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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

March 24, 2017Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2017, 5:10 PM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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
Mar 24, 2017, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2017, 5:49 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 24, 5:10 PM CDTHAIL 14 Nnw Clearwater, KSOFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
Mar 24, 5:12 PM CDTHAIL 1Clearwater, KS
Mar 24, 5:19 PM CDTHAIL 0.886 Ese Goddard, KS
Mar 24, 5:29 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Goddard, KS

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2126 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

614 
WUUS53 KICT 242210
SVRICT
KSC173-242300-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0021.170324T2210Z-170324T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
510 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT

* At 510 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Clearwater,
  moving north at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Wichita, Goddard, Maize, Clearwater, Colwich, Andale, West Wichita,
  Eisenhower National Airport and Lake Afton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3749 9742 3748 9758 3778 9769 3782 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 176DEG 16KT 3756 9751 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JAKUB
3 follow-up statements
761 
WWUS53 KICT 242221
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
521 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

KSC173-242300-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170324T2300Z/
Sedgwick KS-
521 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL SEDGWICK COUNTY...

At 521 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eisenhower
National Airport, or near Goddard, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Wichita, Goddard, Maize, Colwich, Andale, West Wichita, Eisenhower
National Airport and Lake Afton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3755 9742 3755 9761 3778 9769 3782 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 181DEG 17KT 3762 9750 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JAKUB
165 
WWUS53 KICT 242236
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
536 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

KSC173-242300-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170324T2300Z/
Sedgwick KS-
536 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL SEDGWICK COUNTY...

At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Wichita,
or near Goddard, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Wichita, Goddard, Maize, Colwich, Andale, West Wichita and Eisenhower
National Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3765 9742 3765 9763 3778 9769 3782 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 176DEG 16KT 3769 9751 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JAKUB
881 
WWUS53 KICT 242249
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
549 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

KSC173-242259-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170324T2300Z/
Sedgwick KS-
549 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SEDGWICK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3765 9742 3765 9763 3778 9769 3782 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 176DEG 16KT 3775 9752 

$$

JAKUB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 3:30 AM CDTRed Flag WarningICTButler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper and 5 more12 hr
Mar 24, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley25 min
Mar 24, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick34 min
Mar 24, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno41 min
Mar 24, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner49 min
Mar 24, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick41 min
Mar 24, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler38 min
Mar 24, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey44 min
Mar 24, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Sedgwick46 min
Mar 24, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase24 min
Mar 24, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline37 min
Mar 24, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase21 min
Mar 24, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase33 min
Mar 24, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth49 min
Mar 24, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey44 min
Mar 24, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline28 min
Mar 24, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson29 min
Mar 24, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick25 min
Mar 24, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase37 min
Mar 24, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson30 min
Mar 24, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno42 min
Mar 24, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick38 min
Mar 24, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson31 min
Mar 24, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase27 min
Mar 24, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler48 min
Mar 24, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion35 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.