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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Wichita, KS

June 16, 2009Chase County, Greenwood County, Kansas

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

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 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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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 12:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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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.

&&

JMC
Special 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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Special 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningICTReno59 min
Jun 15, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMarion16 min
Jun 15, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningICTButler, Greenwood54 min
Jun 15, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningICTChase63 min
Jun 15, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno50 min
Jun 15, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Marion31 min
Jun 15, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Reno, Sedgwick54 min
Jun 15, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Sedgwick, Sumner66 min
Jun 15, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Rice, Saline64 min
Jun 15, 8:00 PM CDTTornado WarningICTGreenwood45 min
Jun 15, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman56 min
Jun 15, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno and 2 more55 min
Jun 15, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner63 min
Jun 15, 8:42 PM CDTTornado WarningICTGreenwood23 min
Jun 15, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner47 min
Jun 15, 9:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick8 hr
Jun 15, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner64 min
Jun 15, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Elk, Greenwood46 min
Jun 15, 10:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler12 hr
Jun 15, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson62 min
Jun 15, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Harvey, Marion45 min
Jun 15, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick41 min
Jun 15, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice44 min
Jun 16, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Greenwood26 min
Jun 16, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Reno62 min
Jun 16, 12:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Rice9 hr
Jun 16, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Harvey, McPherson, Marion31 min
Jun 16, 12:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Rice9 hr
Jun 16, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRice22 min
Jun 16, 1:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTBarton, Rice8 hr
Jun 16, 1:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTMcPherson8 hr
Jun 16, 2:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMarion6 hr
Jun 16, 2:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase13 hr
Jun 16, 2:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase, Lyon31 hr
Jun 16, 2:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen36 hr
Jun 16, 2:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho54 hr
Jun 16, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase47 min
Jun 16, 3:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTChase, Marion7 hr
Jun 16, 3:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTHarvey7 hr
Jun 16, 3:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTReno7 hr
Jun 16, 4:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen37 min
Jun 16, 4:26 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Greenwood, Woodson6 hr
Jun 16, 8:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTNeosho54 hr
Jun 16, 8:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho3 days
Jun 16, 8:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette3 days
Jun 16, 8:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTRice6 hr
Jun 16, 9:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Rice12 hr
Jun 16, 9:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTHarvey, Reno23 hr
Jun 16, 9:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, Marion12 hr
Jun 16, 10:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen12 hr
Jun 16, 10:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTReno7 hr

Nearby

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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.