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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

June 30, 2014Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2014, 10:06 PM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 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 30, 2014, 10:06 PM CDT (03:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2014, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County Reno County, KS

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The text

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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 30, 6:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 6:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
632 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 250 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

UPPER TROUGHING WILL DIG SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT...STRETCHING FROM IOWA TO NORTHWEST KS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...TO SINK SOUTHWARD THROUGH A VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE
AIRMASS IN OUR FORECAST AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
NEAR THE FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KS AFTER 22Z FROM THE
COMBINATION OF CONVERGENCE/STRONG HEATING ALTHOUGH MID-LEVEL TEMPS
REMAIN VERY WARM. AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTH INTO
SOUTHERN KS THIS EVENING...A PROGGED 40 KNOT SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL
JET SHOULD INCREASE LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT
INTO THE FRONT. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS IN THE 01Z-05Z TIME FRAME. EXTREME INSTABILITY
(MLCAPES 3000-4500 J/KG) WILL BE IN PLACE LATE THIS PM/EARLY
EVE...AS SLIGHTLY STRENGTHENING MID-UPPER FLOW INCREASES DEEP
LAYER SHEAR TO 30-40 KNOTS. THIS SUPPORTS SEVERE MULTICELL AND
SUPERCELL STRUCTURES LATE THIS PM/EARLY EVE...WITH VERY LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS. CANNOT RULE OUT A TORNADO ALONG THE FRONT
GIVEN THE EXTREME INSTABILITY. THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD WANE LATER
IN THE EVE/OVERNIGHT WITH THE MAIN THREAT BECOMING HEAVY
RAIN/FLOODING. THE BROAD LOW-LEVEL JET NOSING INTO SOUTHWEST/SOUTH
CENTRAL KS AND WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT COULD LEAD TO AT LEAST BRIEF
STORM ECHO TRAINING IN THIS AREA...WITH WARM CLOUD DEPTHS
INCREASING TO 3-4 KM AND ANOMALOUSLY HIGH PW'S OF 1.75-2.40
INCHES. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
SW/SCNTRL KS THIS EVENING BEFORE THE LOW-LEVEL JET VEERS OUT LATE
TONIGHT.

THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE KS/OK BORDER TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT...AS AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH ENCOMPASSES THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WILL HOLD ONTO
LINGERING STORM CHANCES IN THE SOUTH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH CHANCES
DIMINISHING TUESDAY NIGHT. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MIDWEST. BELOW
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR WILL INFILTRATE OUR AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT TUESDAY-THURSDAY.

JMC

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 250 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE MEAN UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL FEATURE BROAD UPPER RIDGING ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CONUS...WITH A BELT OF QUASI-ZONAL FLOW
FROM THE PACIFIC NW INTO SOUTHERN CANADA AND THE NORTHEAST CONUS.
SEMI-PERSISTENT LEE TROUGHING WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY FLOW OF
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE MAIN
PROSPECTS FOR STORM COMPLEXES IS PROGGED JUST NORTH/NORTHEAST OF OUR
FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...SOME LOW PROBABILITIES (20-40%) APPEAR
WARRANTED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST KS...WITH SEASONALLY VERY
WARM/HUMID CONDITIONS AREA-WIDE.

JMC

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 632 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
BY MID-EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG AND JUST BEHIND A SOUTHWARD MOVING
COLD FRONT TONIGHT. WHILE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL
AWAY FROM CONVECTION...WILL INCLUDE MVFR CATEGORY WITH TSRA
MENTION FOR NOW. AS CONVECTION BECOMES MORE IMMINENT FOR A
TERMINAL...WILL LIKELY AMEND FOR LOWER IFR CATEGORY AS NEEDED.
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND
THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

KED

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    69  84  64  82 /  80  30  10  10
HUTCHINSON      67  86  62  82 /  70  20  10  10
NEWTON          68  84  62  81 /  70  20  10  10
ELDORADO        67  83  63  81 /  70  30  10  10
WINFIELD-KWLD   69  84  65  83 /  80  50  20  10
RUSSELL         63  84  58  81 /  20  10  10   0
GREAT BEND      63  84  59  81 /  30  20  10   0
SALINA          66  85  59  82 /  30  10  10   0
MCPHERSON       66  85  61  81 /  50  10  10  10
COFFEYVILLE     70  84  66  83 /  50  40  30  10
CHANUTE         69  83  64  81 /  50  30  10  10
IOLA            69  82  63  80 /  50  20  10  10
PARSONS-KPPF    70  83  65  82 /  50  30  20  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR KSZ067>069-082-083-
091>093.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
835 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-020145-
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-
835 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP DURING THE
LATE EVENING...WITH SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
HAVING THE HIGHEST THREAT. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER ALONG WITH 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. IN
ADDITION...VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING. THE HIGHEST
FLOOD THREAT IS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WHERE A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG THE COW CREEK
IN RICE AND NORTHEAST RENO COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN
KANSAS AND AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
ACTIVITY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

&&

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, Jun 30, 9:36 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
936 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

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

0926 PM     HAIL             NEWTON                  38.04N 97.34W
06/30/2014  E0.50 INCH       HARVEY             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JMC

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 10:06 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1006 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

KSZ067-010330-
RENO-
1006 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 1004 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PARTRIDGE...OR 12 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  YODER.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3800 9778 3774 9787 3794 9833 3807 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 278DEG 19KT 3793 9804

PEARCE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	41 min
Jun 30, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	44 min
Jun 30, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	45 min
Jun 30, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	45 min
Jun 30, 10:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	8 hr
Jun 30, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	31 min
Jun 30, 11:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	33 min
Jun 30, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	34 min
Jun 30, 11:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, McPherson, Marion	8 hr
Jun 30, 11:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	7 hr
Jul 1, 12:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	24 min
Jul 1, 12:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper	21 min
Jul 1, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	29 min
Jul 1, 12:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	7 hr
Jul 1, 1:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Kingman	6 hr
Jul 1, 1:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	2 hr
Jul 1, 2:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.