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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

May 11, 2017Marion County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 11, 2017, 6:32 AM CDT for Marion County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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
May 11, 2017, 6:32 AM CDT (11:32 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

County Marion County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 264 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1146 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1146 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 11, 3:03 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 3:03 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 5:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
520 AM CDT Thu May 11 2017

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-121030-
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-
520 AM CDT Thu May 11 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible for this
afternoon and early evening across Southeast Kansas. Quarter size
hail and damaging winds around 60 mph will be possible from the
stronger storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Another weather system is expected to move out in the central plains
on Tuesday. A few severe thunderstorms will be possible across
central and south central for Tuesday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

Special weather statement, May 11, 3:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 11, 4:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 11, 4:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
437 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

KSZ048>051-111000-
Ellsworth KS-Rice KS-McPherson KS-Saline KS-
437 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Southern Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
  Eastern Rice County in central Kansas...
  Northwestern McPherson County in central Kansas...
  Southwestern Saline County in central Kansas...

* Until 500 AM CDT

* At 436 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles
  northeast of Lorraine to 6 miles south of Geneseo to 6 miles
  southeast of Lyons...and moving east at 25 mph.

wind gusts up to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Kanopolis, Marquette, Little River, Geneseo, Windom, Kanopolis Lake
  and Kanopolis State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and
become severe...or a warning is issues by the National Weather
Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3877 9798 3869 9778 3832 9774 3823 9817
      3841 9817 3866 9836
TIME...MOT...LOC 0937Z 247DEG 23KT 3862 9823 3843 9812 3828 9812

LAWSON
Special weather statement, May 11, 5:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
514 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

KSZ048-049-051-111045-
Ellsworth KS-McPherson KS-Saline KS-
514 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Northeastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
  Northern McPherson County in central Kansas...
  Saline County in central Kansas...

* Until 545 AM CDT

* At 513 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles
  west of Brookville to Marquette to near Windom...and moving
  northeast at 30 mph.

wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Salina, Lindsborg, Marquette, Assaria, Brookville, Smolan, Windom,
  Falun, Bridgeport, Kanopolis Lake, Salina Airport and Kanopolis
  State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and
become severe...or a warning is issues by the National Weather
Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 9752 3851 9741 3833 9792 3852 9792
      3852 9793 3878 9810 3896 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 232DEG 24KT 3878 9799 3857 9786 3842 9786

LAWSON
Special weather statement, May 11, 6:00 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
600 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

KSZ049-051-052-111130-
McPherson KS-Marion KS-Saline KS-
600 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Eastern McPherson County in central Kansas...
  Northwestern Marion County in central Kansas...
  Eastern Saline County in central Kansas...

* Until 630 AM CDT

* At 558 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Smolan to
  5 miles north of Galva to 5 miles northwest of Moundridge...and
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Salina, Hillsboro, Moundridge, Galva, Canton, Assaria, Gypsum,
  Smolan, Lehigh, New Cambria, Durham, Salina Airport, Roxbury,
  Marion Lake, Bridgeport and Kipp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and
become severe...or a warning is issues by the National Weather
Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 9737 3861 9720 3837 9710 3817 9759
      3842 9758 3884 9775 3896 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1059Z 216DEG 32KT 3872 9768 3846 9755 3826 9757

LAWSON
Special weather statement, May 11, 6:32 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
632 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

KSZ052-111200-
Marion KS-
632 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Marion County in central Kansas...

* Until 700 AM CDT

* At 630 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles
  south of Carlton to near Durham to 5 miles east of Goessel...and
  moving east at 35 mph.

hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hillsboro, Marion, Florence, Lincolnville, Ramona, Lehigh, Tampa,
  Durham, Lost Springs, Pilsen and Marion Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and
become severe...or a warning is issues by the National Weather
Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9695 3854 9693 3852 9693 3852 9682
      3835 9683 3835 9684 3824 9684 3818 9734
      3842 9729 3860 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1132Z 251DEG 30KT 3858 9735 3844 9722 3822 9725

LAWSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 9:06 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley12 hr
May 10, 10:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice39 min
May 11, 1:42 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTRice12 hr
May 11, 3:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice61 min
May 11, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice68 min
May 11, 4:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth23 min
May 11, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline31 min
May 11, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline30 min
May 11, 9:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho32 min
May 11, 9:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen36 min
May 11, 10:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 9 more12 hr
May 11, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman49 min
May 11, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman63 min
May 11, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman62 min
May 11, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette49 min
May 11, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson39 min
May 11, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Neosho, Wilson45 min
May 11, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Sedgwick, Sumner39 min
May 11, 3:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarper, Kingman26 hr
May 11, 4:32 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson26 hr
May 11, 5:11 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick6 hr
May 11, 5:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTKingman, Sedgwick, Sumner5 hr
May 11, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTChautauqua6 hr
May 11, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk63 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kansas, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

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.