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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2016, 3:26 AM CDT for Butler County, Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 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
- Jul 6, 2016, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Butler County, KS, Greenwood County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 5225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1379 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jul 6, 2:49 AM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:49 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 249 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday night) Issued at 247 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2016 The early morning MCS may linger early in the period over portions of south central/southeast KS but another round of rain/wet soils will likely have an impact on temperatures this afternoon keeping them down a couple of degrees although the dewpoint temperatures will likely offset any cooling with heat indices easily reaching/exceeding 105 across much of the area. The heat advisory will be expanded to include all of the forecast area this afternoon. Subsidence in the wake of the the early morning MCS combined with continued H85-H7 warming should result in dry weather conditions across the area as we move through the day. A shortwave trough over the Northern Rockies is progged to translate eastward across the Northern Plains today while shortwave mid/upper ridging impacts the Central Plains states. As the trough approaches the Upper Mississippi Valley area late Thursday a cold front will move into northern KS. Storms may struggle to develop along the front with strong capping progged across the area. The H85 thermal ridge will remain anchored over the area resulting in another hot day with heat indices reaching/exceeding 105 once again. The front will usher in more seasonable air across the area on Friday but may also provide a focus for deep moist convection. Better chances for nocturnal development may arrive Friday night and maintained higher pops weighted across southern KS. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Tuesday) Issued at 247 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2016 H5 flow is progged to transition to southwest across the area as a vigorous mid/upper trough moves over the Northern Intermountain region. This may result in unsettled weather and a seasonable temperatures as more subtle impulses lift northeast over the area through the period but timing remains challenging at this time. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday night) Issued at 1135 PM CDT Tue Jul 5 2016 Strong to severe convection looks to impact parts of central and perhaps south central Kansas in the first few hours of the forecast valid period as a developing MCS tracks southeast over the area. Expect a period of IFR VSBYS and strong/gusty outflow winds. Otherwise expect a prevailing south wind again during Wednesday and VFR conditions. KED && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 99 77 100 75 / 10 10 10 20 Hutchinson 100 75 101 72 / 10 10 10 20 Newton 99 76 99 74 / 10 10 10 20 ElDorado 98 77 98 74 / 10 10 10 20 Winfield-KWLD 99 78 100 75 / 10 10 10 20 Russell 99 71 100 68 / 10 10 10 10 Great Bend 99 73 101 69 / 10 10 10 10 Salina 99 76 102 71 / 10 10 10 20 McPherson 99 75 100 72 / 10 10 10 20 Coffeyville 96 79 97 76 / 40 10 10 20 Chanute 94 78 96 75 / 40 10 10 20 Iola 94 77 96 75 / 30 10 10 20 Parsons-KPPF 95 78 97 76 / 40 10 10 20 && .ICT Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening for KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100. && SHORT TERM...MWM LONG TERM...MWM AVIATION...KED
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 11:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1157 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070115- 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- 1157 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS LATE TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS CAPABLE OF 60 TO 70 MPH DOWN-BURST WINDS AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS OVERNIGHT. A FEW FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER AND COW CREEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE LITTLE ARKANSAS AND WALNUT RIVERS FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEE LATEST RIVER FOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES CLIMBING INTO THE 105 DEGREE RANGE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SEE LATEST HEAT ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL KEEP AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES NEAR THE CENTURY MARK THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. STORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY ALTHOUGH THE CHANCES OF ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS REMAINS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
212 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
KSZ047-060745-
BARTON KS-
212 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 245 AM CDT
* AT 209 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALBERT...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SHAFFER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREAT BEND...HOISINGTON...PAWNEE ROCK...ALBERT...OLMITZ...
GREAT BEND AIRPORT AND CHEYENNE BOTTOMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.
&&
LAT...LON 3853 9903 3852 9859 3826 9862 3826 9903
3833 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 273DEG 22KT 3841 9896
DARMOFALLocal storm report, Jul 6, 2:27 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
227 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 AM TSTM WND GST MAIZE 37.77N 97.46W
07/06/2016 M57 MPH SEDGWICK KS PUBLIC
REPORT VIA TWITTER
&&
VJPLocal storm report, Jul 6, 2:28 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
228 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0223 AM HAIL GODDARD 37.66N 97.58W
07/06/2016 E0.88 INCH SEDGWICK KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
VJPSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 2:50 AM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 250 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 KSZ067-060815- RENO KS- 250 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... WESTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 315 AM CDT * AT 246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PLEVNA...OR 11 MILES EAST OF ZENITH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ARLINGTON...PARTRIDGE...SYLVIA...PLEVNA...ABBYVILLE AND LANGDON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT. && LAT...LON 3805 9847 3813 9824 3800 9798 3777 9833 TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 314DEG 14KT 3799 9829 DARMOFAL
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:58 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
258 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
KSZ069-060830-
BUTLER KS-
258 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 330 AM CDT
* AT 257 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DOUGLASS...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AUGUSTA...ROSE HILL...DOUGLASS...LEON...
AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND SANTA FE LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.
&&
LAT...LON 3751 9716 3774 9708 3775 9661 3747 9679
3748 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 273DEG 29KT 3759 9702
DARMOFALSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 3:26 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 KSZ053-069-070-092>094-060930- CHASE KS-ELK KS-GREENWOOD KS-SUMNER KS-BUTLER KS-COWLEY KS- 326 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CHASE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS... EASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHERN COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 430 AM CDT * AT 323 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON TO 5 MILES NORTH OF WINFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EUREKA...DOUGLASS...UDALL...LEON...BURDEN...HAMILTON...ATLANTA... LATHAM...ROSALIA...ROCK...CAMBRIDGE...EUREKA CITY LAKE... WINFIELD CITY LAKE...THRALL...EUREKA AIRPORT...BEAUMONT... PIEDMONT...EL DORADO AIRPORT... EL DORADO STATE PARK AND EL DORADO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT. && LAT...LON 3733 9730 3814 9647 3809 9596 3721 9669 TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 269DEG 46KT 3797 9631 3735 9697 CARUSO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 12:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 51 min |
| Jul 6, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Reno, Rice, Saline | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Saline | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 2:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 4:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 5:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 2:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 24 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Reno | 24 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.