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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Mar 19, 2018, 2:49 AM CDT for Butler County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2018, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2018, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Butler County, KS
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NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 18, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 430 PM CDT Sun Mar 18 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-192130- 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- 430 PM CDT Sun Mar 18 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central, South Central and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Showers and embedded thunderstorms are likely tonight, especially across South-Central and Southeast Kansas where a few thunderstorms may produce quarter-sized hail and 50 to 60 mph winds late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Isolated thunderstorms embedded in widespread rains remain possible for all areas on Monday. The thunderstorms would be neither strong nor severe. A very high grassland fire danger is likely areawide next Friday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 1:56 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 209 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018 KSZ092-190745- Sumner KS- 209 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Sumner County in south central Kansas... * Until 245 AM CDT * At 207 AM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall over Wellington...moving north at 35 mph. * Hail up to the size of dimes will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Wellington, Mulvane, Belle Plaine, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Oxford, Argonia, South Haven, Geuda Springs, Mayfield, Milan, Hunnewell, Perth, Riverdale and Wellington Airport. LAT...LON 3700 9780 3747 9780 3747 9715 3700 9715 TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 198DEG 29KT 3727 9735 METZGER
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 2:37 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
237 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
KSZ051-067-068-190800-
Reno KS-McPherson KS-Harvey KS-
237 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Northeastern Reno County in south central Kansas...
McPherson County in central Kansas...
Northwestern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
* Until 300 AM CDT
* At 234 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buhler...moving north at 30
mph.
* Hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Mcpherson, Hesston, Moundridge, Inman, Buhler, Galva, Canton,
Windom and Mcpherson Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
The storms are not expected to become severe.
&&
LAT...LON 3846 9737 3818 9737 3805 9752 3812 9792
3846 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 192DEG 28KT 3818 9769
METZGERSpecial weather statement, Mar 19, 2:48 AM CDT, 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
248 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
KSZ095-099-100-190830-
Montgomery KS-Wilson KS-Labette KS-
248 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas...
Wilson County in southeastern Kansas...
Western Labette County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 330 AM CDT
* At 245 AM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall 7 miles southwest
of Independence...moving north at 30 mph.
* Hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Coffeyville, Independence, Neodesha, Fredonia, Cherryvale, Caney,
Edna, Dearing, Altoona, Mound Valley, Elk City, Tyro, Liberty,
Havana, Bolton, Sycamore, New Albany, Parsons Tri City Airport,
Angola and Buxton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3701 9596 3761 9596 3759 9553 3754 9553
3754 9552 3738 9553 3738 9536 3701 9535
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 192DEG 27KT 3715 9579
METZGERSpecial weather statement, Mar 19, 2:49 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 249 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018 KSZ069-093-190830- Butler KS-Cowley KS- 249 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Southwestern Butler County in south central Kansas... Northwestern Cowley County in south central Kansas... * Until 330 AM CDT * At 247 AM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall near Douglass... moving north at 30 mph. * Hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Douglass, Udall, Leon, Rock, Santa Fe Lake, Winfield City Lake, Augusta Municipal Airport and El Dorado Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3775 9715 3778 9671 3728 9688 3727 9715 TIME...MOT...LOC 0749Z 192DEG 27KT 3747 9701 METZGER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 19, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 36 min |
| Mar 19, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 1:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 51 min |
| Mar 19, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 41 min |
| Mar 19, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 43 min |
| Mar 19, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 45 min |
| Mar 19, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno, Rice | 34 min |
| Mar 19, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 36 min |
| Mar 19, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 23 min |
| Mar 19, 2:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 42 min |
| Mar 19, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 49 min |
| Mar 19, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 22 min |
| Mar 19, 4:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 23 min |
| Mar 19, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 5:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 29 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.