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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Wichita, KS

May 13, 2016Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2016, 6:08 PM CDT for Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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: May 13, 2016, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2016, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 37 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), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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
May 13, 6:31 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	4 W South Haven, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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
May 13, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 211 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2163 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

534 
WUUS53 KICT 132308
SVRICT
KSC191-140015-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0098.160513T2308Z-160514T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
608 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 607 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF SOUTH HAVEN...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALDWELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST
  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...
  SOUTH HAVEN...HUNNEWELL AND PERTH. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3716 9757 3723 9746 3717 9724 3700 9715
      3700 9750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 322DEG 25KT 3713 9747 

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

LAWSON

2 follow-up statements

621 
WWUS53 KICT 132332
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
632 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

KSC191-140015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-160514T0015Z/
SUMNER KS-
632 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY...

AT 632 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTH HAVEN...
OR 10 MILES EAST OF CALDWELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
SOUTH HAVEN...HUNNEWELL AND PERTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3716 9757 3723 9746 3717 9724 3700 9715
      3700 9750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 331DEG 28KT 3704 9741 

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

LAWSON

391 
WWUS53 KICT 132345
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
645 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

KSC191-132355-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-160514T0015Z/
SUMNER KS-
645 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY 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 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3716 9757 3723 9746 3717 9724 3700 9715
      3700 9750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 322DEG 25KT 3697 9734 

$$

LAWSON

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 May 13, 2:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
235 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday night)
Issued at 234 PM CDT Fri May 13 2016

Scattered strong to severe storms are expected to quickly exit
southeast KS by around 03z or shortly thereafter as the front
quickly exits the area. In it's wake...unseasonably cool air will
overspread the region resulting in below normal temperatures
that will linger through the upcoming week.

Sat-Mon...lowered pops Sat night/early Sun as any moisture
transport/isentropic upglide has diminished or has slowed down from
earlier model progs. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to
become more numerous later Sun into Monday as a slow moving
mid/upper trough translates over the Rockies. The better instability
is progged to remain south across the Southern Plains on Monday
where the bulk of severe weather is expected.

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Friday)
Issued at 234 PM CDT Fri May 13 2016

Southwest mid/upper flow will prevail across the Central
Plains as we remain downstream of the slow moving mid/upper trough
over the Rockies. Unsettled weather conditions are anticipated with
multiple rounds of deep moist convection expected through the
period. Limited insolation will result in a continuation of below
normal temperatures through the work week.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon)
Issued at 1236 PM CDT Fri May 13 2016

Scattered strong to severe storms are expected along a strong
Canadian cold front this afternoon as it moves into central
Kansas. Storms will continue along the front as it moves into
south central and southeast Kansas late this afternoon and
evening...with most of the activity moving out of the area
before midnight. VCTS was inserted in most terminals with
amendments expected as chance for TSRA become more imminent.
Except for brief MVFR and IFR in and near convection...VFR
conditions are expected to prevail for much of the forecast
valid time.

KED

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Wichita-KICT    45  61  47  58 /  30  10  10  30
Hutchinson      44  61  44  57 /  10  10  10  30
Newton          43  61  45  59 /  20  10  10  30
ElDorado        44  60  46  59 /  50  10  10  30
Winfield-KWLD   46  61  48  58 /  60  10  10  40
Russell         41  61  42  58 /  10  10  10  30
Great Bend      40  61  43  57 /  10  10  10  40
Salina          42  62  44  60 /  10  10  10  20
McPherson       43  61  43  58 /  10  10  10  30
Coffeyville     47  61  45  61 /  60  10   0  40
Chanute         45  61  45  61 /  60  10   0  30
Iola            45  61  44  60 /  60  10   0  20
Parsons-KPPF    46  61  45  61 /  60  10   0  30

&&

.ICT Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
None.
&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 2:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-142000-
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-
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 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

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL
RAPIDLY DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS AFTER SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING SUNDAY AND LINGERING THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. THE RISK FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LOW AT THIS
TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 5:46 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
546 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

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

0528 PM     HAIL             OAKLAWN                 37.61N 97.30W
05/13/2016  E1.00 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT VIA TWITTER OF DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
            AT 55TH AND HYDRAULIC. TIME IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

VJP

Special weather statement, May 13, 5:49 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
549 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

KSZ083-092-132315-
SEDGWICK KS-SUMNER KS-
549 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MULVANE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DERBY...MULVANE AND BELLE PLAINE.

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 3736 9738 3753 9740 3754 9715 3734 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 325DEG 27KT 3747 9723

LAWSON

Local storm report, May 13, 5:50 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
550 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

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

0548 PM     HAIL             2 E ROSE HILL           37.57N 97.10W
05/13/2016  E1.00 INCH       BUTLER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

VJP

Local storm report, May 13, 5:52 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
552 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

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

0540 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NW ROSE HILL          37.61N 97.18W
05/13/2016  E60 MPH          SEDGWICK           KS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT VIA TWITTER OF AN ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS
            AND HALF INCH HAIL WHICH LASTED 5 MINUTES.

&&

VJP

Local storm report, May 13, 6:05 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
605 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

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

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S HAMILTON            37.89N 96.16W
05/13/2016                   GREENWOOD          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN

&&

MWM

Local storm report, May 13, 6:07 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
607 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

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

0552 PM     HAIL             NW MAYFIELD             37.26N 97.55W
05/13/2016  E1.00 INCH       SUMNER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0558 PM     HAIL             1 S PERTH               37.16N 97.49W
05/13/2016  E1.00 INCH       SUMNER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0538 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW LEON              37.71N 96.80W
05/13/2016                   BUTLER             KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LEON FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS A 12 INCH TREE LIMB BLOWN
            DOWN ON A HOUSE. SIDING DAMAGE IS ALSO REPORTED. TIME IS
            APPROXIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

VJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	41 min
May 13, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	39 min
May 13, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	29 min
May 13, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	31 min
May 13, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	30 min
May 13, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	35 min
May 13, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	28 min
May 13, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	55 min
May 13, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	36 min
May 13, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	34 min
May 13, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Sumner	46 min
May 13, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	43 min
May 13, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	38 min
May 13, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	48 min
May 13, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	26 min
May 13, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	64 min
May 13, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	41 min
May 13, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	28 min
May 13, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	39 min
May 13, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	24 min

Nearby

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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.