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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

September 9, 2014Lincoln County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Sep 9, 2014, 6:49 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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: Sep 9, 2014, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired: Sep 9, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County Lincoln 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 Sep 9, 3:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 3:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
318 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 314 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

EXPECTING STORMS TO INITIATE ALONG SURFACE FRONT OVER NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWEST KANSAS WHERE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE MAXIMIZED
FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND
REACH CENTRAL KANSAS BY THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD MOVE SOUTHWARD
TONIGHT DUE TO DECENT COLD POOL GENERATION FROM HIGH BASED STORMS.
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS GIVEN STRONGER SHEAR
ALOFT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE COLD FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS. COULD BE A SMALL
WINDOW FOR STORMS TO RE-DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER FAR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE THE FRONT SHIFTS SOUTHWARD INTO OKLAHOMA.
OTHERWISE DRIER COOLER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON THURSDAY
WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR KANSAS.

MEANWHILE...THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL WAVE CURRENTLY DIVING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS WESTERN CANADA WILL BRING ANOTHER STRONGER PUSH OF COLDER AIR
SOUTHWARD INTO KANSAS ON FRIDAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN KANSAS AHEAD OF THIS WAVE ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND MIGRATE
EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL KANSAS ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF CLOUDS
AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR
FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 314 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

A COOL MORNING WILL BE ON TAP FOR SATURDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. MODELS DIFFER ON THE
EVOLUTION OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM FOR SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY WITH
GFS MODEL SUGGESTING A DEEPER/STRONGER SYSTEM AND BETTER CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION COMPARED TO ECMWF MODEL. WE WILL MAINTAIN RAIN CHANCES
FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES A BIT BELOW NORMAL.

JAKUB

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1245 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

A WARM AND BREEZY AFTERNOON WILL BE THE PREDOMINATE TAF CONCERN FOR
THE FIRST 6 HOURS AS SOUTH WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 KTS IN
SOME LOCATIONS.

ATTENTION WILL QUICKLY TURN TO CONVECTIVE CHANCES EARLY THIS EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL KS...AS CONVECTION DEVELOPS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS
ALONG A SOUTHEASTWARD SAGGING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME OF THIS
CONVECTION MAY MOVE INTO KRSL/KSLN FOR THE EVENING HOURS...SO WILL
GO WITH A VCTS FOR KRSL AND KSLN TAF SITE BY AROUND 00Z/WED. SOME
QUESTION ON HOW WIDESPREAD THE CONVECTION WILL BE...SO WILL NOT GO
WITH A TEMPO GROUP JUST YET FOR KRSL.  I COULD SEE A TEMPO GROUP
ADDED WITH LATER TAF UPDATES FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KS.

EXPECT THE FRONT AND CONVECTION TO SAG SOUTH-SOUTHEAST...WITH
CONVECTION OFF OF THE HIGH PLAINS OR ALONG THE FRONT DROPPING SOUTH
AND EAST INTO THE KHUT TAF SITE AS WELL. SO HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE
IN THIS SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION TO ADD A VCTS FOR KHUT AFTER 02Z AS
WELL.

NOT COMPLETELY SURE THIS CONVECTION WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE KICT
VICINITY..UNLESS A COLD POOL CAN DEVELOP WITH THIS CONVECTION.  SO
WILL LEAVE THE KICT TAF DRY FOR NOW.

WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTUAL FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO KRSL/KSLN BETWEEN 06-09Z/WED....SO WILL SHIFT THE WINDS
AROUND TO THE NW AFTER THE FRONT MOVES IN WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS
POSSIBLE AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.

KETCHAM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    70  78  52  71 /  50  30  10  10
HUTCHINSON      67  74  51  69 /  80  20  10  10
NEWTON          68  75  51  69 /  70  30  10  10
ELDORADO        70  79  52  71 /  60  40  10  10
WINFIELD-KWLD   73  82  54  72 /  30  30  10  10
RUSSELL         63  70  46  64 /  80  20  10  10
GREAT BEND      64  71  48  66 /  80  20  10  10
SALINA          65  71  50  68 /  80  30  10  10
MCPHERSON       67  73  51  68 /  80  30  10  10
COFFEYVILLE     74  87  55  74 /  40  50  10  10
CHANUTE         73  82  54  72 /  50  50  10  10
IOLA            72  81  54  71 /  50  50  10  10
PARSONS-KPPF    74  85  54  73 /  40  50  10  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 9, 4:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
428 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-102130-
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-
428 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF
DOLLARS AND DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY
FOR LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON LINE.

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS...PLEASE SEE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR MORE
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL LINGER OVER MAINLY SOUTHEAST
KANSAS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT EXITS RAPIDLY
TO THE SOUTHEAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:12 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
612 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

KSZ033-092345-
LINCOLN-
612 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 611 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINCOLN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BEVERLY AND BARNARD.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3902 9792 3892 9828 3918 9832 3923 9797
      3922 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 246DEG 31KT 3909 9816

LAWSON

Local storm report, Sep 9, 6:13 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
613 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2014

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

0555 PM     TSTM WND GST     SYLVAN GROVE            39.01N 98.39W
09/09/2014  E60 MPH          LINCOLN            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

CDJ

Local storm report, Sep 9, 6:14 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
614 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2014

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

0550 PM     HAIL             ASH GROVE               39.17N 98.35W
09/09/2014  E0.88 INCH       LINCOLN            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

CDJ

Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:17 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
617 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

KSZ032-092345-
RUSSELL-
617 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORHAM...OR 7
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUSSELL...BUNKER HILL...DORRANCE...LUCAS...RUSSELL AIRPORT AND
  WILSON LAKE.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3914 9849 3882 9848 3870 9849 3869 9904
      3899 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 234DEG 32KT 3883 9893

LAWSON

Local storm report, Sep 9, 6:18 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
618 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2014

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

0616 PM     HAIL             8 N LINCOLN             39.16N 98.15W
09/09/2014  E0.75 INCH       LINCOLN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL.

&&

JMR

Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
649 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

KSZ032-033-100015-
LINCOLN-RUSSELL-
649 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 648 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF DORRANCE...OR 14
  MILES EAST OF RUSSELL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LUCAS...SYLVAN GROVE...WILSON LAKE AND ASH GROVE.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9827 3890 9806 3887 9839 3887 9848
      3886 9849 3882 9875 3903 9878
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 257DEG 34KT 3894 9859

LAWSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 9, 4:24 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, McPherson and 3 more	5 hr
Sep 9, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	34 min
Sep 9, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	32 min
Sep 9, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln	45 min
Sep 9, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	35 min
Sep 9, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	33 min
Sep 9, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	28 min
Sep 9, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	29 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.