 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015

MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE IS CONVECTIVE CHANCES/TRENDS TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE QUASI-STATIONARY SURFACE FRONT HAS
NUDGED A BIT NORTHWARD AT MID-AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST
KANSAS TO NEAR WINFIELD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. DIURNAL
HEATING WILL RESULT IN MLCAPE VALUES AROUND 2000 J/KG IN THE
PRESENCE OF STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WHILE THE CAP CONTINUES TO WEAKEN IT MAY NOT BE UNTIL EARLY
EVENING BEFORE CONVECTION INITIATES IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING
LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER TROF. A PERIOD
OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-EVENING FOR AREAS
MAINLY EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA. SOME OF THIS CONVECTION
WILL FESTER INTO LATE EVENING...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF
ELEVATED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO EMANATE FROM THE HIGH
PLAINS AND MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR MARGINALLY
SEVERE HAIL AND WIND...BEFORE TRACKING INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS
BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL DRIVE MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR ACROSS
THE AREA DURING FRIDAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME
PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE...THOUGH NO HEADLINES ARE PLANNED
AS WE ARE STILL ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AWAY FROM OUR USUAL AVERAGE
LAST FROST/FREEZE CLIMATOLOGY IN MANY AREAS. MILDER SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WITH MAXS
CLOSER TO SEASONAL CLIMO.

DARMOFAL

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 331 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015

THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A MEAN UPPER TROF
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH AN INCREASINGLY MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS FAR EASTERN
KANSAS. LITTLE CHANGE TO THE GOING FORECAST WILL BE MADE
WITH MODEST PRECIP/CONVECTIVE CHANCES TIED TO THE EVENTUAL
EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER TROF OR PIECES THEREOF IN
THE WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND POTENTIAL FOR A COLD FRONT
TO VENTURE INTO THE AREA BY MID-WEEK.

KED

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1110 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015

CLUSTER OF STRONG-SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT. THIS CLUSTER WILL AFFECT
HUT PRIOR TO 06Z...AND POSSIBLY ICT AND CNU FROM 06Z-09Z GIVEN IT
HOLDS TOGETHER. STRONG/VARIABLE WIND GUSTS AND HAIL COULD
ACCOMPANY THIS CLUSTER.

A PRESSURE RISE POCKET OF 4 TO 7 MB PER 3 HOURS WILL SLIDE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING VERY GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS. PEAK GUSTS OF 35-40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. AREAS OF
MVFR CEILINGS APPEAR LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN ASSOCIATION
WITH STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN
KANSAS OVERNIGHT AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR
OUT TOWARD MIDDAY INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONG SUBSIDENCE SETS
IN.

JMC

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 331 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015

INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL GIVE
SOME AREAS BENEFICIAL WETTING RAINS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
BEST CHANCES APPEAR TO BE OVER CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
HOWEVER...THINGS WILL DRY OUT AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS HELPING TO ELEVATE THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY...PRIMARILY FROM THE FLINT HILLS
WESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS.

KED

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    46  58  35  66 /  50  40   0   0
HUTCHINSON      42  58  33  67 /  60  40   0   0
NEWTON          43  55  34  65 /  60  50   0   0
ELDORADO        46  58  34  66 /  60  50   0   0
WINFIELD-KWLD   49  59  34  66 /  50  30   0   0
RUSSELL         38  56  33  68 /  70  40   0   0
GREAT BEND      39  57  33  67 /  60  40   0   0
SALINA          41  57  33  68 /  70  50   0   0
MCPHERSON       42  56  33  66 /  70  50   0   0
COFFEYVILLE     51  58  34  64 /  70  40   0   0
CHANUTE         49  57  33  64 /  70  60   0   0
IOLA            48  57  33  64 /  70  60   0   0
PARSONS-KPPF    50  58  34  65 /  80  40   0   0

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 9:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
943 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-040245-
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-
943 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE HAIL UP TO
HALF DOLLAR SIZE AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON FRIDAY
MORNING...HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE.

A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE IN RAIN-FREE AREAS FOR MUCH
OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND THE FLINT HILLS ON FRIDAY...DURING
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...FROM THE FLINT HILLS WESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS.

THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-135. CHANCES
FOR STORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE RISK FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER
APPEARS TO BE RELATIVELY LOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT IN CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:36 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1236 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2015

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

1218 AM     HAIL             SEDGWICK                37.92N 97.43W
04/03/2015  M1.75 INCH       HARVEY             KS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC SENDS PIC TO KWCH VIA TWITTER OF GOLF BALL SIZED
            HAIL. TIME IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

VJP

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:38 AM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1238 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2015

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

1226 AM     HAIL             3 E EAST WICHITA        37.68N 97.20W
04/03/2015  E1.00 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

VJP

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:42 AM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1242 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2015

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

1241 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 E AUGUSTA             37.69N 96.96W
04/03/2015  E65 MPH          BUTLER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RBL

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:45 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1245 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2015

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

1242 AM     HAIL             PEABODY                 38.17N 97.11W
04/03/2015  E0.88 INCH       MARION             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

VJP

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:50 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1250 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2015

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

1130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E NICKERSON           38.15N 98.03W
04/02/2015                   RENO               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL POWER POLES SNAPPED 3 MILES EAST OF NICKERSON.

&&

RBL

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:52 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1252 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2015

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

1239 AM     TSTM WND GST     AUGUSTA                 37.69N 96.98W
04/03/2015  M55 MPH          BUTLER             KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KAKE MEDIA REPORTS A MEASUREMENT OF 55 MPH WINDS AT
            GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

&&

VJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	44 min
Apr 2, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette	49 min
Apr 2, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery	26 min
Apr 2, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	52 min
Apr 2, 8:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette	40 min
Apr 2, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	48 min
Apr 2, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	44 min
Apr 2, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	50 min
Apr 2, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	44 min
Apr 2, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Reno, Rice	39 min
Apr 2, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Reno, Sedgwick	63 min
Apr 2, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Rice	41 min
Apr 3, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	48 min
Apr 3, 12:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Harvey, Marion	31 min
Apr 3, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	27 min
Apr 3, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Labette, Neosho	38 min
Apr 3, 2:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette	28 min
Apr 3, 2:39 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper and 11 more	8 hr
Apr 3, 3:55 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Reno, Rice and 2 more	28 hr

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.