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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2018, 2:20 PM CDT for Elk County, Kansas. It was in force for 55 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 24, 2018, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2018, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Elk County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1038 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 24, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1117 AM CDT Thu May 24 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-251630- 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- 1117 AM CDT Thu May 24 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated to widely scattered hit-or-miss thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through the early evening, especially across south central Kansas. While widespread severe weather is not expected, an isolated occurrence or two of 60 mph winds and dime size hail is possible, along with localized heavy rainfall rates. For this evening and tonight, a cluster of thunderstorms is expected to dive east to southeast into mainly central and east central Kansas. While the greatest potential for severe weather will likely be across northwest Kansas, some severe weather potential could reach as far east as central and north central Kansas by late evening. The greatest threats will be 60 mph winds and dime size hail, along with locally heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Isolated to widely scattered hit-or-miss thunderstorm chances will continue Friday and Saturday across mainly southern and southeast Kansas, and again anytime Sunday night through at least mid next week areawide. While widespread severe weather is not expected, a handful of strong to severe storms remain possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/ ADK/Ketcham
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 24, 2:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
220 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2018
KSZ094-242015-
Elk KS-
220 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Central Elk County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 315 PM CDT
* At 216 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm near Howard...moving northeast at 10
mph.
hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Howard, Moline and Elk Falls.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
The storms are not expected to become severe.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 9629 3753 9645 3760 9641 3760 9611
3733 9612
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 218DEG 7KT 3749 9635
KETCHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 24 min |
| May 23, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 25 min |
| May 23, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 36 min |
| May 23, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 31 min |
| May 24, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 55 min |
| May 24, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 60 min |
| May 24, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 66 min |
| May 24, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 32 min |
| May 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 35 min |
| May 24, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 30 min |
| May 24, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 30 min |
| May 24, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 30 min |
| May 24, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk, Wilson | 30 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.