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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 30, 2018, 3:13 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
- Jul 30, 2018, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Montgomery County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 643 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
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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 Jul 30, 2:57 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 2:57 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 257 PM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday night) Issued at 256 PM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 The main challenge in the short term will be day one max temperatures. Much of the CWA has been hammered by a broad line of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rain and some strong winds. The timing of clearing behind the showers and thunderstorms will determine how high the afternoon temperatures will go. Some areas may be a little cooler than currently forecast. This is most likely to occur in the southeastern portions of the CWA this afternoon. The remainder of the short terms looks rather quiet as the upper trough that supported the thunderstorm activity this morning slowly moves off to the east. Behind the trough, subsidence will develop and will crush any precipitation chances for the rest of the short term. This set up support mostly sunny skies and warm conditions. Temperatures are expected to remain close to normal for this time of year but will warm some. Metzger .LONG TERM...(Friday through Monday) Issued at 256 PM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 Extended range starts our rather quiet as well with seasonal temperatures or just above normal for this time of year. Rain chances for the end of the week and into the weekend look dry for the most part. There are some outside chances for rain for Thursday and Friday but due to the lack of instability and moisture transport, will keep the POPs low for now. By Sunday afternoon, things start to get a little more interesting. Moisture transport will pick up and the instability becomes a little better as a weak trough will be encroach on the CWA. This evening does not look that significant at this time but most of the long range models, including the ECMWF and GEFS Plumes are indicating a good chance for showers and thunderstorms returning to the region. Metzger && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 1242 PM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 The short term or the first six if not even just the first three hours are the concern for this forecast. Thunderstorms moving through south central and southeast Kansas are the primary focus with heavy rainfall that has reduced visibilities to one mile. Thus there are respective tempo groups to account for these values. The timing for KCNU may be adjusted depending on the track of the current line of thunderstorms. There is a storm in the county to the south at this forecast issuance. After 1Z, cloud cover will diminish, and northerly winds will remain light for the rest of the forecast period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 61 84 62 91 / 30 0 0 0 Hutchinson 59 85 60 90 / 30 0 0 0 Newton 59 82 61 90 / 30 0 0 0 ElDorado 59 83 60 89 / 30 10 0 0 Winfield-KWLD 60 84 61 90 / 30 0 0 0 Russell 57 84 61 91 / 20 0 0 0 Great Bend 57 83 60 91 / 30 0 0 0 Salina 58 85 60 93 / 30 0 0 0 McPherson 58 85 60 90 / 30 0 0 0 Coffeyville 61 85 61 90 / 20 0 0 0 Chanute 60 83 60 89 / 30 10 0 0 Iola 59 83 60 89 / 30 10 0 0 Parsons-KPPF 60 84 60 90 / 30 10 0 0 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...ELM LONG TERM...ELM AVIATION...VJP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 4:14 AM CDT, 10 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 414 AM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-310915- 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- 414 AM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Widely scattered hit-or-miss showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact the area today. The strongest activity will be capable of pea to dime size hail, 50 mph winds and brief heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday After dry weather this week, storm chances could increase once again by the weekend, as a cold front approaches from the north. Widespread severe weather appears unlikely at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 9:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 37 min |
| Jul 30, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton, McPherson, Rice | 32 min |
| Jul 30, 11:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 29 min |
| Jul 30, 11:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Rice | 50 min |
| Jul 30, 11:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Marion, Reno | 50 min |
| Jul 30, 12:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 23 min |
| Jul 30, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Jul 30, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Kingman, Sedgwick | 51 min |
| Jul 30, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 27 min |
| Jul 30, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 33 min |
| Jul 30, 1:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sumner | 29 min |
| Jul 30, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 47 min |
| Jul 30, 2:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 23 min |
| Jul 30, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 34 min |
| Jul 30, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 35 min |
| Jul 30, 3:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 16 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 42 min |
| Jul 30, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 57 min |
| Jul 30, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 60 min |
| Jul 30, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 64 min |
| Jul 30, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 63 min |
| Jul 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 33 min |
| Jul 30, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.