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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

August 7, 2013Butler County, Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2013, 12:14 AM CDT for Butler County, Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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: Aug 7, 2013, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2013, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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: 3444 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 10.1

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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 Aug 6, 8:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 8:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 10:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1001 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-080315-
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-
1001 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING
ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE SEE LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

COUNTY FLOOD AND RIVER WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS FROM RECENT HEAVY
RAINS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS
FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EVENT LOOKS TO BE SETTING UP ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ADDITIONAL
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY WITH
RIVER FLOODING LASTING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY IF NOT LONGER.

AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THERE MAYBE A BREAK FROM THE DAILY STORMS
FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...STORMS WILL RETURN TO THE
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...ANY REPORTS OF
FLOODING WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 6, 11:19 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 11:27 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 11:38 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 11:39 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1139 PM CDT TUE AUG 06 2013

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

1138 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HUTCHINSON              38.07N 97.91W
08/06/2013                   RENO               KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.

&&

COOK

Local storm report, Aug 6, 11:47 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1147 PM CDT TUE AUG 06 2013

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

1144 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT HOPE              37.87N 97.66W
08/06/2013  E60 MPH          SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1146 PM     TSTM WND GST     ANDALE                  37.79N 97.63W
08/06/2013  E60 MPH          SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE BRANCHES BEING BROKEN OFF TREES AS WELL

&&

COOK

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 12:14 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1214 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

KSZ052-053-068-069-093-094-098-070615-
BUTLER-CHASE-CHAUTAUQUA-COWLEY-ELK-HARVEY-MARION-
1214 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUTLER...CHASE...CHAUTAUQUA...COWLEY...ELK...
HARVEY AND MARION COUNTIES...

AT 1210 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
NORTH OF WALTON TO POTWIN TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOUGLASS TO 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ARKANSAS CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS OF 45 TO 55 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 3792 9715 3824 9734 3830 9678 3781 9652
      3761 9653 3710 9648 3708 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 264DEG 45KT 3821 9716 3788 9697
          3748 9684 3703 9690

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 6, 9:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	5 days
Aug 6, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	33 min
Aug 6, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	29 min
Aug 6, 11:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	57 min
Aug 6, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	29 min
Aug 6, 11:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick	64 min
Aug 7, 12:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion	53 min
Aug 7, 12:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	35 min
Aug 7, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	52 min
Aug 7, 1:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	56 min
Aug 7, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Greenwood	50 min
Aug 7, 1:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	57 min
Aug 7, 1:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Labette, Neosho	97 min
Aug 7, 2:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	56 min
Aug 7, 5:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	67 min
Aug 7, 6:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	65 min
Aug 7, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Sedgwick	68 hr
Aug 7, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	12 hr
Aug 7, 11:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	15 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kansas, 2013 Every special weather statement in 2013

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.