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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Wichita, KS

June 12, 20184 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2018, 3:27 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 12, 2018, 3:27 AM CDT (08:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2018, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 201 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2668 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1430 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 12, 2:53 AM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:53 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 2:49 AM CDT, 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 12:19 AM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1219 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

KSZ052-053-120600-
Marion KS-Chase KS-
1219 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Southeastern Marion County in central Kansas...
  Chase County in east central Kansas...

* Until 100 AM CDT

* At 1216 AM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was
  tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall over
  Florence...moving southeast at 10 mph.

* Hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will
  be possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Florence, Burns,
  Lincolnville, Bazaar, Elmdale, Matfield Green, Cedar Point, Hymer,
  Wonsevu, Tallgrass Prairie, Saffordville, Tallgrass Prairie
  Preserve and Marion Lake.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
south central, central and east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3852 9636 3809 9636 3809 9715 3817 9715
      3817 9725 3819 9727 3853 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 325DEG 11KT 3825 9697

METZGER

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
103 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

KSZ053-069-070-120700-
Butler KS-Greenwood KS-Chase KS-
103 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Northeastern Butler County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...
  Southeastern Chase County in east central Kansas...

* Until 200 AM CDT

* At 102 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles east of Burns, or 19 miles
  south of Cottonwood Falls...moving southeast at 30 mph.

hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Madison, Cassoday, Bazaar, Matfield Green and Thrall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
south central, southeastern and east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3809 9680 3835 9657 3817 9635 3816 9597
      3775 9652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 306DEG 27KT 3809 9661

KETCHAM

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
213 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

KSZ069-070-120745-
Butler KS-Greenwood KS-
213 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Northeastern Butler County in south central Kansas...
  West central Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 245 AM CDT

* At 209 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles northwest of Eureka...
  moving southeast at 30 mph.

Hail up to the size of nickels and winds up to 50 mph are possible
with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cassoday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways, especially at night!

&&

LAT...LON 3800 9670 3809 9654 3809 9649 3796 9630
      3784 9658
TIME...MOT...LOC 0712Z 327DEG 16KT 3799 9656

ES

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:48 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:58 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:18 AM CDT, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	24 min
Jun 11, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	63 min
Jun 11, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	31 min
Jun 11, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno	61 min
Jun 11, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	30 min
Jun 11, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	40 min
Jun 11, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	63 min
Jun 11, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	33 min
Jun 11, 11:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	36 min
Jun 11, 11:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	26 min
Jun 12, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	49 min
Jun 12, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	41 min
Jun 12, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	57 min
Jun 12, 1:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Woodson	66 min
Jun 12, 2:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	32 min
Jun 12, 2:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	65 min
Jun 12, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	27 min
Jun 12, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	32 min
Jun 12, 3:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	59 min
Jun 12, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	58 min
Jun 12, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	57 min

Nearby

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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.