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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Wichita, KS

May 26, 20165 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 4:52 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 53 min. 7 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 26, 2016, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Butler County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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 26, 4:54 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 N Park City, KS
May 26, 5:04 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Newton, KS
May 26, 5:05 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Newton, KS	PICTURE SENT VIA TWITTER OF GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
May 26, 5:08 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Newton, KS	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AT GREENWOOD CEMETARY.
May 26, 5:09 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	1 N North Newton, KS
May 26, 5:21 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	2 S Newton, KS	DEPUTY REPORTS NICKEL SIZED HAIL AT MILE MARKER 28 ON INTERSTATE 135.
May 26, 5:29 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	Lehigh, 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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 2 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 26, 1:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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: 1730 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 10.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

965 
WUUS53 KICT 262152
SVRICT
KSC015-079-113-115-173-262245-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0128.160526T2152Z-160526T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
452 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 452 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SEDGWICK...
  MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEWTON...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...HESSTON...HILLSBORO...
  MARION...NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK...PEABODY...WHITEWATER...KECHI...
  GOESSEL...WALTON...ELBING...LEHIGH AND NEWTON AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 47.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3780 9720 3782 9748 3838 9751 3836 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 187DEG 35KT 3794 9734 

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

JAKUB

4 follow-up statements

712 
WWUS53 KICT 262155
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
455 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC015-079-113-115-173-262245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-160526T2245Z/
BUTLER KS-SEDGWICK KS-HARVEY KS-MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
455 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK...HARVEY...
SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES...

AT 455 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SEDGWICK...
MOVING NORTH AT 45 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...
NEWTON...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...HESSTON...HILLSBORO...MARION...
NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK...PEABODY...WHITEWATER...KECHI...GOESSEL...
WALTON...ELBING...LEHIGH AND NEWTON AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3780 9720 3782 9748 3838 9751 3836 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 186DEG 40KT 3795 9735 

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

RITZMAN

959 
WWUS53 KICT 262206
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
506 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC015-079-113-115-173-262245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-160526T2245Z/
BUTLER KS-SEDGWICK KS-HARVEY KS-MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
506 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK...HARVEY...
SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES...

AT 506 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH
NEWTON...MOVING NORTH AT 45 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...
NEWTON...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...HESSTON...HILLSBORO...MARION...
NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK...PEABODY...WHITEWATER...GOESSEL...WALTON...
ELBING...LEHIGH AND NEWTON AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3784 9718 3786 9748 3838 9751 3836 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 190DEG 41KT 3808 9732 

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

RITZMAN

767 
WWUS53 KICT 262209
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
509 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC015-079-113-115-173-262245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-160526T2245Z/
BUTLER KS-SEDGWICK KS-HARVEY KS-MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
509 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK...HARVEY...
SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES...

AT 508 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH
NEWTON...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

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

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

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...
NEWTON...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...HESSTON...HILLSBORO...MARION...
NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK...PEABODY...WHITEWATER...GOESSEL...WALTON...
ELBING...LEHIGH AND NEWTON AIRPORT.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3784 9718 3786 9748 3838 9751 3836 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 187DEG 35KT 3811 9731 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RITZMAN

799 
WWUS53 KICT 262229
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
529 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC173-262238-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-160526T2245Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
529 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK 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 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3795 9714 3801 9749 3838 9751 3836 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 194DEG 28KT 3811 9730 

$$

KSC015-079-113-115-262245-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-160526T2245Z/
BUTLER KS-HARVEY KS-MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
529 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN HARVEY...SOUTHWESTERN MARION
AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES...

AT 528 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WALTON...OR
NEAR NORTH NEWTON...MOVING NORTH AT 35 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...
NEWTON...HESSTON...HILLSBORO...MARION...NORTH NEWTON...PEABODY...
WHITEWATER...GOESSEL...WALTON...ELBING...LEHIGH AND NEWTON AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3795 9714 3801 9749 3838 9751 3836 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 194DEG 28KT 3811 9730 

HAIL...1.50IN
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 May 26, 2:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
221 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday)
Issued at 221 PM CDT Thu May 26 2016

Elevated storms quickly developed early this afternoon in an area
of strong 850-700mb moisture transport. Around nearly the same
time surface based storms developed west of our forecast area on
the more traditional dryline. Large scale lift provided by
approaching shortwave is allowing for much more widespread
convection compared to the last couple of days.

With extreme instability, any storm that goes up will have a good
chance of producing very large hail. Surface flow today is
stronger than last couple of days along with deep layer shear
being more robust. Therefore, any surfaced based storm this
afternoon or evening will have a chance to produce a tornado with
a enhanced risk closer to the warm front/outflow, where winds will
be slightly more backed, resulting in strong low level shear.
Through 2pm, tornado threat is being mitigated by storms
interfering with each other. Going to need a storm to be more
isolated to get a longer lived tor this afternoon/evening.

Also ran with a flash flood watch through Fri afternoon with
several rounds of storms expected and grounds already saturated.
Should also see rivers continue to flood along with additional
rivers going into flood.

As the overnight hours progresses the more widespread convection
should push east and northeast on the better 850-700mb moisture.
Storms still look like a good bet for Fri as the upper wave takes
its time lifting across KS. What is left of the dryline looks to
still linger along the SW fringes of the forecast area by Fri
afternoon and may provide a focus. In addition, large scale lift
will be much better than the last few days which may allow storms
to more freely develop in the very unstable airmass. Severe storms
will be possible with any storms that develop Fri.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday)
Issued at 221 PM CDT Thu May 26 2016

By 18z Sat, the upper wave will be lifting over northeast KS
which will push the better convective chances north and east of
the forecast area. Still not out of the question to get some
storms to develop late Sat night across the southern and southwest
portions of the forecast area as the better 850mb moisture starts
to roll back to the northeast. Confidence in rain chances starting
Sun is very low as we get broad sw flow aloft. While both GFS and
ECMWF agree on a northern stream shortwave tracking across the
northern Plains, they disagree on the timing, with the ECMWF
faster compared to the GFS which leads to low confidence. There is
still some suggestion that a weak impulse will track across
OK/southern KS Mon into Mon evening which may result in some
elevated rain chances.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Friday morning)
Issued at 704 AM CDT Thu May 26 2016

Convective potential is the the main concern today. Anticipate
improving conditions to VFR at all sites early this morning through
early this afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected to develop just to
the west of the KHUT/KGBD/KRSL Taf locations late this afternoon/
early this evening near a dryline/outflow boundary. Think some of
the convection could be strong/severe near KHUT and KGBD so added a
tempo group for some gusty winds and moderate TSRA. Could also see
some convection reach KICT so will include VCTS for this site as
well.

Expect the dryline convection to evolve into a forward propagating
complex storms tonight, so will keep VCTS going overnight.

Ketcham

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Wichita-KICT    85  66  80  61 /  50  40  40  30
Hutchinson      85  65  80  59 /  60  50  40  30
Newton          84  66  79  61 /  60  60  50  40
ElDorado        84  67  78  62 /  60  50  50  40
Winfield-KWLD   85  66  80  63 /  50  30  40  30
Russell         85  62  81  57 /  50  70  40  30
Great Bend      86  62  81  57 /  50  60  40  30
Salina          85  65  80  58 /  60  70  50  40
McPherson       85  65  80  59 /  60  60  50  40
Coffeyville     84  67  77  65 /  50  40  50  40
Chanute         84  68  76  65 /  50  50  50  50
Iola            84  67  76  64 /  50  50  60  50
Parsons-KPPF    84  67  77  65 /  50  40  50  40

&&

.ICT Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...RBL
LONG TERM...RBL
AVIATION...PJH

Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 2:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
244 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271800-
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-
244 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS HIGH ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN KANSAS. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK ARE ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF THE TURNPIKE...WHERE VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS...HAIL MAY BE AS LARGE AS GOLFBALLS ALONG
WITH WINDS AROUND 65 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT MAY CAUSE
FURTHER FLOODING.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. SEE LATEST FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL-SIZED
AND 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS.

THERE REMAINS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRIMARILY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KANSAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT THAT MAY PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS. THE GREATER THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL WOULD BE AREA WIDE FROM SUNDAY THRU TUESDAY. STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED.

GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...PLEASE CHECK LATER
OUTLOOKS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 26, 4:30 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
430 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSZ069-083-262200-
SEDGWICK KS-BUTLER KS-
430 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  WEST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING NORTH
  AT 45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WICHITA...ANDOVER...HAYSVILLE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...
  BEL AIRE...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...BENTON...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI...
  EASTBOROUGH...SOUTH WICHITA...NORTHEAST WICHITA...
  EISENHOWER NATIONAL  AIRPORT...WEST WICHITA...EAST WICHITA...
  MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE...JABARA AIRPORT AND OAKLAWN.

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.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3761 9749 3791 9748 3791 9727 3785 9701
      3754 9735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 198DEG 38KT 3766 9736

RITZMAN

Local storm report, May 26, 4:35 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
435 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0433 PM     HAIL             GALVA                   38.38N 97.54W
05/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

VJP

Local storm report, May 26, 4:38 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
438 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0426 PM     HAIL             5 SE MCPHERSON          38.32N 97.60W
05/26/2016  E1.75 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   AMATEUR RADIO

            DELAYED REPORT OF QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

&&

VJP

Local storm report, May 26, 4:40 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
440 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0432 PM     HAIL             LINDSBORG               38.57N 97.67W
05/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

VJP

Special weather statement, May 26, 4:42 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
442 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSZ048-050-051-262230-
ELLSWORTH KS-MCPHERSON KS-RICE KS-
442 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LYONS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
  MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LYONS...STERLING...LITTLE RIVER...GENESEO...ALDEN AND FREDERICK.

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.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 9779 3817 9811 3817 9814 3816 9815
      3823 9834 3869 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 207DEG 42KT 3829 9820

RITZMAN

Local storm report, May 26, 4:43 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
443 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0438 PM     HAIL             2 N LINDSBORG           38.60N 97.67W
05/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON
            KANSAS HIGHWAY 4.

&&

VJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 7:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Saline	31 min
May 25, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	27 min
May 25, 7:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	47 min
May 25, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	43 min
May 25, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	43 min
May 26, 12:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	33 min
May 26, 12:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	29 min
May 26, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	28 min
May 26, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	25 min
May 26, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	38 min
May 26, 12:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	36 min
May 26, 1:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick, Sumner	49 min
May 26, 1:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Greenwood and 12 more	37 hr
May 26, 1:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice	41 min
May 26, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	35 min
May 26, 1:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick	67 min
May 26, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	36 min
May 26, 1:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	23 min
May 26, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	35 min
May 26, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	47 min
May 26, 2:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	20 hr
May 26, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	34 min
May 26, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	29 min
May 26, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Chase	52 min
May 26, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	33 min
May 26, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	30 min
May 26, 2:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	6 hr
May 26, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	35 min
May 26, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	45 min
May 26, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	48 min
May 26, 3:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	15 hr
May 26, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno	42 min
May 26, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	63 min
May 26, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	36 min
May 26, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	30 min
May 26, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	48 min
May 26, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline	59 min
May 26, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	40 min
May 26, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	48 min
May 26, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	55 min
May 26, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Marion	28 min
May 26, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Marion	13 min
May 26, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Reno, Rice	35 min
May 26, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	42 min
May 26, 5:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	7 hr
May 26, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	51 min
May 26, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	23 min
May 26, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Saline	28 min
May 26, 6:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion	29 min
May 26, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	39 min
May 26, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	36 min
May 26, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey, McPherson	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.