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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2017, 7:12 PM CDT for Butler County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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 18, 2017, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Butler County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 808 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
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 May 18, 6:51 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 6:51 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 201 PM CDT Thu May 18 2017 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191915- 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- 201 PM CDT Thu May 18 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Severe thunderstorms with very large hail and damaging winds are expected. A few potentially strong to violent tornadoes are also possible. The highest threat is mainly south of I-70 and west of the Flint Hills between 3 PM and 10 PM. Storms will consolidate into one or more complexes overnight, with a continued damaging wind threat over eastern Kansas. Heavy rain and localized flash flooding is also possible through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible once again Friday afternoon and evening, mainly over the eastern half of Kansas. While some uncertainty exists, higher-end severe weather is possible once again, with very large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, pockets of flash flooding and a few tornadoes. One or more thunderstorm complexes will then materialize across eastern Kansas during the evening and overnight hours, with a continued damaging wind, heavy rain and flash flooding threat. Due to the expected heavy rain through Friday night, several rivers and streams are expected to reach or exceed flood stage late Friday through the weekend, and possibly into next week, especially over the eastern half of Kansas. Moderate to major river flooding is possible. Stay tuned for any river flood warning statements. Thunderstorms are possible from Sunday Night through Tuesday, but widespread severe weather or heavy rain appears unlikely. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening across much of the region, and again Friday afternoon and evening over mainly the eastern half of Kansas. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 6:40 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
650 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0646 PM TSTM WND GST MULVANE 37.48N 97.24W
05/18/2017 M60.00 MPH SEDGWICK KS EMERGENCY MNGR
SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN AT WEBB AND 119TH.
&&
BDKLocal storm report, May 18, 6:52 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
652 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0651 PM TSTM WND GST ROSE HILL 37.57N 97.13W
05/18/2017 E60.00 MPH BUTLER KS EMERGENCY MNGR
50 TO 60 MPH.
&&
BDKSpecial weather statement, May 18, 6:55 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
655 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
KSZ069-190030-
Butler KS-
655 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Southern and Central Butler County in south central Kansas...
* Until 730 PM CDT
* At 653 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rose
Hill to near Douglass...and moving north at 50 mph.
wind gusts up to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.
* Locations impacted include...
El Dorado, Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Douglass, Towanda, Benton,
Whitewater, Leon, Santa Fe Lake, El Dorado State Park, Augusta
Municipal Airport, El Dorado Airport and El Dorado 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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3782 9716 3796 9715 3784 9663 3747 9681
3748 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 198DEG 44KT 3763 9713 3747 9695
KLEINSASSERSpecial weather statement, May 18, 7:12 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
712 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
KSZ052-068-069-083-190045-
Butler KS-Harvey KS-Marion KS-Sedgwick KS-
712 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Butler County in south central Kansas...
Eastern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
Southern Marion County in central Kansas...
Northeastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT
* At 710 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from North
Newton...to near Whitewater...to near Augusta...to 8 miles south
of Leon...and moving north at 60 mph.
wind gusts up to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.
* Locations impacted include...
Newton, El Dorado, Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Hesston, Hillsboro,
North Newton, Douglass, Towanda, Peabody, Benton, Whitewater, Leon,
Florence, Goessel, Potwin, Walton, Elbing and Burns.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south
central, central, southeastern and east central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3780 9715 3792 9740 3817 9739 3817 9737
3846 9737 3826 9685 3809 9684 3808 9652
3748 9653 3748 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 196DEG 50KT 3808 9735 3793 9711 3773 9691 3756
9683
KLEINSASSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 12 hr |
| May 18, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 28 min |
| May 18, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 65 min |
| May 18, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 34 min |
| May 18, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 39 min |
| May 18, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 45 hr |
| May 18, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 69 hr |
| May 18, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 64 min |
| May 18, 9:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 12 hr |
| May 19, 9:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 9 hr |
| May 19, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 27 min |
| May 19, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 47 min |
| May 19, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner | 34 min |
| May 19, 11:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 45 min |
| May 19, 11:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 40 min |
| May 19, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 60 min |
| May 19, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Reno, Rice | 53 min |
| May 19, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman | 40 min |
| May 19, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 42 min |
| May 19, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 48 min |
| May 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno | 49 min |
| May 19, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 36 min |
| May 19, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 57 min |
| May 19, 6:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 18 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.