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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

April 2, 2015McPherson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Apr 2, 2015, 2:37 AM CDT for McPherson County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 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: Apr 2, 2015, 2:37 AM CDT (07:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2015, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County McPherson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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: 304 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -218 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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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 Apr 1, 11:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 11:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 10:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1018 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030330-
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-
1018 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...WITH THE GREATER
CHANCES IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND ONLY A SLIGHT
CHANCE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
MORNING AREA WIDE. OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY
BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

SEVERAL HOURS OF VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...AND PERIODICALLY
OVER THE REST OF THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

IN ADDITION...SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE
FORECAST SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...MAINLY FOR THE FLINT HILLS
AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. STORM
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SOUTHEAST
KANSAS CLOSER TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 12:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1245 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

KSZ033-020615-
LINCOLN KS-
1245 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1243 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BARNARD...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BARNARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 3911 9793 3908 9812 3922 9817 3922 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 253DEG 37KT 3919 9806

KETCHAM

Local storm report, Apr 2, 12:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1257 AM CDT THU APR 02 2015

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

1252 AM     HAIL             2 N BARNARD             39.22N 98.04W
04/02/2015  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BDK

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
134 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

KSZ048-049-020715-
SALINE KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
134 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 129 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF MARQUETTE...OR 11
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANOPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BROOKVILLE...FALUN...KANOPOLIS LAKE AND KANOPOLIS STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 9766 3861 9792 3860 9793 3852 9804
      3852 9807 3863 9814 3875 9805 3891 9788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 239DEG 49KT 3860 9799

KETCHAM

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:53 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
153 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

KSZ050-020745-
RICE KS-
153 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 148 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LITTLE RIVER...OR NEAR LYONS...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LYONS...LITTLE RIVER AND GENESEO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 3842 9825 3852 9815 3852 9793 3829 9793
      3827 9813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 239DEG 49KT 3839 9811

KETCHAM

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 2:37 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
237 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

KSZ051-020815-
MCPHERSON KS-
237 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 315 AM CDT

* AT 234 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MCPHERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  55 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCPHERSON...GALVA...CANTON...MCPHERSON AIRPORT AND ROXBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 3822 9772 3837 9783 3860 9738 3830 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 240DEG 49KT 3837 9760

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	30 min
Apr 2, 1:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	41 min
Apr 2, 1:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	52 min
Apr 2, 4:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	24 min
Apr 2, 4:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood, Woodson	50 min
Apr 2, 5:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	45 min
Apr 2, 5:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Neosho	39 min
Apr 2, 5:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette	34 min
Apr 2, 6:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette	26 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kansas, 2015 Every special weather statement in 2015

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.