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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

June 14, 20125 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2012, 10:49 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 14, 2012, 10:49 PM CDT (03:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2012, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Harper County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 4124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 17.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 14, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 8:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
803 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-160115-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
803 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A COMPLEX OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT.
LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ANY ISOLATED STORMS EARLY THIS
EVENING. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY
OVERWHELM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS...RESULTING IN TEMPORARY STREET
FLOODING.

THE STORM COMPLEX MAY WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT AS IT MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STORMS MAY LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS PART OF THE AREA.
SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HOWEVER THE BETTER
CHANCE OF STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY
NIGHT...PRIMARILY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. STORMS COULD LINGER
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM EARLY THIS EVENING
INTO TONIGHT OVER CENTRAL AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
737 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

KSZ032-033-047-150130-
BARTON-LINCOLN-RUSSELL-
737 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BARTON...LINCOLN AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...

AT 733 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 43 MILES NORTH OF
HUNTER TO 16 MILES NORTH OF NATOMA TO 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF
VICTORIA...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN BARTON...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND RUSSELL
COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. A WARNING
MAY BE NEEDED IF THE LINE OF STORMS MAINTAINS INTENSITY AND MOVES
INTO THE AREA. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9823 3885 9874 3855 9904 3913 9904
      3914 9850 3923 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 339DEG 25KT 3980 9864 3940 9905
          3905 9946

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 9:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 9:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
934 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

KSZ048>051-150315-
ELLSWORTH-MCPHERSON-RICE-SALINE-
934 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELLSWORTH...MCPHERSON...RICE AND SALINE
COUNTIES...

AT 929 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BUSHTON TO 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BENNINGTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3896 9736 3893 9736 3892 9738 3891 9737
      3864 9737 3818 9841 3841 9849 3844 9848
      3897 9775 3897 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 320DEG 37KT 3842 9833 3903 9747

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 10:05 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1005 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

KSZ049>052-067-068-082-150345-
HARVEY-KINGMAN-MARION-MCPHERSON-RENO-RICE-SALINE-
1005 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARVEY...KINGMAN...MARION...MCPHERSON...RENO...
RICE AND SALINE COUNTIES...

AT 1001 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GYPSUM TO COATS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3786 9848 3879 9738 3862 9736 3862 9693
      3853 9692 3852 9683 3791 9766 3791 9770
      3788 9770 3737 9837 3738 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 304DEG 46KT 3875 9726 3749 9875

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 10:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1049 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

KSZ052-053-068>070-082-083-091-092-150445-
BUTLER-CHASE-GREENWOOD-HARPER-HARVEY-KINGMAN-MARION-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-
1049 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUTLER...CHASE...GREENWOOD...HARPER...HARVEY...
KINGMAN...MARION...SEDGWICK AND SUMNER COUNTIES...

AT 1045 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LINCOLNVILLE TO 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARDTNER...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9836 3737 9835 3774 9781 3774 9770
      3782 9770 3853 9663 3853 9640 3849 9635
      3818 9635 3817 9595 3808 9596 3747 9706
      3747 9715 3742 9715 3699 9789
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 317DEG 46KT 3851 9679 3680 9898

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	53 min
Jun 14, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Lincoln, Russell	60 min
Jun 14, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton, Lincoln	54 min
Jun 14, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice, Saline	41 min
Jun 14, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman, McPherson, Marion, Reno	40 min
Jun 14, 11:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Greenwood, Sedgwick, Sumner	59 min
Jun 15, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Elk, Greenwood	32 min
Jun 15, 12:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	28 min
Jun 15, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	32 min
Jun 15, 1:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk, Wilson, Woodson	33 min
Jun 15, 1:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	41 min
Jun 15, 1:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	48 min
Jun 15, 2:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson	51 min
Jun 15, 2:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	32 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kansas, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.