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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Wichita, KS

June 15, 2016Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2016, 6:16 PM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. 6 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: Jun 15, 2016, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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
Jun 15, 6:16 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Garden Plain, KS	TWITTER REPORT OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
Jun 15, 6:25 PM CDT	HAIL 2	Colwich, KS	TWITTER PICTURE OF TWO INCH SIZED HAIL.
Jun 15, 6:54 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	West Wichita, KS	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL 1 MILE WEST OF 135TH AND CENTRAL.
Jun 15, 6:58 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	West Wichita, KS	NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTING NICKEL SIZED HAIL AT 119TH AND CENTRAL.
Jun 15, 7:01 PM CDT	HAIL 1	West Wichita, KS	NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL WHICH HAS LASTED FOR THE LAST 2 MINUTES AT 21ST AND 119TH.
Jun 15, 7:08 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	West Wichita, KS	OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE SENT A PICTURE VIA TWITTER OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL AT 21ST AND MAIZE.

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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 202 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: 3099 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -153 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1347 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

603 
WUUS53 KICT 152316
SVRICT
KSC173-160015-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0186.160615T2316Z-160616T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
616 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 616 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BENTLEY...OR
  NEAR COLWICH...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 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...
  WICHITA...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...BEL AIRE...GODDARD...MAIZE...
  SEDGWICK...COLWICH...GARDEN PLAIN...MOUNT HOPE...
  DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI...ANDALE...EASTBOROUGH...BENTLEY...
  WEST WICHITA...MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE...SOUTH WICHITA...
  WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT AND EAST WICHITA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 22.
 INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 50.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3757 9777 3773 9773 3774 9770 3785 9770
      3791 9769 3791 9726 3761 9720
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 337DEG 23KT 3783 9750 

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

CARUSO

1 follow-up statement

538 
WWUS53 KICT 152336
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
636 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

KSC173-160015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-160616T0015Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
636 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY...

AT 636 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GODDARD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
WICHITA...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...BEL AIRE...GODDARD...MAIZE...
SEDGWICK...COLWICH...MOUNT HOPE...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI...
ANDALE...BENTLEY...WEST WICHITA AND WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3758 9760 3766 9759 3791 9769 3791 9726
      3773 9723 3760 9739 3759 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 234DEG 22KT 3767 9754 

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

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 Jun 15, 3:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 3:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
324 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday night)
Issued at 324 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2016

Excessive heat will linger through at least the weekend as a
mid/upper ridge builds over the Central Conus and an excessive heat
watch will be issued for much of the area from Friday through
Sunday. With limited advection of low level moisture...the PBL
should gradually begin to dry out...especially along and west of I-
35 so the higher heat indices are expected to remain along and east
of I-35 through much of the period. Otherwise...a persistence-type
forecast will be issued with little change anticipated from day-to-
day. Warm mid-lvl temperatures should preclude more widespread deep
moist convection although a rogue storm or two may develop through
the period.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday through Wednesday)
Issued at 324 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2016

Hot and dry weather conditions will linger through the
beginning of the week.  As we move toward the middle of the week we
may see a brief break from the heat and the GFS/ECMWF both break
down the mid/upper ridge driving a cold front south bisecting Kansas
Tue/Wed. Maintained low probabilities for storms and trended
temperatures down.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon)
Issued at 1248 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2016

VFR conditions expected to prevail through the forecast valid
period. Upper ridge will remain in place over the area with
weak to modest southerly flow at the surface. Strong diurnal
heating may result in isolated showers/storms during the late
afternoon/evening with potential for downburst winds. However
due to the isolated nature will omit from the terminals.

KED

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Wichita-KICT    76 101  75 100 /  10  10  10  10
Hutchinson      75 102  75 100 /  10  10  10  10
Newton          75 101  75  99 /  20  10  10  10
ElDorado        76  99  74  98 /  20  10  10  10
Winfield-KWLD   77  99  76  99 /  10  10  10  10
Russell         73 104  71 103 /  10  10  10  10
Great Bend      72 104  72 102 /  10  10  10  10
Salina          76 104  76 103 /  20  10  10  10
McPherson       74 103  75 100 /  20  10  10  10
Coffeyville     76  97  77  96 /  10  10  10  10
Chanute         76  96  77  96 /  20  10  10  10
Iola            76  96  77  96 /  10  10  10  10
Parsons-KPPF    77  97  77  96 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.ICT Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
Heat Advisory until 7 AM CDT Friday for KSZ048>053-067>072-082-
083-091>096-098>100.

Excessive Heat Watch from Friday morning through Sunday evening
for KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100.

Heat Advisory from 1 PM Thursday to 7 AM CDT Friday for KSZ033.

&&

SHORT TERM...MWM
LONG TERM...MWM
AVIATION...KED

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
454 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-162200-
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-
454 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES OF 102 TO 107 DEGREES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EARLY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST INDICES
ALONG AND EAST OF A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON TO WICHITA LINE. REFER TO
THE LATEST HEAT ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. QUARTER SIZED HAIL
AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE SLOW
MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS MAY ALSO LEAD TO LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE DANGEROUS HEAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO 110 LIKELY...CHECK THE
LATEST EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE TUESDAY BRINGING
INCREASING CHANCES FOR STORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS LATE TUESDAY MAY
BE SEVERE.

.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, Jun 15, 5:54 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
554 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

0530 PM     HAIL             BENTLEY                 37.89N 97.52W
06/15/2016  E2.50 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   PUBLIC

            PICTURE REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OF TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

VJP

Local storm report, Jun 15, 5:56 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
556 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

0540 PM     HAIL             SEDGWICK                37.92N 97.43W
06/15/2016  E1.00 INCH       HARVEY             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

VJP

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:03 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
603 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

KSZ083-152345-
SEDGWICK KS-
603 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 601 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHENEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
  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...GODDARD...CHENEY...GARDEN PLAIN...WICHITA MID CONTINENT
  AIRPORT AND LAKE AFTON.

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 3759 9781 3763 9781 3776 9765 3763 9735
      3748 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 231DEG 15KT 3759 9771

CARUSO

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:04 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
604 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

0559 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W HALSTEAD            38.00N 97.56W
06/15/2016  M71 MPH          HARVEY             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 71 MPH WINDS AND PEA TO QUARTER
            SIZED HAIL.

0559 PM     HAIL             3 W HALSTEAD            38.00N 97.56W
06/15/2016  E1.00 INCH       HARVEY             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

VJP

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:07 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
607 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

0606 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HALSTEAD                38.00N 97.51W
06/15/2016  M2.75 INCH       HARVEY             KS   PUBLIC

            TWITTER PICTURE OF 2.75 INCHES OF RAIN AND STILL FALLING
            IN APPROXIMATELY THE LAST HOUR.

&&

VJP

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:11 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
611 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

0607 PM     HAIL             1 N SALINA              38.83N 97.62W
06/15/2016  E1.75 INCH       SALINE             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR
            INTERSTATE 135 AND OLD HIGHWAY 40.

&&

VJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 3:34 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and 8 more	42 hr
Jun 15, 3:07 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	ICT	Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 12 more	37 hr
Jun 15, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	39 min
Jun 15, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	24 min
Jun 15, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	50 min
Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	46 min
Jun 15, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	57 min
Jun 15, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Reno	39 min
Jun 15, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	68 min
Jun 15, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey	62 min
Jun 15, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick	19 min
Jun 15, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	61 min
Jun 15, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth	65 min
Jun 15, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Marion	41 min
Jun 15, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	55 min
Jun 15, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey	52 min
Jun 15, 5:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	6 hr
Jun 15, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	39 min
Jun 15, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion, Saline	43 min
Jun 15, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	42 min
Jun 15, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell	44 min
Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey	67 min
Jun 15, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	27 min
Jun 15, 6:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey	15 hr
Jun 15, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Rice	59 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.