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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Wichita, KS

July 13, 20165 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2016, 8:23 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2016, 8:23 AM CDT (13:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2016, 9:18 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 13, 3:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 13, 8:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 1665 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -200 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1180 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 304 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

077 
WUUS53 KICT 131323
SVRICT
KSC015-017-079-113-115-131430-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0252.160713T1323Z-160713T1430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
823 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 930 AM CDT

* AT 823 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH
  NEWTON...MOVING EAST 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...HESSTON...HILLSBORO...HALSTEAD...MARION...NORTH NEWTON...
  MOUNDRIDGE...PEABODY...WHITEWATER...FLORENCE...GOESSEL...WALTON...
  ELBING...BURNS...LINCOLNVILLE...LEHIGH...LOST SPRINGS...
  CEDAR POINT...NEWTON AIRPORT AND WONSEVU.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 48.
 INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3852 9683 3801 9665 3792 9748
      3820 9757 3861 9698 3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 254DEG 35KT 3808 9738 

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

JAKUB

4 follow-up statements

838 
WWUS53 KICT 131341
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
841 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

KSC113-131349-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160713T1430Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
841 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3852 9683 3801 9665 3794 9729
      3817 9743 3817 9737 3825 9737 3861 9698
      3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 242DEG 49KT 3818 9719 

$$

KSC015-017-079-115-131430-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160713T1430Z/
BUTLER KS-CHASE KS-HARVEY KS-MARION KS-
841 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...SOUTHWESTERN CHASE...EASTERN HARVEY AND
MARION COUNTIES...

AT 839 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEABODY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...HESSTON...HILLSBORO...MARION...NORTH NEWTON...PEABODY...
WHITEWATER...FLORENCE...GOESSEL...WALTON...ELBING...BURNS...
LINCOLNVILLE...LOST SPRINGS...CEDAR POINT...NEWTON AIRPORT...
WONSEVU...MARION LAKE AND PILSEN.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3852 9683 3801 9665 3794 9729
      3817 9743 3817 9737 3825 9737 3861 9698
      3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 242DEG 49KT 3818 9719 

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

HAYES

574 
WWUS53 KICT 131352
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
852 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

KSC079-131402-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160713T1430Z/
HARVEY KS-
852 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARVEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3851 9684 3801 9665 3796 9715
      3817 9715 3817 9717 3820 9728 3825 9737
      3861 9698 3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 258DEG 37KT 3829 9715 3801 9698 

$$

KSC015-017-115-131430-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160713T1430Z/
BUTLER KS-CHASE KS-MARION KS-
852 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...SOUTHWESTERN CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES...

AT 852 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HILLSBORO TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF POTWIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...WHITEWATER...FLORENCE...GOESSEL...
ELBING...BURNS...LINCOLNVILLE...LOST SPRINGS...CEDAR POINT...
WONSEVU...MARION LAKE AND PILSEN.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3851 9684 3801 9665 3796 9715
      3817 9715 3817 9717 3820 9728 3825 9737
      3861 9698 3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 258DEG 37KT 3829 9715 3801 9698 

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

HAYES

311 
WWUS53 KICT 131406
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
906 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

KSC015-017-115-131430-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160713T1430Z/
BUTLER KS-CHASE KS-MARION KS-
906 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL BUTLER...SOUTHWESTERN CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES...

AT 905 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARION TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BURNS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
HILLSBORO...MARION...FLORENCE...BURNS...LINCOLNVILLE...
LOST SPRINGS...CEDAR POINT...MARION LAKE...PILSEN AND WONSEVU.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3851 9684 3801 9665 3798 9699
      3818 9710 3835 9726 3861 9698 3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1405Z 244DEG 35KT 3844 9709 3801 9682 

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

HAYES

327 
WWUS53 KICT 131418
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
918 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

KSC015-017-115-131428-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160713T1430Z/
BUTLER KS-CHASE KS-MARION KS-
918 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BUTLER...
SOUTHWESTERN CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3851 9684 3801 9665 3798 9699
      3818 9710 3835 9726 3861 9698 3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1417Z 254DEG 35KT 3847 9695 3804 9668 

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 5:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	80 min
Jul 13, 6:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice	61 min
Jul 13, 6:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno, Rice	63 min
Jul 13, 6:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	44 min
Jul 13, 7:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion, Saline	52 min
Jul 13, 7:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey, McPherson	44 min
Jul 13, 8:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Marion	63 min
Jul 13, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	26 min
Jul 13, 8:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	57 min
Jul 13, 9:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	29 min
Jul 13, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	37 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2016 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.