Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 16, 2017, 6:57 PM CDT for McPherson County, Marion County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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
- Sep 16, 2017, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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 nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 719 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -278 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1224 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KICT 162357
SVRICT
KSC113-115-169-170100-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0252.170916T2357Z-170917T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
657 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern McPherson County in central Kansas...
Northwestern Marion County in central Kansas...
Southeastern Saline County in central Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT
* At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Lindsborg, moving northeast at 15 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...
Gypsum, Bridgeport, Kipp and Roxbury.
This includes Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 70 and 77.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 9737 3861 9737 3861 9717 3844 9743
3853 9769 3892 9740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 219DEG 14KT 3858 9754
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JAKUB3 follow-up statements
774
WWUS53 KICT 170014
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
714 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
KSC113-115-169-170100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-170917T0100Z/
McPherson KS-Marion KS-Saline KS-
714 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN
SALINE COUNTIES...
At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
of Gypsum, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Gypsum, Kipp, Roxbury and Bridgeport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 9737 3861 9737 3861 9717 3847 9738
3859 9763 3892 9740
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 231DEG 12KT 3864 9749
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JAKUB118
WWUS53 KICT 170027
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
727 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
KSC113-115-169-170100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-170917T0100Z/
McPherson KS-Marion KS-Saline KS-
727 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN
SALINE COUNTIES...
At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
Gypsum, or 12 miles north of Canton, moving east at 15 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...
Gypsum and Roxbury.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 9737 3861 9737 3861 9717 3847 9738
3859 9763 3875 9747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 250DEG 13KT 3856 9739
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JAKUB183
WWUS53 KICT 170042
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
742 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
KSC169-170052-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-170917T0100Z/
Saline KS-
742 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3861 9717 3847 9738 3853 9750 3861 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 229DEG 8KT 3855 9738
$$
KSC113-115-170100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-170917T0100Z/
McPherson KS-Marion KS-
742 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES...
At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of
Durham, or 11 miles north of Canton, moving northeast at 10 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...
Roxbury.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 9717 3847 9738 3853 9750 3861 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 229DEG 8KT 3855 9738
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JAKUBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 32 min |
| Sep 16, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 31 min |
| Sep 16, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 50 min |
| Sep 16, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 34 min |
| Sep 16, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 52 min |
| Sep 16, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 43 min |
| Sep 16, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 67 min |
| Sep 16, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 22 min |
| Sep 16, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 25 min |
| Sep 16, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 67 min |
| Sep 16, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 43 min |
| Sep 16, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 25 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.