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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS

February 28, 2017Cowley County, Elk County, Greenwood County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2017, 9:46 PM CST for Cowley County, Elk County, Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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: Feb 28, 2017, 9:46 PM CST (03:46 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2017, 10:30 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:47 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 28, 9:04 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 2351 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

029 
WUUS53 KICT 010346
SVRICT
KSC035-049-073-010430-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0002.170301T0346Z-170301T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
946 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Elk County in southeastern Kansas...
  Northeastern Cowley County in south central Kansas...
  South central Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 1030 PM CST

* At 946 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Grenola, or 18 miles west of Howard, moving east at 55 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...
  Howard, Severy, Grenola, Cambridge and Piedmont. 

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 400 AM CST for southeastern
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3722 9675 3747 9673 3748 9653 3761 9652
      3772 9621 3744 9616
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 247DEG 48KT 3739 9659 

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

METZGER

2 follow-up statements

895 
WWUS53 KICT 010413
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1013 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

KSC035-010422-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0430Z/
Cowley KS-
1013 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southeastern
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3732 9653 3753 9653 3761 9652 3772 9621
      3744 9616 3731 9652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 247DEG 48KT 3753 9617 

$$

KSC049-073-010430-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0430Z/
Elk KS-Greenwood KS-
1013 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST
FOR WESTERN ELK AND SOUTH CENTRAL GREENWOOD COUNTIES...

At 1012 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Howard, moving northeast at 55 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...
Howard, Severy, Grenola and Piedmont. 

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 400 AM CST for southeastern
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3732 9653 3753 9653 3761 9652 3772 9621
      3744 9616 3731 9652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 247DEG 48KT 3753 9617 

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

186 
WWUS53 KICT 010420
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1020 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

KSC049-073-010430-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0430Z/
Elk KS-Greenwood KS-
1020 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN ELK AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GREENWOOD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds
are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southeastern
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3732 9653 3753 9653 3761 9652 3772 9621
      3744 9616 3731 9652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 247DEG 48KT 3756 9608 

$$

DARMOFAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 9:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	35 min
Feb 28, 9:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	33 min
Feb 28, 9:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	28 min
Feb 28, 9:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	55 min
Feb 28, 9:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Wilson	10 min
Feb 28, 10:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	60 min
Feb 28, 10:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson	43 min
Feb 28, 10:05 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Neosho	27 min
Feb 28, 10:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Wilson	19 min
Feb 28, 10:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	23 min
Feb 28, 10:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	59 min
Feb 28, 10:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	54 min
Feb 28, 10:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	17 min
Feb 28, 11:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	22 min
Mar 1, 2:32 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	ICT	Barton, Butler, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey and 10 more	15 hr

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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.