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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

August 17, 2014Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2014, 8:49 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 17, 2014, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2014, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County Russell County, KS

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 17, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell	46 min
Aug 17, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	47 min
Aug 17, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Saline	30 min
Aug 17, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	26 min
Aug 17, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Saline	44 min
Aug 17, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	32 min
Aug 18, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman, Sedgwick	31 min
Aug 18, 12:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	28 min
Aug 18, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Sumner	85 min
Aug 18, 1:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	90 min
Aug 18, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	33 min

Nearby

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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.