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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 22, 2014, 6:13 PM CDT for Montgomery 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
- May 22, 2014, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Montgomery County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 200 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -404 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 816 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 May 22, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING PERSISTENT CONVECTION FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING WENT UPSCALE ALONG THE ASSOCIATED OUTFLOW ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. INTERSECTION OF STORM ON MESOSCALE OUTLFLOW AND THE SYNOPTIC STATIONARY FRONT APPARENTLY PRODUCED BRIEF ROPE TORNADO EAST OF ROSALIA NEAR GREENWOOD/BUTLER COUNTY LINE. SPC MESO DATA SHOWED MLCAPE OF 1500-2000 J/KG WITH SOME LOW LEVEL CAPE AIDING INITIAL UPDRAFTS. THIS CONVECTION WAS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL WEAK MESO VORT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOSTER STORMS IN THE WARM/UNSTABLE AIRMASS INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE FLINT HILLS. LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS WHICH MAY SUPPORT A COUPLE COMPLEX OF STORMS OVERNIGHT. WEAK STEERING FLOW WILL MAKE IT A BIT DIFFICULT TO PORTEND WHERE CONVECTION MAY IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER WILL SHOW A GENERAL UPTWEAK WITH MODEST POPS OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE SOMEWHAT MORE IN AGREEMENT WITH A SIGNAL FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY...AND WILL SHOW RELATIVELY HIGHER POPS IN THESE TIME PERIODS. OTHERWISE...WITH LITTLE OR NO CAPPING THROUGH SATURDAY...CHANCES FOR CONVECTION WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST ALONG THE QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS NORTH DURING SUNDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. FOCUS FOR MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION SHOULD BE SITUATED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON., HOWEVER AS A SHORTWAVE EJECTS OUT ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BETTER CHANCES FOR CONVECTION SHOULD AGAIN TRANSLATE EAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOVE SEASONAL CLIMO THOUGH NOT NEARLY AS HOT AS RECENT DAYS. DARMOFAL .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 THE MAIN CHALLENGE IS THE HANDLING OF THE REMNANT CLOSED UPPER LOW ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE ECMWF HOLDS ON TO THIS A BIT LONGER WHICH WOULD LINGER PRECIP/CONVECTIVE CHANCES ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. FOR NOW WILL MAKE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE GOING FORECAST. KED && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1230 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL IMPACT KICT BETWEEN 1830Z AND 1915Z WITH TRANSIENT MVFR CIGS OR LOWER BRIEFLY POSSIBLE. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS ALSO MOVING SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MAY PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR DEEP MOIST CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS POSSIBLY IMPACTING KCNU. WE'RE EXPECTING A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY BEHIND THIS LINE BEFORE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH FROM THE HIGH PLAINS AFTER 04-05Z. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN HOW FAR EAST THE STORMS WILL SURVIVE BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 07-09Z. MWM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 66 82 65 81 / 40 50 60 50 HUTCHINSON 64 80 64 81 / 50 50 60 50 NEWTON 64 80 64 80 / 40 50 60 60 ELDORADO 64 80 64 80 / 40 50 60 60 WINFIELD-KWLD 66 83 65 82 / 40 50 50 50 RUSSELL 62 78 62 81 / 40 40 60 50 GREAT BEND 63 78 63 80 / 50 40 60 50 SALINA 63 80 64 81 / 40 40 60 50 MCPHERSON 64 80 64 80 / 40 50 60 50 COFFEYVILLE 67 83 66 83 / 40 40 40 50 CHANUTE 65 81 65 81 / 40 40 40 50 IOLA 64 80 65 80 / 50 40 40 60 PARSONS-KPPF 66 83 65 82 / 40 40 40 50 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 4:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 406 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-232115- 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- 406 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE SOUTHERN FLINT HILLS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS AND A BRIEF TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WHILE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SUMMER LIKE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG AND A FEW MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SOME STORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE SOUTHERN FLINT HILLS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP KED
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 4:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
428 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0404 PM HAIL ARKANSAS CITY 37.07N 97.04W
05/22/2014 E0.88 INCH COWLEY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
VJPSpecial weather statement, May 22, 4:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 428 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 KSZ071-072-222200- ALLEN-WOODSON- 428 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... WEST CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... EAST CENTRAL WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF YATES CENTER... MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... IOLA AND BASSETT. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3793 9537 3775 9551 3782 9567 3798 9560 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 271DEG 7KT 3787 9560 CARUSO
Special weather statement, May 22, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 500 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 KSZ071-072-095-096-222230- ALLEN-NEOSHO-WILSON-WOODSON- 500 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 530 PM CDT * AT 458 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHANUTE... MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CHANUTE...PETROLIA AND CHANUTE AIRPORT. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3782 9537 3762 9538 3768 9562 3780 9560 TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 281DEG 8KT 3774 9556 CARUSO
Special weather statement, May 22, 5:19 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
519 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
KSZ072-096-222245-
ALLEN-NEOSHO-
519 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 517 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HUMBOLDT...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CHANUTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELSMORE.
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3763 9529 3765 9551 3767 9553 3774 9553
3787 9541 3780 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 300DEG 9KT 3777 9536
CARUSOSpecial weather statement, May 22, 5:40 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
540 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
KSZ096-222315-
NEOSHO-
540 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 537 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF CHANUTE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STARK.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3752 9539 3768 9551 3774 9539 3773 9525
3769 9512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 311DEG 11KT 3769 9533
CARUSOSpecial weather statement, May 22, 6:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
613 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
KSZ099-230000-
MONTGOMERY-
613 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
WEST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 611 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELK CITY...OR 18 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SEDAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. THIS STORM 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 3714 9592 3720 9597 3725 9597 3732 9590
3725 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 312DEG 11KT 3725 9590
CARUSOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 28 min |
| May 22, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 32 min |
| May 22, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 22, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 23 min |
| May 22, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 36 min |
| May 22, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase | 44 min |
| May 22, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 36 min |
| May 22, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 45 min |
| May 22, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 32 min |
| May 22, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 47 min |
| May 22, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 42 min |
| May 22, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk | 40 min |
| May 22, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 23 min |
| May 22, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 64 min |
| May 22, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 32 min |
| May 22, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Wilson | 65 min |
| May 22, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 30 min |
| May 22, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 26 min |
| May 22, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 35 min |
| May 22, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 46 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.