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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2016, 9:07 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2016, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2016, 9:44 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 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 10, 9:09 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Erie, KS | |
| Apr 10, 9:40 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Elk City, KS | PUBLIC REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL. TIME IS APPROXIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 9:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Independence, KS | NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 312 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KICT 110207
SVRICT
KSC019-049-099-125-133-205-110300-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0013.160411T0207Z-160411T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
907 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 903 PM CDT...THREE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ONE WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
INDEPENDENCE NEAR ELK CITY...THE SECOND WAS LOCATED IN THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WILSON COUNTYABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
THAYER...AND THE THIRD WAS IN EAST-CENTRAL NEOSHO COUNTY.
ALL THREE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PARSONS...INDEPENDENCE...NEODESHA...CHERRYVALE...ERIE...ST. PAUL...
THAYER...MOUND VALLEY...ELK CITY...GALESBURG...BOLTON...SYCAMORE...
LABETTE...STARK...INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT...LAKE PARSONS...DENNIS...ELK
CITY STATE PARK...SOUTH MOUND AND ELK CITY LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3710 9597 3735 9606 3771 9510 3768 9509
3739 9509 3738 9508 3725 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 254DEG 41KT 3730 9585
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ES3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 110219
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
919 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
KSC019-049-125-110226-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160411T0300Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-ELK KS-CHAUTAUQUA KS-
919 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN ELK
AND NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THESE PREVIOUSLY WARNED AREAS. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3732 9549 3736 9552 3738 9552 3738 9554
3747 9561 3760 9541 3768 9519 3755 9509
3747 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 237DEG 17KT 3744 9548
$$
KSC099-133-205-110300-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160411T0300Z/
NEOSHO KS-WILSON KS-LABETTE KS-
919 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NEOSHO...SOUTHEASTERN WILSON AND NORTHWESTERN LABETTE COUNTIES...
AT 916 PM CDT...A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THAYER
OR 11 MILES EAST OF NEODESHA...AND A SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO ST PAUL. BOTH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 30 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...
ERIE...ST. PAUL...THAYER...GALESBURG...SOUTH MOUND...LAKE PARSONS AND
PARSONS TRI CITY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WICHITA.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 9549 3736 9552 3738 9552 3738 9554
3747 9561 3760 9541 3768 9519 3755 9509
3747 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 237DEG 17KT 3744 9548
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ES614
WWUS53 KICT 110230
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
930 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
KSC099-133-205-110300-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160411T0300Z/
NEOSHO KS-WILSON KS-LABETTE KS-
930 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NEOSHO...SOUTHEASTERN WILSON AND NORTHWESTERN LABETTE COUNTIES...
AT 930 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. PAUL...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ERIE...ST. PAUL...THAYER...GALESBURG...SOUTH MOUND...LAKE PARSONS AND
PARSONS TRI CITY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WICHITA.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 9549 3736 9552 3738 9552 3738 9554
3747 9561 3760 9541 3768 9519 3755 9509
3747 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 258DEG 44KT 3747 9525
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KETCHAM869
WWUS53 KICT 110244
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
944 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
KSC099-133-205-110253-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160411T0300Z/
NEOSHO KS-WILSON KS-LABETTE KS-
944 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NEOSHO...SOUTHEASTERN WILSON
AND NORTHWESTERN LABETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3732 9549 3736 9552 3738 9552 3738 9554
3747 9561 3760 9541 3768 9519 3755 9509
3747 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 254DEG 41KT 3751 9506
$$
KLEINSASSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 65 min |
| Apr 10, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Montgomery, Wilson | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 9:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Montgomery | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 53 min |
| Apr 11, 3:28 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Kingman and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:28 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Harvey, Lincoln, McPherson and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 23 min |
| Apr 11, 7:05 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 22 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.