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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

July 25, 2012Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2012, 6:43 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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: Jul 25, 2012, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2012, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County Russell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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: 131 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -343 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 25, 3:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 3:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
305 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE STORM CHANCES THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY.

SYNOPSIS:
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS SHOWING A STRONG SHORTWAVE OVER SOUTHWEST
MANITOBA WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ENERGY OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS ALSO SHOWING A VERY WEAK PIECE OF ENERGY THAT
LIFTED OUT OF NW TX WHICH IS PROVIDING SOME ACCUS AND LIGHT RETURNS
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KS. AT THE SURFACE THE WEAK COLD FRONT
STRETCHES FROM NORTH OF OMAHA TO NORTH OF GARDEN CITY AND IS
CONTINUING TO SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH.

TONIGHT-THU:
HOW WIDESPREAD THE CONVECTION IS ALONG THE FRONT THIS EVENING
REMAINS THE MAIN QUESTION. CONFIDENCE STILL REMAINS HIGH THAT STORMS
WILL DEVELOPING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE
INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OVER W-NW KS. FEEL A BIT MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAT
THIS ACTIVITY WILL MAINTAIN SOME COVERAGE AFTER DARK GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF ACCUS THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT THERE INDICATING MINIMAL
ELEVATED CAPPING IN PLACE...WHICH THE NAM HAS BEEN SHOWING THE LAST
FEW RUNS. THEREFORE WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST CHANCE POPS OVER MOST OF
THE FORECAST AREA INTO THU MORNING.

MODELS HAVE STAYED CONSISTENT WITH THE FRONT STRETCHING THROUGH SE
KS BY THU AFTERNOON WITH THIS FEATURE AGAIN BEING THE FOCUS FOR
CONVECTION. GIVEN SOME BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER SE KS ALONG
WITH SOME DEEP LAYER SHEAR...SHOULD SEE A STRONG OR SEVERE STORM
ALONG THE FRONT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH THIS FRONT WILL
PROVIDE SOME MINOR RELIEF FROM THE HEAT...TEMPS WILL STILL BE WELL
ABOVE NORMAL.

FRI-WED:
WE WON'T WAIT LONG TO GET BACK INTO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THROUGH THESE
EXTENDED PERIODS.

BY 00Z SAT THE UPPER TROUGH WILL EXTENDING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
WITH THE SURFACE FRONT DOWN SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER. BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF AGREE ON BUILDING THE UPPER RIDGE BACK-IN OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS FOR THE WEEKEND. THE POSITION OF THIS HIGH WILL REALLY ALLOW
THE SUMMER MONSOON TO GET CRANKED UP OVER THE DESERT SW INTO THE
ROCKIES. SOME OF THIS MOISTURE/ENERGY MAY TRY TO SNEAK INTO NW KS
LATER IN THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK...BUT WILL LEAVE DRY FOR NOW.
BOTH MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE ALSO STILL FORECASTING A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN 850MB TEMPS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE EXCESSIVE HEAT
CONTINUING INTO MID WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    76  98  74 101 /  30  30  10  10
HUTCHINSON      75  97  72 101 /  40  20  10  10
NEWTON          75  96  73 101 /  40  30  10  10
ELDORADO        76  97  74 100 /  30  30  10  10
WINFIELD-KWLD   78  99  74 101 /  20  30  20  10
RUSSELL         70  99  70 101 /  40  10  10   0
GREAT BEND      72  99  71 102 /  40  10  10   0
SALINA          74  98  73 101 /  40  20  10  10
MCPHERSON       74  97  73 101 /  40  20  10  10
COFFEYVILLE     79  99  74 102 /  20  50  20  10
CHANUTE         77  96  73 100 /  30  40  10  10
IOLA            77  95  73  99 /  30  40  10  10
PARSONS-KPPF    78  97  73 101 /  20  50  20  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-047>053-
067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 4:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
459 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-261000-
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-
459 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT

HEAT INDICES OF 104 TO 107 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HEAT
ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH STORM COVERAGE INCREASING
OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE
STRONGER STORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH.

VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY THIS EVENING...GENERALLY
WEST OF INTERSTATE I-135.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BE SITUATED
THROUGH SOUTHEAST KANSAS WITH SCATTERED STRONG TO MARGINALLY
SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG IT.

EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO COOL A FEW DEGREES
THURSDAY...HEAT INDICES SHOULD ONCE AGAIN WARM BACK INTO THE 100 TO
105 DEGREE RANGE FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH EVEN HOTTER
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT DUE TO THE
EXPECTED ISOLATED NATURE OF SEVERE STORM CHANCES.

&&

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

BILLINGS/LAWSON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 25, 5:57 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
557 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

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

0542 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N ATLANTA             37.47N 96.77W
07/25/2012                   COWLEY             KS   PUBLIC

            POWER POLL SNAPPED 2 MILES NORTH OF ATLANTA.

&&

RBL

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:57 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
557 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ070-252330-
GREENWOOD-
557 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREENWOOD COUNTY...

AT 554 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF MADISON...OR 18 MILES
NORTHEAST OF EUREKA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3792 9616 3817 9616 3817 9596 3804 9595
      3795 9596 3795 9595 3791 9595 3790 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 245DEG 12KT 3806 9614

LAUGEMAN

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:15 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
615 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ049-252345-
SALINE-
615 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SALINE COUNTY...

AT 612 PM CDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
NEAR ASSARIA...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALINA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
10 MPH.

DIME 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3872 9736 3861 9755 3861 9781 3885 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 230DEG 11KT 3868 9765

MCGUIRE

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:19 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
619 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ069-093-252345-
BUTLER-COWLEY-
619 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUTLER AND COWLEY COUNTIES...

AT 616 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ATLANTA...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WINFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3747 9684 3764 9653 3735 9653 3735 9654
      3729 9676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 245DEG 23KT 3741 9669

LAUGEMAN

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:36 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
636 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ071-260000-
WOODSON-
636 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WOODSON COUNTY...

AT 634 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YATES CENTER...OR NEAR
YATES CENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS 40-50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3782 9552 3774 9552 3773 9560 3773 9595
      3804 9596 3804 9552 3784 9552 3783 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 243DEG 22KT 3783 9581

LAUGEMAN

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
643 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ032-260030-
RUSSELL-
643 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RUSSELL COUNTY...

AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF PARADISE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3905 9904 3913 9904 3914 9903 3914 9878
      3904 9874 3899 9905 3905 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 252DEG 10KT 3909 9902

MCGUIRE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	29 min
Jul 25, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	33 min
Jul 25, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	36 min
Jul 25, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	34 min
Jul 25, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	34 min
Jul 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	31 min
Jul 25, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	35 min
Jul 25, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	32 min
Jul 25, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	25 min
Jul 25, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Greenwood	36 min
Jul 25, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	32 min
Jul 25, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	32 min
Jul 25, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	27 min
Jul 25, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	36 min
Jul 25, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	27 min
Jul 25, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	33 min
Jul 25, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	30 min
Jul 25, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	26 min
Jul 25, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln	40 min
Jul 25, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	24 min

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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.