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Heat Advisory 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this heat advisory at Aug 19, 2017, 1:32 PM CDT for 16 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2017, 1:32 PM CDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2017, 6:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Allen County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 801 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -147 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 946 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Aug 19, 12:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 12:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 1225 PM CDT Sat Aug 19 2017 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Monday Night) Issued at 335 AM CDT Sat Aug 19 2017 Today: Mostly sunny & hot weather is slated for all areas as a broad but strong mid-upper ridge covers the Great Plains. Tonight: A few thunderstorms are scheduled to arrive primarily central KS late tonight then spread east across about the northern half of KS thru Sun morning as a weak & compact mid-level shortwave scoots east along the Nebraska/KS border. Lift is feeble, as such most if not all of the thunderstorms should behave. Sunday & Sunday Night: With STRONG mid-upper high covering the southeastern fourth of the U.S. a broad mid-level trof covering most of the western U.S. will remain nearly stationary. Such feeble dynamics would keep thunder- storms in check on Sun but come Sunday night a subtle impulse will eject NE from the southwestern plains that may reach western KS. There may be enough lift to produce isolated thunderstorms late Sunday Night. Mon & Mon Night: Thunderstorm potential will begin to increase Mon afternoon then increase considerably Mon night as a strengthening mid-upper trof ventures SE from the Manitoba/Ontario border into the Northern Plains. This would bring a cold front SE that should reach Central KS late Mon night. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 335 AM CDT Sat Aug 19 2017 Tue & Tue Night: The mid-upper trof moving SE from the Northern Plains to generally the Ohio Valley should provide enough of a kick to force the cold front to the Red River early Wed morning. As such, thunderstorms would likewise shift S/SE & would likely be confined to southern KS early Tue morning. Wed-Fri: Cooler weather will spread across KS as high pressure spreads SE from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes. A much drier airmass would keep any chance of thunderstorms in check. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1220 PM CDT Sat Aug 19 2017 VFR conditions at all locations with this forecast package. High pressure will slide east ahead of an approaching low. This will pack down the gradients beginning this evening and on Sunday. Hence, I have brought back gusty southerly winds. I have added VCTS to KRSL and KSLN as an upper pva pocket slides out of NE and into NC KS. This should usher shra and tsra into the vicinity. I don't anticipate much converage. This will also bring in a thicker mid and uppler level cloud deck. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 97 74 96 74 / 10 10 10 20 Hutchinson 97 73 96 73 / 0 10 10 20 Newton 95 72 95 73 / 0 10 10 20 ElDorado 94 73 94 73 / 0 10 10 20 Winfield-KWLD 96 74 96 74 / 10 10 10 20 Russell 96 71 97 72 / 10 30 10 20 Great Bend 96 71 96 71 / 10 20 10 20 Salina 98 74 97 74 / 0 20 10 20 McPherson 96 73 95 73 / 0 20 10 20 Coffeyville 94 73 94 73 / 10 10 10 10 Chanute 92 72 93 73 / 0 10 10 10 Iola 92 72 92 73 / 0 10 10 10 Parsons-KPPF 93 73 93 73 / 10 0 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...EPS LONG TERM...EPS AVIATION...CWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 9:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 4:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 34 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.