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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

May 3, 2020Kingman County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2020, 5:48 AM CDT for Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 57 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 3, 2020, 5:48 AM CDT (10:48 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2020, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Kingman County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:47 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 3, 6:15 AM CDTHAIL 15 Nnw Norwich, KSDELAYED REPORT. ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF PENNY SIZE HAIL WITH SOME LARGER STONES MIXED IN. SPOTTER WAS NOT ABLE TO GO GET THE LARGER STONES AND THE SIZE IS ESTIMATED.

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 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 00:00Z on 2020-05-03Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

334 
WUUS53 KICT 031048
SVRICT
KSC095-031145-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0021.200503T1048Z-200503T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
548 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Kingman County in south central Kansas...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 547 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of
  Nashville, or 13 miles southwest of Kingman, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Kingman, Norwich, Cunningham, Nashville, Murdock, Waterloo,
  Willowdale, Zenda, Spivey, Cleveland, Penalosa, Mt Vernon, Kingman
  Airport, Rago, Cheney Lake and Cheney State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3739 9846 3773 9846 3773 9781 3739 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1047Z 271DEG 29KT 3748 9824 

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

KLEINSASSER
3 follow-up statements
390 
WWUS53 KICT 031059
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
559 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

KSC095-031145-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200503T1145Z/
Kingman KS-
559 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT
FOR KINGMAN COUNTY...

At 559 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of
Kingman, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Kingman, Norwich, Cunningham, Nashville, Murdock, Waterloo,
Willowdale, Zenda, Spivey, Cleveland, Penalosa, Mt Vernon, Kingman
Airport, Rago, Cheney Lake and Cheney State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3739 9846 3773 9846 3773 9781 3739 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1059Z 272DEG 28KT 3746 9815 

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

KLEINSASSER
594 
WWUS53 KICT 031128
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
628 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

KSC095-031145-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200503T1145Z/
Kingman KS-
628 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY...

At 628 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Norwich, or 12
miles west of Conway Springs, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Norwich, Murdock and Rago. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3739 9817 3758 9792 3760 9781 3739 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 271DEG 29KT 3746 9786 

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

KLEINSASSER
586 
WWUS53 KICT 031138
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
638 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

KSC095-031148-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200503T1145Z/
Kingman KS-
638 AM CDT Sun May 3 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 645 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3739 9817 3758 9792 3760 9781 3739 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1138Z 271DEG 29KT 3746 9778 

$$

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 4:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey, Marion, Reno28 min
May 3, 4:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Marion61 min
May 3, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno36 min
May 3, 5:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman29 min
May 3, 5:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Reno57 min
May 3, 5:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Marion64 min
May 3, 5:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick55 min
May 3, 6:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper31 min
May 3, 6:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler68 min
May 3, 6:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner55 min
May 3, 6:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Greenwood62 min
May 3, 7:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood63 min
May 3, 7:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Wilson, Woodson60 min
May 3, 8:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson49 min
May 3, 8:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho62 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.