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05-19-2012 20:43:51 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Butler; Sedgwick, KS; AT 8:36 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:21 PM. MESSAGE FROM KFH A/F.

05-19-2012 20:43:30 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Butler; Sedgwick, KS; AT 8:36 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:21 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 20:38:31 NWS-Wichita SCEM 302
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 834 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSE HILL... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EL DORADO...ANDOVER...DOUGLASS...AUGUSTA...TOWANDA AND LEON. THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 73. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

05-19-2012 20:36:39 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Cowley; Sumner, KS; AT 8:29 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:29 PM. MESSAGE FROM KFH A/F.

05-19-2012 20:36:19 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Cowley; Sumner, KS; AT 8:29 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:29 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 19:49:11 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Sumner, KS; AT 7:41 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:41 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 19:47:17 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Cowley, KS; AT 7:40 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:10 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 19:22:07 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman; Sumner, KS; AT 7:14 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:14 PM. MESSAGE FROM KFH A/F.

05-19-2012 19:21:45 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman; Sumner, KS; AT 7:14 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:14 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 18:55:30 NWS-Wichita SCEM 302
654 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY... AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOUNT HOPE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDALE TO CHENEY TO NORWICH...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

05-19-2012 18:54:21 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: McPherson, KS; AT 6:47 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:32 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 18:50:07 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman, KS; AT 6:42 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:27 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 18:35:21 Viola FD SCEM 302
** ENTRY ** CLOUD-SCAREY LOOKING CLOUDS|VIOLA FIRE DEPT @ 206 S MAIN ST ,VI|3733|$ |SS|18:32:06|cp adv big tornado approx 5-10 miles west of viola .. xferred to kingman

05-19-2012 18:27:47 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman; Reno, KS; AT 6:20 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:05 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 18:26:45 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman, KS; AT 6:19 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:49 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 18:21:24 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman, KS; AT 6:13 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:13 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 18:20:22 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman, KS; AT 6:12 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:57 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 18:10:30 Cheney Fire SCEM 302
Sounding Sirens

05-19-2012 18:04:04 Cheney Fire SCEM 302
Spotters out

05-19-2012 17:53:32 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman, KS; AT 5:46 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:16 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 17:43:39 NWS-SPC SCEM 302
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 281 CONTINUES. SUMMARY...PRIMARILY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND RISKS SHOULD BE PEAKING THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH A MARGINAL SEVERE THREAT LIKELY TO DEVELOP NE OF WW 281 IN NWRN IA. THIS AREA IS BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE WW. DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF CONVECTION WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WERE PRESENT ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR OLU SWWD TO A SURFACE LOW IN NUCKOLLS COUNTY NEB...AND THEN SWD TO AROUND 20 NE P28. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL /SOME SIGNIFICANT/ HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED WITH THESE SUPERCELLS. BUT WITH CELL MERGERS/UPSCALE GROWTH RESULTING IN DISRUPTIVE INTERFERENCE OF UPDRAFTS...ALONG WITH RELATIVELY LARGE SURFACE DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS AND COMPOSITE OUTFLOW/EFFECTIVE FRONT SURGING AHEAD OF THE CONVECTION...OVERALL SEVERE THREAT SHOULD BE AT/NEAR PEAK...LIKELY WANING AFTER SUNSET. THE AFOREMENTIONED REASONING SHOULD CONTINUE TO MITIGATE A MORE ROBUST TORNADO THREAT...BEYOND WEAK/BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS MOST PROBABLE JUST E/NE OF THE SURFACE LOW IN SERN NEB. AN MCS CLUSTER MAY DEVELOP NEWD ALONG THE FRONT INTO NWRN IA...WHICH IS GENERALLY SUPPORTED BY CONVECTION-ALLOWING MODEL GUIDANCE. THE SEVERE THREAT MAY BE MORE TEMPERED BY THE TIME CONVECTION FORMS NE OF WW 281...BREEDING UNCERTAINTY IN THE NECESSITY OF A DOWNSTREAM WW.

05-19-2012 17:36:47 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman, KS; AT 5:29 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:29 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 17:06:39 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Reno, KS; AT 4:59 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:59 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 16:23:13 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Reno, KS; AT 4:16 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:01 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 15:35:50 NWS-SPC SCEM 302
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 325 PM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF TEKAMAH NEBRASKA TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL KS ALONG A COLD FRONT IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING LARGE SCALE ASCENT IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG HEATING COUPLED WITH FOCUSED UPWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING THE CAP WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS DEVELOPING NWD INTO PARTS OF NEB. STEEP LAPSE RATES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO MLCAPE OF 1500-2000 J/KG...AND 30-40 KT SHEAR WILL ENHANCE STORM INTENSITY AND ORGANIZATION. LARGE HAIL WILL BE LIKELY WITH STRONGER CELLS...AND PRESENCE OF A RELATIVELY DEEP AND WELL-MIXED PBL WILL PROMOTE SEVERE WIND GUSTS AS WELL. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.

05-19-2012 15:31:27 SCEM EAS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Butler; Chase; Harper; Harvey; Kingman; McPherson; Marion; Reno; Sedgwick; Sumner, KS; AT 3:24 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:00 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.

05-19-2012 06:55:12 NWS-Wichita SCEM 302
A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

Entry Date	Reporting Agency	Unit ID	Description
05-19-2012 20:43:51	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Butler; Sedgwick, KS; AT 8:36 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:21 PM. MESSAGE FROM KFH A/F.
05-19-2012 20:43:30	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Butler; Sedgwick, KS; AT 8:36 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:21 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 20:38:31	NWS-Wichita	SCEM 302	* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 834 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSE HILL... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EL DORADO...ANDOVER...DOUGLASS...AUGUSTA...TOWANDA AND LEON. THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 73. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
05-19-2012 20:36:39	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Cowley; Sumner, KS; AT 8:29 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:29 PM. MESSAGE FROM KFH A/F.
05-19-2012 20:36:19	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Cowley; Sumner, KS; AT 8:29 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:29 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 19:49:11	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Sumner, KS; AT 7:41 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:41 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 19:47:17	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Cowley, KS; AT 7:40 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:10 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 19:22:07	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman; Sumner, KS; AT 7:14 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:14 PM. MESSAGE FROM KFH A/F.
05-19-2012 19:21:45	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman; Sumner, KS; AT 7:14 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:14 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 18:55:30	NWS-Wichita	SCEM 302	654 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY... AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOUNT HOPE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDALE TO CHENEY TO NORWICH...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
05-19-2012 18:54:21	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: McPherson, KS; AT 6:47 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:32 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 18:50:07	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman, KS; AT 6:42 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:27 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 18:35:21	Viola FD	SCEM 302	ENTRY CLOUD-SCAREY LOOKING CLOUDS\|VIOLA FIRE DEPT @ 206 S MAIN ST ,VI\|3733\|$ \|SS\|18:32:06\|cp adv big tornado approx 5-10 miles west of viola .. xferred to kingman
05-19-2012 18:27:47	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman; Reno, KS; AT 6:20 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:05 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 18:26:45	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman, KS; AT 6:19 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:49 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 18:21:24	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Harper; Kingman, KS; AT 6:13 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:13 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 18:20:22	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman, KS; AT 6:12 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:57 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 18:10:30	Cheney Fire	SCEM 302	Sounding Sirens
05-19-2012 18:04:04	Cheney Fire	SCEM 302	Spotters out
05-19-2012 17:53:32	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman, KS; AT 5:46 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:16 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 17:43:39	NWS-SPC	SCEM 302	THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 281 CONTINUES. SUMMARY...PRIMARILY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND RISKS SHOULD BE PEAKING THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH A MARGINAL SEVERE THREAT LIKELY TO DEVELOP NE OF WW 281 IN NWRN IA. THIS AREA IS BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE WW. DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF CONVECTION WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WERE PRESENT ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR OLU SWWD TO A SURFACE LOW IN NUCKOLLS COUNTY NEB...AND THEN SWD TO AROUND 20 NE P28. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL /SOME SIGNIFICANT/ HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED WITH THESE SUPERCELLS. BUT WITH CELL MERGERS/UPSCALE GROWTH RESULTING IN DISRUPTIVE INTERFERENCE OF UPDRAFTS...ALONG WITH RELATIVELY LARGE SURFACE DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS AND COMPOSITE OUTFLOW/EFFECTIVE FRONT SURGING AHEAD OF THE CONVECTION...OVERALL SEVERE THREAT SHOULD BE AT/NEAR PEAK...LIKELY WANING AFTER SUNSET. THE AFOREMENTIONED REASONING SHOULD CONTINUE TO MITIGATE A MORE ROBUST TORNADO THREAT...BEYOND WEAK/BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS MOST PROBABLE JUST E/NE OF THE SURFACE LOW IN SERN NEB. AN MCS CLUSTER MAY DEVELOP NEWD ALONG THE FRONT INTO NWRN IA...WHICH IS GENERALLY SUPPORTED BY CONVECTION-ALLOWING MODEL GUIDANCE. THE SEVERE THREAT MAY BE MORE TEMPERED BY THE TIME CONVECTION FORMS NE OF WW 281...BREEDING UNCERTAINTY IN THE NECESSITY OF A DOWNSTREAM WW.
05-19-2012 17:36:47	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Kingman, KS; AT 5:29 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:29 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 17:06:39	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Reno, KS; AT 4:59 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:59 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 16:23:13	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Reno, KS; AT 4:16 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:01 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 15:35:50	NWS-SPC	SCEM 302	THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 325 PM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF TEKAMAH NEBRASKA TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL KS ALONG A COLD FRONT IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING LARGE SCALE ASCENT IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG HEATING COUPLED WITH FOCUSED UPWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING THE CAP WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS DEVELOPING NWD INTO PARTS OF NEB. STEEP LAPSE RATES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO MLCAPE OF 1500-2000 J/KG...AND 30-40 KT SHEAR WILL ENHANCE STORM INTENSITY AND ORGANIZATION. LARGE HAIL WILL BE LIKELY WITH STRONGER CELLS...AND PRESENCE OF A RELATIVELY DEEP AND WELL-MIXED PBL WILL PROMOTE SEVERE WIND GUSTS AS WELL. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.
05-19-2012 15:31:27	SCEM	EAS	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Butler; Chase; Harper; Harvey; Kingman; McPherson; Marion; Reno; Sedgwick; Sumner, KS; AT 3:24 PM ON MAY 19, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:00 PM. MESSAGE FROM KICT/NWS.
05-19-2012 06:55:12	NWS-Wichita	SCEM 302	A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.