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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Wichita, KS

April 26, 2016Harvey County, Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2016, 4:06 PM CDT for Harvey County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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 26, 2016, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2016, 4:38 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harvey County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 26, 4:08 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	West Wichita, KS	REPORT VIA PICTURE ON FACEBOOK.
Apr 26, 4:09 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	3 Nnw West Wichita, KS	MEASURED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE NEAR 21ST AND 119TH.

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 2 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
Apr 26, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 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: 1934 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 330 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.7
Supercell composite: 22.6

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The text

As transmitted.

828 
WUUS53 KICT 262106
SVRICT
KSC079-173-262200-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0031.160426T2106Z-160426T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
406 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 405 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST
  WICHITA...OR NEAR MAIZE...MOVING NORTH 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...
  WICHITA...DERBY...NEWTON...HAYSVILLE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...BEL
  AIRE...MULVANE...GODDARD...HESSTON...MAIZE...CLEARWATER...HALSTEAD...NORTH
  NEWTON...SEDGWICK...COLWICH...WHITEWATER...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI AND
  EASTBOROUGH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 42.
 INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 53.

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 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3817 9750 3818 9716 3790 9715 3748 9719
      3748 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 200DEG 22KT 3772 9744 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JAKUB

4 follow-up statements

519 
WWUS53 KICT 262112
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
412 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC079-173-262200-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160426T2200Z/
SEDGWICK KS-HARVEY KS-
412 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SEDGWICK AND HARVEY COUNTIES...

AT 411 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MAIZE...MOVING
NORTH 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...
WICHITA...DERBY...NEWTON...HAYSVILLE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...BEL
AIRE...MULVANE...GODDARD...HESSTON...MAIZE...CLEARWATER...HALSTEAD...NORTH
NEWTON...SEDGWICK...COLWICH...WHITEWATER...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI AND
EASTBOROUGH.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3817 9750 3818 9716 3790 9715 3748 9719
      3748 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 200DEG 22KT 3776 9742 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM

215 
WWUS53 KICT 262128
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
428 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC079-173-262200-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160426T2200Z/
SEDGWICK KS-HARVEY KS-
428 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SEDGWICK AND HARVEY COUNTIES...

AT 428 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWTON...
MOVING NORTH AT 55 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...
WICHITA...DERBY...NEWTON...HAYSVILLE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...BEL
AIRE...MULVANE...GODDARD...HESSTON...MAIZE...CLEARWATER...HALSTEAD...NORTH
NEWTON...SEDGWICK...COLWICH...WHITEWATER...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI AND
EASTBOROUGH.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3817 9750 3818 9716 3790 9715 3748 9719
      3748 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 202DEG 49KT 3802 9728 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM

451 
WWUS53 KICT 262133
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
433 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC079-173-262200-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160426T2200Z/
SEDGWICK KS-HARVEY KS-
433 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SEDGWICK AND HARVEY COUNTIES...

AT 433 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYSVILLE...
MOVING NORTH AT 55 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...
WICHITA...DERBY...NEWTON...HAYSVILLE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...BEL
AIRE...MULVANE...GODDARD...HESSTON...MAIZE...CLEARWATER...HALSTEAD...NORTH
NEWTON...SEDGWICK...COLWICH...WHITEWATER...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI AND
EASTBOROUGH.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3817 9750 3818 9716 3790 9715 3748 9719
      3748 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 192DEG 49KT 3755 9743 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM

904 
WWUS53 KICT 262138
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
438 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC079-173-262147-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160426T2200Z/
SEDGWICK KS-HARVEY KS-
438 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SEDGWICK AND HARVEY COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3817 9750 3818 9716 3790 9715 3748 9719
      3748 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 200DEG 22KT 3758 9742 

$$

KETCHAM

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 Apr 26, 4:01 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 4:01 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
401 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

A CLUSTER OF SVR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED QUICKLY ON SCHEDULE ALONG
A DRY LINE THAT EXTENDED FROM JUST S OF KGBD...THRU BETWEEN K8K2 &
KP28...THEN SW ACROSS FAR WRN OK TO W TX. A 2ND AREAS OF SVR
THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN PROGRESS FROM JUST S OF KMHK...THRU KEMP...TO
BURLINGTON. LARGE HAIL HAD BEEN THE PRIMARY SVR MODE...BUT SINCE
ABOUT 315 PM A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WERE POSSIBLE OVER SW SUMNER CO.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

TONIGHT:
NO DOUBT SVR THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF ALL 3 SVR MODES CONTINUE TO
DRAW GREATEST ATTENTION. AS AN UPPER-DECK LOW...THAT WAS SITUATED
OVER SE WY & NE CO THIS AFTERNOON...REMAINS PARKED OVER THESE AREAS
A 2ND UPPER LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SRN KS. THIS SHOULD PUSH THE DRY
LINE PERHAPS AS FAR E AS I-35/I-135 EARLY THIS EVENING. GREATEST
SFC-BASED CAPES (4,000-4,500 J/KG) EXTEND IN A WELL-DEFINED S-N
ORIENTED AXIS FROM THE NORTH-CENTRAL OK/SOUTH-CENTRAL KS BORDER TO
AROUND KSLN. AS SUCH THE GREATEST SVR POTENTIAL WOULD SPREAD N/NE
ACROSS THESE AREAS THRU MID-LATE EVENING. WITH THE LOWER-DECK FLOW
SLOWLY BACKING...THE 3KM VORTICITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS
DEEP-LAYER ASCENT CONTINUES TO INCREASE. AS SUCH THE TORNADIC
POTENTIAL WOULD LIKEWISE INCREASE WHERE TOR WATCH #108 IS IN EFFECT
TILL 10 PM CDT. AS THE INTENSE SFC LOW...CENTERED BETWEEN KSLN &
KCNK...LIFTS NNE THE WARM FRONT EXTENDING E FROM THE LOW WOULD LIFT
ALMOST DUE N...REACHING I-70 LATE THIS EVE BY WHICH TIME A PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WOULD PUSH ESE...APPROACHING THE I-135 CORRIDOR TOWARD
DAYBREAK WED. AS SUCH THUNDERSTORMS WOULD SHIFT E & NE OVERNIGHT &
BE CONCENTRATED ACROSS SOUTHEAST KS LATE TONIGHT & VERY EARLY WED
MORNING. AS SUCH THE PRIMARY SVR MODE WOULD SHIFT TOWARD A
DAMAGING WINDS.

WED:
WITH THE SFC LOW CONTINUING TO LIFT SLOWLY NNE TO ALONG THE IA/
NEBRASKA BORDER THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL &
SOUTHEAST KS WOULD END IN A SW-NE MANNER IN THE MORNING WHILE
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WOULD SPREAD SE AROUND THED DEPARTING
SFC LOW INTO CENTRAL KS.

WED NIGHT-THU:
THERE'LL BE A BRIEF INTERMISSION AS WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO OVER
SPREAD THE KS REGION...BUT EARLY THU MORNING...A BROAD SFC HIGH
WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS THAT...CONBINED WITH WEAK SFC
LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NM/TX PANHANDLE...WILL INDUCE EASTERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS EARLY THU MORNING.

THU NIGHT-FRI NIGHT:
RAIN & EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS QUICKLY RETURN TO THE KS REGION THU
NIGHT FOR AS THE SFC LOW LIFTS SLOWLY NE ACROSS THE TX PANHANDLE
FRI & FRI NIGHT...RAIN WOULD SPREAD NE ACROSS THE CWA. WITH A
NEGATIVELY-TILTED UPPER SHORTWAVE PUSHING ENE ACROSS THE TX/OK
PANHANDLES EMBEDDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
CWA FRI & FRI NIGHT. SUFFICIENT LIFT WOULD BE INDUCED TO PRODUCE
A FEW SVR THUNDERSTORMS.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE VIGOROUS MID
TO UPPER TROUGH MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PLAINS. MAINTAINED MID-HIGH POPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
A SERIES OF SMALLER SCALE IMPULSES MOVE THROUGH THE MEAN MID/UPPER
TROUGH PROGGED TO REMAIN CAMPED ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS AREA.
THIS WILL ALSO BRING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA OVER
THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1241 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

EXPECTING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BETWEEN
19-21Z THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE I-135
CORRIDOR...AS WELL AS FROM CENTRAL KS EAST/SOUTHEAST INTO EAST-
CENTRAL KS. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THE
EVENING...AS ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY MOVES NORTHEAST OUT OF OKLAHOMA.
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY...WITH VERY LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES.

ADK

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE WIDESPREAD RAINS & THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP THE GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER IN CHECK THE REST OF THE WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    58  74  48  71 /  90  20   0   0
HUTCHINSON      54  69  44  69 /  80  30   0   0
NEWTON          57  73  46  69 /  90  30   0   0
ELDORADO        59  76  48  71 /  90  20   0   0
WINFIELD-KWLD   58  76  48  73 /  90  20   0   0
RUSSELL         50  66  41  66 /  70  40   0   0
GREAT BEND      50  67  41  67 /  60  40   0   0
SALINA          55  69  45  67 /  90  40  10   0
MCPHERSON       55  69  44  69 /  90  30   0   0
COFFEYVILLE     63  78  52  76 /  90  20   0   0
CHANUTE         62  76  50  73 /  90  20   0   0
IOLA            62  76  50  73 / 100  20   0   0
PARSONS-KPPF    63  77  51  73 /  90  20   0   0

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...EPS
SHORT TERM...EPS
LONG TERM...EPS
AVIATION...ADK
FIRE WEATHER...EPS

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 12:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1250 PM CDT TUE APR 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-
1250 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AN OUTBREAK OF SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ANYTIME AFTER 1 PM AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG
AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 14. THE HIGHEST THREAT WILL LIKELY OCCUR
GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE FLINT HILLS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL GREATER THAN 3 INCHES IN
DIAMETER ALONG WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE STRONG. STORMS
WILL PERSIST WELL PAST SUNSET...SUPPORTING THE POTENTIAL FOR A
FEW NIGHTTIME TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE A THREAT TOWARDS
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING
CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEK. PLEASE CHECK LATER
FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS AS DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL 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

Local storm report, Apr 26, 3:35 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
335 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

0331 PM     HAIL             3 NW VIOLA              37.51N 97.68W
04/26/2016  M0.88 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JMR

Local storm report, Apr 26, 3:44 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
344 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

0338 PM     HAIL             7 NNW CLEARWATER        37.60N 97.55W
04/26/2016  E0.75 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL.

&&

ADK

Local storm report, Apr 26, 3:57 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
357 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

0357 PM     HAIL             WEST WICHITA            37.69N 97.46W
04/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   PUBLIC

            REPORTED IN NORTHWEST WICHITA.

&&

ADK

Local storm report, Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

0359 PM     HAIL             3 NNW WEST WICHITA      37.72N 97.48W
04/26/2016  M0.75 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE NEAR 119TH AND 21ST.

&&

ADK

Local storm report, Apr 26, 4:02 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
402 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

0400 PM     HAIL             WEST WICHITA            37.69N 97.46W
04/26/2016  M1.25 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO HALF DOLLARS NEAR 135TH AND KELLOGG.

&&

ADK

Local storm report, Apr 26, 4:04 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
404 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

0358 PM     TORNADO          4 WSW MAYFIELD          37.24N 97.61W
04/26/2016                   SUMNER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BRIEF ROPE TORNADO REPORTED

&&

JMR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	49 min
Apr 26, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Sumner	64 min
Apr 26, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	47 min
Apr 26, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	54 min
Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	30 min
Apr 26, 3:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	51 min
Apr 26, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	61 min
Apr 26, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Marion	44 min
Apr 26, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	67 min
Apr 26, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	45 min
Apr 26, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson, Woodson	32 min
Apr 26, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	38 min
Apr 26, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	53 min
Apr 26, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	34 min
Apr 26, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick	36 min
Apr 26, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	64 min
Apr 26, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	46 min
Apr 26, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner	53 min
Apr 26, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	33 min
Apr 26, 6:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	16 hr
Apr 26, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	44 min
Apr 26, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	49 min
Apr 26, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	66 min
Apr 26, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	50 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.