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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2009, 2:57 AM CDT for Chase County, Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 16, 2009, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2009, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chase County, KS, Greenwood County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 Jun 16, 12:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 12:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1258 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009 KSZ047-050-051-160630- BARTON-MCPHERSON-RICE- 1258 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARTON...MCPHERSON AND RICE COUNTIES... AT 1257 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHASE...OR 26 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BILLINGS
Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
137 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0132 AM FLOOD MCPHERSON 38.37N 97.66W
06/16/2009 MCPHERSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED YARD AND STREET FLOODING IN MCPHERSON.
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JMCSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 2:10 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 210 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009 KSZ052-160745- MARION- 210 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARION COUNTY... AT 206 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR MARION...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT. BILLINGS
Local storm report, Jun 16, 2:30 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
230 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0202 AM HEAVY RAIN LITTLE RIVER 38.40N 98.01W
06/16/2009 M3.00 INCH RICE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 3 INCHES OF RAIN FOR A STORM TOTAL THROUGH 2AM
AND IT IS STILL RAINING.
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JMBSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 2:36 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 236 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009 KSZ052-068-069-160800- BUTLER-HARVEY-MARION- 236 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BUTLER...HARVEY AND MARION COUNTIES... AT 237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR NEWTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT. BILLINGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 59 min |
| Jun 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 16 min |
| Jun 15, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice, Saline | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jun 15, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 9:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 10:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 12 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 12:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 12:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 22 min |
| Jun 16, 1:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 13 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Lyon | 31 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 36 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 54 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 3:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Reno | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 4:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Greenwood, Woodson | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 54 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 3 days |
| Jun 16, 8:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 3 days |
| Jun 16, 8:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 12 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 23 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 12 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 12 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Reno | 7 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.