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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

May 29, 2016Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2016, 3:14 PM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 29, 2016, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County Cowley County, KS

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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 May 29, 2:32 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 2:32 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:46 AM CDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
446 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-301000-
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-
446 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS RIVERS...STREAMS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS REMAIN IN FLOOD
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG STORM OR TWO
WITH SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT
ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SOME RIVER FLOODING WILL LINGER INTO THE WORK WEEK...CONTINUE TO
CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. A FEW STRONG OR
SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 29, 2:42 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
242 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0241 PM     HAIL             1 W LATHAM              37.54N 96.66W
05/29/2016  M0.25 INCH       BUTLER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JMR

Local storm report, May 29, 2:44 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
244 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0243 PM     HAIL             1 W LATHAM              37.54N 96.66W
05/29/2016  M1.75 INCH       BUTLER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT BUTLER
            STATE LAKE. RELAYED VIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

JMR

Local storm report, May 29, 2:51 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
251 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0251 PM     HAIL             LINDSBORG               38.57N 97.67W
05/29/2016  M0.88 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL WITH HEAVY RAIN.

&&

JMR

Special weather statement, May 29, 3:01 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:11 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
311 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

KSZ069-093-292045-
BUTLER KS-COWLEY KS-
311 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 309 PM CDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
  NEAR LATHAM...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF LEON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
  MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LATHAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3753 9681 3760 9655 3744 9653 3741 9672
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 329DEG 13KT 3749 9668

LAWSON

Special weather statement, May 29, 3:14 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
314 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

KSZ093-292045-
COWLEY KS-
314 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 312 PM CDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
  OVER DEXTER...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CEDAR VALE...MOVING EAST AT
  10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DEXTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3706 9673 3726 9679 3729 9653 3710 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 252DEG 9KT 3720 9668

LAWSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 8:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno	24 hr
May 29, 4:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey	23 hr
May 29, 11:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	23 min
May 29, 11:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno, Sedgwick	30 min
May 29, 12:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	43 min
May 29, 12:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	35 min
May 29, 12:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	32 min
May 29, 1:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	48 min
May 29, 1:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	62 min
May 29, 1:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	55 min
May 29, 1:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	57 min
May 29, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	36 min
May 29, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson	44 min
May 29, 2:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	42 min
May 29, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	27 min
May 29, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	24 min
May 29, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Marion	26 min
May 29, 2:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	6 hr
May 29, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	33 min
May 29, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	29 min
May 29, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	34 min
May 29, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	35 min
May 29, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	31 min
May 29, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	33 min
May 29, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	39 min
May 29, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	30 min
May 29, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	54 min
May 29, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	29 min
May 29, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	25 min
May 29, 5:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	4 hr
May 29, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	37 min
May 29, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	37 min
May 29, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	24 min
May 29, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	64 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.