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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Wichita, KS

October 6, 2016Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 6, 2016, 3:46 PM CDT for Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 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: Oct 6, 2016, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC)
Expired: Oct 6, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 6, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 229 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: 2179 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 324 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 341 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.2
Supercell composite: 16.3

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The text

As transmitted.

808 
WUUS53 KICT 062046
SVRICT
KSC191-062145-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0331.161006T2046Z-161006T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
346 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 346 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RENFROW...OR
  NEAR CALDWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  WELLINGTON...BELLE PLAINE...CALDWELL...OXFORD...SOUTH HAVEN...GEUDA
  SPRINGS...MAYFIELD...HUNNEWELL...RIVERDALE...PERTH AND WELLINGTON
  AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 32.
 
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 3747 9740 3747 9716 3700 9715 3700 9773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 227DEG 20KT 3697 9760 

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

MCGUIRE

1 follow-up statement

333 
WWUS53 KICT 062120
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
420 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

KSC191-062145-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
SUMNER KS-
420 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SUMNER COUNTY...

AT 420 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SOUTH HAVEN...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF WELLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 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...
WELLINGTON...BELLE PLAINE...CALDWELL...OXFORD...SOUTH HAVEN...GEUDA
SPRINGS...MAYFIELD...HUNNEWELL...RIVERDALE...PERTH AND WELLINGTON
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.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3747 9740 3747 9716 3700 9715 3700 9773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 231DEG 43KT 3715 9734 

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

ES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 5, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery	27 min
Oct 5, 9:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	34 min
Oct 5, 10:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	35 min
Oct 5, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	31 min
Oct 6, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Woodson	34 min
Oct 6, 12:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	28 min
Oct 6, 1:38 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell	8 hr
Oct 6, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	49 min
Oct 6, 3:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	45 min
Oct 6, 3:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	66 min
Oct 6, 4:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 1 more	32 hr
Oct 6, 7:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	4 hr
Oct 6, 8:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	4 days
Oct 6, 10:49 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ICT	Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 5 more	16 hr
Oct 6, 10:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	6 hr
Oct 6, 11:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette	29 min
Oct 6, 11:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Labette	18 min
Oct 6, 1:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	5 days
Oct 6, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	29 min
Oct 6, 2:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	39 hr
Oct 6, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	67 min
Oct 6, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Cowley	48 min
Oct 6, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Greenwood	24 min
Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	48 hr
Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	66 hr
Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	3 days
Oct 6, 2:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Cowley	43 min
Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk	52 min
Oct 6, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood	57 min
Oct 6, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	36 min
Oct 6, 3:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Cowley	46 min
Oct 6, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	28 min
Oct 6, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood, Wilson	42 min
Oct 6, 4:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Saline	28 min
Oct 6, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	67 min
Oct 6, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	34 min
Oct 6, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	49 min
Oct 6, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	23 min
Oct 6, 5:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho and 3 more	18 hr
Oct 6, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper	45 min
Oct 6, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	25 min
Oct 6, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	25 min
Oct 6, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	40 min
Oct 6, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	57 min
Oct 6, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Allen, Woodson	52 min
Oct 6, 5:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson and 1 more	6 hr
Oct 6, 5:53 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and 8 more	3 hr
Oct 6, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase, Sedgwick, Sumner	23 min
Oct 6, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Elk, Greenwood	65 min
Oct 6, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion	17 min
Oct 6, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	13 min
Oct 6, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Greenwood	36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.