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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2016, 2:58 AM CDT for Neosho County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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 8, 2016, 2:58 AM CDT (07:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Neosho County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 2840 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 329 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 10.7
The text
As transmitted.
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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 7, 11:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 11:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1253 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-090600- 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- 1253 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY ALSO MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SMALL PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. CHECK THE LATEST RIVER AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SMALL PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. CHECK THE LATEST RIVER AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. AT THIS POINT...THERE IS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY TO REFINE THE TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 ARE FORECAST IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND AROUND 100 OVER PARTS OF THE AREA FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .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
Local storm report, Jul 7, 9:49 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
949 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 PM TORNADO 1 N EUREKA 37.84N 96.29W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
TRANSFORMERS ARCHING AND POWER FLASHES ON THE NORTH SIDE
OF TOWN.
&&
BDKLocal storm report, Jul 7, 10:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1001 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 PM TORNADO EUREKA 37.82N 96.29W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT OF DAMAGE IN NORTHERN EUREKA OF ROOFS OFF OF HOMES
AND OTHER DEBRIS. TIME IS BASED ON OTHER REPORTS.
&&
VJPLocal storm report, Jul 7, 10:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1047 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1041 PM TORNADO 2 W COYVILLE 37.69N 95.93W
07/07/2016 WILSON KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO.
&&
VJPLocal storm report, Jul 8, 1:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
150 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0949 PM TORNADO EUREKA 37.82N 96.29W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS BROADCAST MEDIA
DAMAGE TO HOUSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, INCLUDING A
MOBILE HOME FLIPPED AND DESTROYED. A LARGE BARN HAS BEEN
PUSHED ON ITS SIDE. A LEAST ONE HOME HAD ITS ROOF
REMOVED. A NURSING HOME WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURIES OR
FATALITIES OCCURRED. AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY WILL BE
CONDUCTED ON 7/8.
&&
BDKLocal storm report, Jul 8, 1:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
151 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0853 PM TORNADO 7 NNW THRALL 38.11N 96.37W
07/07/2016 CHASE KS STORM CHASER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OF 15 SECONDS WAS REPORTED.
0915 PM TORNADO 13 NW EUREKA 37.96N 96.46W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED REPORT FROM A TRAINED SPOTTER OF A BRIEF
TOUCHDOWN. LOCATION IS BASED ON RADAR ROTATION.
0928 PM HAIL 3 NNE CASSODAY 38.08N 96.62W
07/07/2016 E1.00 INCH BUTLER KS EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON
KANSAS TURNPIKE MILE MARKER 95.
0948 PM TORNADO EUREKA 37.82N 96.29W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPROTS HEAVY TREE DAMAGE AND OTHER
REPORTS OF DAMAGE AT 13TH AND MAIN AS WELL AS STATE AND
7TH IN NORTHERN EUREKA.
0948 PM TORNADO 1 N EUREKA 37.84N 96.29W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
TRANSFORMERS ARCHING AND POWER FLASHES ON THE NORTH SIDE
OF TOWN.
0948 PM TORNADO EUREKA 37.82N 96.29W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT OF DAMAGE IN NORTHERN EUREKA OF ROOFS OFF OF HOMES
AND OTHER DEBRIS. TIME IS BASED ON OTHER REPORTS.
0949 PM TORNADO EUREKA 37.82N 96.29W
07/07/2016 GREENWOOD KS BROADCAST MEDIA
DAMAGE TO HOUSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, INCLUDING A
MOBILE HOME FLIPPED AND DESTROYED. A LARGE BARN HAS BEEN
PUSHED ON ITS SIDE. A LEAST ONE HOME HAD ITS ROOF
REMOVED. A NURSING HOME WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURIES OR
FATALITIES OCCURRED. AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY WILL BE
CONDUCTED ON 7/8.
1041 PM TORNADO 2 W COYVILLE 37.69N 95.93W
07/07/2016 WILSON KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO.
&&
BDKSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 2:58 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
258 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
KSZ096-100-080830-
NEOSHO KS-LABETTE KS-
258 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 330 AM CDT
* AT 256 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GALESBURG...OR 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PARSONS...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST 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...
PARSONS...GALESBURG...SOUTH MOUND...LAKE PARSONS AND DENNIS.
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 3735 9551 3752 9545 3750 9509 3739 9509
3738 9508 3735 9507 3726 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 284DEG 29KT 3743 9537
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase, Greenwood | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 56 min |
| Jul 7, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 12:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 9 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 17 min |
| Jul 8, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 5:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 22 min |
| Jul 8, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.