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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2015, 7:27 PM CDT for Harper County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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
- May 6, 2015, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2015, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harper County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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 6, 7:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Caldwell, 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 552 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2154 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KICT 070027
SVRICT
KSC077-191-070130-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0090.150507T0027Z-150507T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
727 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF RENFROW...OR 10 MILES WEST OF CALDWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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...
CALDWELL...ARGONIA...MILAN AND PERTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3700 9789 3730 9778 3720 9737 3700 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 226DEG 19KT 3698 9779
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JAKUB4 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 070042
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
742 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSC077-191-070130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-150507T0130Z/
HARPER KS-SUMNER KS-
742 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARPER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES...
AT 742 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RENFROW...OR
NEAR CALDWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALDWELL...ARGONIA...MILAN AND PERTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3700 9789 3730 9778 3720 9737 3700 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 228DEG 19KT 3700 9770
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KLEINSASSER671
WWUS53 KICT 070059
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
759 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSC077-070109-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-150507T0130Z/
HARPER KS-
759 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3701 9780 3730 9778 3720 9737 3700 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 232DEG 20KT 3708 9760
$$
KSC191-070130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-150507T0130Z/
SUMNER KS-
759 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY...
AT 759 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CALDWELL...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALDWELL...ARGONIA...MILAN AND PERTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3701 9780 3730 9778 3720 9737 3700 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 232DEG 20KT 3708 9760
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KLEINSASSER536
WWUS53 KICT 070113
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
813 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSC191-070130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-150507T0130Z/
SUMNER KS-
813 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY...
AT 812 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALDWELL TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SOUTH HAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
CALDWELL...ARGONIA...MILAN AND PERTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3701 9780 3730 9778 3720 9737 3700 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 240DEG 22KT 3713 9756 3712 9746
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KLEINSASSER886
WWUS53 KICT 070121
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
821 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSC191-070131-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-150507T0130Z/
SUMNER KS-
821 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3701 9780 3730 9778 3720 9737 3700 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 226DEG 19KT 3713 9756 3712 9746
$$
KLEINSASSERWhat 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 May 6, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 602 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 ...UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 220 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH PERIODIC BOUTS OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. MID-LEVEL VORT MAX IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...WHICH MAY GIVE ENOUGH OF A GLANCING BLOW FOR SOME LARGE SCALE ASCENT ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE...WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SCATTER OUT SOME FROM WEST- EAST...WITH AMPLE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING NORTH...YIELDING MODEST-STRONG INSTABILITY AND LITTLE CAP BY PEAK HEATING ALONG/WEST OF I-135. WEAK/MODEST DRYLINE CONVERGENCE IN CONCERT WITH GLANCING BLOW FROM HIGH PLAINS VORT MAX SHOULD FAVOR MORE ISOLATED STORM COVERAGE ALONG DRYLINE BY MID-AFTERNOON...WITH BETTER COVERAGE OVER CENTRAL/NORTHERN KS CLOSER TO UPPER FORCING. INSTABILITY/DEEP LAYER SHEAR COMBO WILL FAVOR SUPERCELLS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE EXPECTED LOW-LEVEL INSTABILITY...LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AND LOWER CLOUD HEIGHTS PROGGED BY ALL THE GUIDANCE. CONSEQUENTLY...ANY DISCRETE STORM MOVING/DEVELOPING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL CARRY THE THREAT FOR A STRONG TORNADO OR TWO BEFORE 10 PM GENERALLY ALONG/WEST OF I- 135. NOT EXPECTING LONG- TRACK TORNADOES GIVEN WEAKER MID/UPPER FLOW. ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON- NIGHT...AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL ZONE APPROACHES CENTRAL KS FROM THE NORTHWEST. DESPITE LACK OF APPRECIABLE LARGE SCALE ASCENT OTHER THAN SUBTLE RIPPLES ALOFT...EXPECTED STRONG INSTABILITY SHOULD FAVOR VIGOROUS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL KS ALONG FRONT BY MID- LATE AFTERNOON. MARGINAL SHEAR COUPLED WITH THE STRONG INSTABILITY WILL FAVOR STRONG/SEVER MULTI-CELL AND SUPERCELL STRUCTURES...WITH PRIMARY THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS. IF A LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX CAN MATERIALIZE...MAIN THREAT SHOULD TRANSITION TO LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS THU EVENING/NIGHT...DUE TO WEAKER FLOW ALOFT ORIENTED PARALLEL TO FRONTAL ZONE. FRONTAL PLACEMENT FRIDAY WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON STRENGTH OF CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW FROM THU NIGHT/EARLY FRI STORMS. NONETHELESS...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BOUNDARY TO REMAIN DRAPED/STALLED ACROSS THE REGION...AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY CONTINUES TO ENCROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST CONUS. ONCE AGAIN...DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF DESTABILIZATION...COULD SEE ADDITIONAL STRONG/SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING IN VICINITY OF THE FRONT. LIKE THU...THINKING MARGINAL DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL LIKELY PREVENT A WIDESPREAD SEVERE OUTBREAK...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT. ADK .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 220 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 SATURDAY-SUNDAY TIMEFRAME STILL HAS THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD/SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK...AS POWERFUL SOUTHWEST CONUS TROUGH FINALLY EJECTS EAST/NORTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS ATOP AN INCREASINGLY MOIST/UNSTABLE WARM SECTOR. THERE REMAINS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF VARIOUS SYNOPTIC FEATURES...WHICH WILL HEAVILY INFLUENCE SEVERE POTENTIAL AND PLACEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY...WILL NOT YET GET TOO CAUGHT UP IN SPECIFICS SURROUNDING THIS PERIOD. MEDIUM RANGE CONSENSUS SUPPORTS A RETURN TO A MUCH QUIETER WEATHER PATTERN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. ADK && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 559 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 WIDELY SEPARATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KS EARLY THIS EVENING. WILL NEED VCTS AND/OR TEMPO +TSRA AT RSL...SLN...HUT...ICT TERMINALS FOR THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN ONGOING STORM ACTIVITY. THESE STORMS SHOULD SLIDE INTO EASTERN KS OVERNIGHT AND MAY IMPACT CNU TERMINAL. LOW STRATUS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING....UNDERNEATH THE LOW-LEVEL JET AXIS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL KS NEAR A STALLING FRONT. JMC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 65 78 63 78 / 60 30 60 50 HUTCHINSON 65 79 62 76 / 60 40 60 50 NEWTON 65 78 61 76 / 60 30 70 50 ELDORADO 65 78 63 77 / 40 30 60 50 WINFIELD-KWLD 66 78 64 79 / 40 30 60 50 RUSSELL 61 79 58 67 / 70 50 70 40 GREAT BEND 62 79 59 70 / 60 50 60 50 SALINA 66 80 61 74 / 70 50 70 50 MCPHERSON 65 79 61 75 / 70 40 70 50 COFFEYVILLE 67 78 65 79 / 40 30 60 50 CHANUTE 66 78 65 79 / 40 40 60 60 IOLA 65 78 64 79 / 40 40 60 60 PARSONS-KPPF 67 78 65 79 / 40 40 60 60 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033- 047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 2:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 236 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-071945- 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- 236 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT WILL BE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 135...WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR A STRONG TORNADO OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY GRADUALLY STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING. A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS WELL. THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PERHAPS EVEN SUNDAY...AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ALL FACETS OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES...ARE ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE WEATHER ON SATURDAY IS LIKELY TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 135. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 6, 5:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 549 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 KSZ051-067-068-062330- HARVEY KS-MCPHERSON KS-RENO KS- 549 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 548 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BURRTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MCPHERSON...MOUNDRIDGE...INMAN...BUHLER...BURRTON...GALVA AND MCPHERSON AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3836 9737 3797 9765 3802 9783 3845 9773 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 203DEG 34KT 3807 9771 JAKUB
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
616 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSZ049-051-062345-
SALINE KS-MCPHERSON KS-
616 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 616 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINDSBORG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALINA...LINDSBORG...GALVA...ASSARIA...GYPSUM...KIPP AND
BRIDGEPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3881 9737 3862 9737 3838 9755 3849 9778
3888 9761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 209DEG 49KT 3851 9764
JAKUBSpecial weather statement, May 6, 6:41 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
641 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSZ033-070030-
LINCOLN KS-
641 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 639 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BEVERLY...OR NEAR LINCOLN...
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LINCOLN...BEVERLY...BARNARD AND WESTFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3894 9793 3891 9794 3893 9817 3922 9814
3922 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 198DEG 32KT 3900 9806
JAKUBLocal storm report, May 6, 6:45 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
645 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0506 PM TORNADO 4 ESE BURRTON 38.00N 97.61W
05/06/2015 HARVEY KS EMERGENCY MNGR
HOG BARN DESTROYED AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE AT SW 36TH AND
WILLOW LAKE RD
&&
MWMSpecial weather statement, May 6, 6:55 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 655 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 KSZ049-070030- SALINE KS- 655 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 653 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SALINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SALINA...BROOKVILLE...SMOLAN...NEW CAMBRIA...GLENDALE AND SALINA AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3896 9743 3872 9758 3875 9789 3896 9790 TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 203DEG 34KT 3881 9769 JAKUB
Special weather statement, May 6, 7:01 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 701 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 KSZ091-070045- HARPER KS- 701 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 700 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ANTHONY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...BLUFF CITY...DANVILLE...WALDRON... FREEPORT...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...RUNNYMEDE AND CORWIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3700 9831 3738 9826 3738 9781 3700 9786 TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 207DEG 27KT 3712 9806 JAKUB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 44 min |
| May 6, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 54 min |
| May 6, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 34 min |
| May 6, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 39 min |
| May 6, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 34 min |
| May 6, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 39 min |
| May 6, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 31 min |
| May 6, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 31 min |
| May 6, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 43 min |
| May 6, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 42 min |
| May 6, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 43 min |
| May 6, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 37 min |
| May 7, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 45 min |
| May 7, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 42 min |
| May 7, 10:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 53 min |
| May 7, 11:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 26 min |
| May 7, 11:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 34 min |
| May 7, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 23 min |
| May 7, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 17 min |
| May 7, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 35 min |
| May 7, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 37 min |
| May 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth | 30 min |
| May 7, 3:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 12 hr |
| May 7, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 24 min |
| May 7, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 35 min |
| May 7, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 27 min |
| May 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 3 hr |
| May 7, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 28 min |
| May 7, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 37 min |
| May 7, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 29 min |
| May 7, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 39 min |
| May 7, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 29 min |
| May 7, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 31 min |
| May 7, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 21 min |
| May 7, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 34 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.