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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Wichita, KS

April 28, 20244 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2024, 12:10 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2024, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2024, 12:43 AM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 27, 11:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 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: 937 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 272 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 10.5

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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 Apr 27, 11:59 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 11:59 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 12:09 AM CDT, 1 minute before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1003 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

1001 PM     Hail             4 N Manchester          37.05N 98.04W
04/27/2024  M0.75 Inch       Harper             KS   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

&&

JAS

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1004 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

KSZ091-092-280345-
Harper KS-Sumner KS-
1004 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN HARPER AND WEST CENTRAL
SUMNER COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT...

At 1004 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Manchester, or 6 miles south of Anthony, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Anthony, Argonia, Bluff City, Danville, Freeport, and Runnymede.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3707 9820 3738 9792 3720 9767 3700 9796
      3700 9810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 222DEG 25KT 3707 9806

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BAERG

Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1014 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

1012 PM     Hail             1.5 E Petrolia          37.75N 95.44W
04/27/2024  M1.00 Inch       Allen              KS   Law Enforcement

&&

JAS

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1025 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

KSZ083-280400-
Sedgwick KS-
1025 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY THROUGH
1100 PM CDT...

At 1025 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Haysville, moving north at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire, Maize,
Clearwater, Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, West Wichita, East
Wichita, Northeast Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Mcconnell
Air Force Base, South Wichita, Oaklawn, and Jabara Airport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 0 and 20.
 Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 34 and 49.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3750 9755 3791 9748 3785 9715 3748 9732
      3748 9744
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 193DEG 45KT 3755 9742

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BAERG

Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:15 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:05 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Allen, Neosho	44 min
Apr 27, 7:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Chautauqua, Cowley, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more	17 hr
Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	33 min
Apr 27, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	38 min
Apr 27, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk	45 min
Apr 27, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Montgomery	25 min
Apr 27, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho, Wilson	62 min
Apr 27, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Cowley	16 min
Apr 27, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho, Wilson	23 min
Apr 27, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	46 min
Apr 27, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	44 min
Apr 27, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	35 min
Apr 27, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	38 min
Apr 27, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Montgomery	37 min
Apr 27, 8:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	35 min
Apr 27, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho, Wilson	64 min
Apr 27, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	25 min
Apr 27, 8:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho, Wilson	34 min
Apr 27, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	33 min
Apr 27, 8:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	58 min
Apr 27, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	34 min
Apr 27, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Cowley	27 min
Apr 27, 9:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Neosho	39 min
Apr 27, 9:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	6 hr
Apr 27, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	48 min
Apr 27, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Elk, Greenwood	28 min
Apr 27, 9:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Wilson	27 min
Apr 27, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Wilson	63 min
Apr 27, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	32 min
Apr 27, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	61 min
Apr 27, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Neosho, Wilson	53 min
Apr 27, 9:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Wilson	29 min
Apr 27, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery	35 min
Apr 27, 10:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	41 min
Apr 27, 10:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	32 min
Apr 27, 10:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	25 hr
Apr 27, 10:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	35 min
Apr 27, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	29 min
Apr 27, 10:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	36 hr
Apr 27, 11:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper and 4 more	13 hr
Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	4 days
Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	62 hr
Apr 28, 12:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	40 min
Apr 28, 12:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Labette, Neosho, Wilson	77 min
Apr 28, 1:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	71 hr
Apr 28, 1:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	63 hr
Apr 28, 2:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	39 hr
Apr 28, 2:19 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	5 days
Apr 28, 2:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	5 days
Apr 28, 12:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	64 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.