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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2018, 3:11 PM CDT for Marion County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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 29, 2018, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Marion County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -264 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1288 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 29, 12:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 12:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 12:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1245 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-300915- 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- 1245 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Chances for thunderstorms will increase this afternoon across central Kansas and become likely by early this evening along and west of the Kansas turnpike. Severe storms capable of damaging winds to 70 mph, large hail to golf ball size will be possible. There will be a brief window for a tornado early this evening southwest of a Kingman to Wellington line. A larger complex of storms is expected to move southeast from central and south central Kansas into southeast Kansas overnight. While a few strong to marginally severe storms will be possible, the main risk later this evening and overnight will be the potential for minor lowland flooding due to heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Chances for storms will diminish or end early Wednesday before returning Wednesday night through Thursday night. A few strong storms are possible Wednesday night across south central and southeast Kansas. Heat and humidity will increase across the region late in the week, with heat index values at or above 100 degrees possible during the afternoon hours on Friday across much of the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible late this afternoon and evening, generally for locations along and west of the Kansas turnpike. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/ Lawson
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 2:51 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
251 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
KSZ083-292015-
Sedgwick KS-
251 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Eastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...
* Until 315 PM CDT
* At 249 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm over Haysville...moving northeast at
20 mph.
hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire,
Maize, Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, West Wichita, East
Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Northeast Wichita, Mcconnell
Air Force Base, South Wichita, Oaklawn and Jabara Airport.
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 tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3755 9754 3791 9741 3791 9716 3764 9716
3747 9733 3748 9734
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 205DEG 18KT 3758 9740
MCGUIRESpecial weather statement, May 29, 3:11 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
KSZ052-292045-
Marion KS-
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Northeastern Marion County in central Kansas...
* Until 345 PM CDT
* At 308 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marion...moving northeast at 20
mph.
hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Hillsboro, Marion, Lincolnville, 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 issued by the National Weather
Service.
&&
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3852 9693 3852 9682 3843 9682 3821 9703
3831 9722 3861 9703 3861 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 211DEG 18KT 3833 9708
MCGUIREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 64 min |
| May 28, 10:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton, Rice, Russell | 29 min |
| May 29, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 24 min |
| May 29, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 33 min |
| May 29, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 67 min |
| May 29, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 36 min |
| May 29, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 32 min |
| May 29, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 25 min |
| May 29, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 28 min |
| May 29, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 61 min |
| May 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 29 min |
| May 29, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 37 min |
| May 29, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 33 min |
| May 29, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 28 min |
| May 29, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 60 min |
| May 29, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 28 min |
| May 29, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno | 14 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.