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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Wichita, KS

May 18, 20194 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2019, 11:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 47 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: May 18, 2019, 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2019, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Wilson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 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: 11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 18, 6:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 6:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 10:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1015 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-200315-
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-
1015 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Areas of rain and thunderstorms will continue overnight across
portions of central and eastern Kansas. While the threat for
widespread severe weather has ended, a few isolated strong to
marginally severe thunderstorms will remain possible generally east
of the I-135 corridor. Furthermore, pockets of street flooding and
rural low-land flooding will remain possible areawide through the
night.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A more significant risk for widespread heavy rainfall, including
flash flooding, is expected on Monday afternoon and especially
Monday night into Tuesday morning. Severe storms will also be
possible later on Monday, especially across southern Kansas.

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will continue from Wednesday
afternoon through Friday. Strong to severe storms will be possible
and some residual flooding from previous heavy rainfall is also
quite possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is no longer expected overnight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 18, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 18, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 18, 10:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 18, 10:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1021 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1017 AM     TSTM WND GST     DOUGLASS                37.52N 97.01W
05/18/2019  E60 MPH          BUTLER             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1017 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 E AUGUSTA             37.69N 96.92W
05/18/2019  E60 MPH          BUTLER             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1121 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 S ROSALIA             37.79N 96.61W
05/18/2019  E60 MPH          BUTLER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME LEAVES STRIPPED OFF TREES. DUE TO WIND,
            NOT HAIL.

1130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E ROSALIA             37.82N 96.60W
05/18/2019                   BUTLER             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TRACTOR TRAILER ROLLED OVER DUE TO WINDS.

1130 AM     TSTM WND GST     7 W EUREKA              37.81N 96.42W
05/18/2019  M65 MPH          GREENWOOD          KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION K5EUR US-54 - EUREKA.

1130 AM     HAIL             S LONGTON               37.37N 96.08W
05/18/2019  M1.00 INCH       ELK                KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

1130 AM     TSTM WND GST     9 NW EUREKA             37.92N 96.41W
05/18/2019  E60 MPH          GREENWOOD          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

1209 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E INDEPENDENCE        37.23N 95.64W
05/18/2019                   MONTGOMERY         KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORT AND PICTURES SENT OF A METAL ROOF
            PEELED OFF ON PART OF A HOUSE AND AN
            APPROXIMATE SIX INCH TREE LIMB BROKEN OFF.
            TIME IS APPROXIMATED FROM RADAR.

0545 PM     HAIL             9 NW GREAT BEND         38.45N 98.93W
05/18/2019  E0.88 INCH       BARTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE
            GROUND.

0620 PM     HAIL             1 E GREAT BEND          38.36N 98.78W
05/18/2019  E0.75 INCH       BARTON             KS   PUBLIC

            .

0715 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W LYONS               38.35N 98.23W
05/18/2019  M56 MPH          RICE               KS   AWOS

            AWOS STATION KLYO LYONS.

0716 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S LYONS               38.30N 98.20W
05/18/2019  E70 MPH          RICE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO EXPERIENCING ROTATING WALL CLOUD
            OVERHEAD.

0717 PM     FLOOD            1 SSE HOISINGTON        38.51N 98.77W
05/18/2019                   BARTON             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING WITH ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE SOUTH
            PORTION OF HOISINGTON.

0719 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NW LYONS              38.39N 98.25W
05/18/2019  E80 MPH          RICE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0744 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N LITTLE RIVER        38.44N 98.01W
05/18/2019  E50 MPH          RICE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0744 PM     HAIL             3 N LITTLE RIVER        38.44N 98.01W
05/18/2019  E0.75 INCH       RICE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0749 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 ESE GENESEO           38.49N 98.09W
05/18/2019  E60 MPH          RICE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0813 PM     HAIL             2 S MARQUETTE           38.52N 97.83W
05/18/2019  E0.75 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0813 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S MARQUETTE           38.52N 97.83W
05/18/2019  E60 MPH          MCPHERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THREE-INCH DIAMETER LIMB DOWN.

0816 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S MARQUETTE           38.54N 97.83W
05/18/2019  E70 MPH          MCPHERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0824 PM     HAIL             LINDSBORG               38.57N 97.68W
05/18/2019  E0.88 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            .

0830 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 N ZENDA               37.52N 98.28W
05/18/2019  E70 MPH          KINGMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0838 PM     HAIL             BRIDGEPORT              38.63N 97.60W
05/18/2019  E0.88 INCH       SALINE             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            50 MPH WINDS ACCOMPANIED THE HAIL.

0841 PM     FLOOD            MARQUETTE               38.55N 97.83W
05/18/2019                   MCPHERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN MARQUETTE.

0841 PM     FLOOD            LINDSBORG               38.57N 97.67W
05/18/2019                   MCPHERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING REPORTED.

0843 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 N ATTICA              37.36N 98.23W
05/18/2019  E60 MPH          HARPER             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0845 PM     FLOOD            MARQUETTE               38.55N 97.83W
05/18/2019                   MCPHERSON          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MARQUETTE ARE ADVISING THAT MOST OF THEIR
            MAIN ROADS ARE FLOODED WITH 6-10 INCHES OF
            WATER.

0849 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE LINDSBORG         38.58N 97.67W
05/18/2019  E70 MPH          MCPHERSON          KS   PUBLIC

            .

0850 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 WSW ANTHONY           37.15N 98.04W
05/18/2019  M57 MPH          HARPER             KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION K5KIO K-2 - ANTHONY.

0857 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NW KINGMAN            37.66N 98.13W
05/18/2019  E65 MPH          KINGMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

0903 PM     TSTM WND GST     GYPSUM                  38.71N 97.43W
05/18/2019  M58 MPH          SALINE             KS   MESONET

            KANSAS MESONET.

0930 PM     FLOOD            ASSARIA                 38.68N 97.60W
05/18/2019                   SALINE             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOUTHBOUND I-135 SHUT DOWN AT MILE POST 82
            DUE TO FLOODING.

0937 PM     TSTM WND GST     HILLSBORO               38.35N 97.20W
05/18/2019  E50 MPH          MARION             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0937 PM     TSTM WND GST     DURHAM                  38.49N 97.23W
05/18/2019  E50 MPH          MARION             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0946 PM     TSTM WND GST     WICHITA EISENHOWER NATL 37.66N 97.44W
05/18/2019  M55 MPH          SEDGWICK           KS   ASOS

1007 PM     HAIL             SEDGWICK                37.92N 97.42W
05/18/2019  E0.75 INCH       HARVEY             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

&&

Local storm report, May 18, 11:37 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1137 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1136 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSW SEDAN             37.09N 96.21W
05/18/2019  E70 MPH          CHAUTAUQUA         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ADK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 7:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Rice	4 hr
May 18, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice	40 min
May 18, 7:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Rice	35 min
May 18, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman	40 min
May 18, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline	61 min
May 18, 7:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	40 min
May 18, 8:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell	12 hr
May 18, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman	29 min
May 18, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	10 min
May 18, 8:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	12 hr
May 18, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion, Saline	62 min
May 18, 9:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	13 hr
May 18, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	31 min
May 18, 9:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	34 min
May 18, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	51 min
May 18, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	32 min
May 18, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	39 min
May 18, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	39 min
May 18, 11:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Lincoln	8 days
May 18, 11:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Lincoln	9 hr
May 19, 12:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	42 min
May 19, 1:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	8 hr
May 19, 1:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	8 hr
May 19, 3:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	60 hr
May 19, 7:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	15 days
May 19, 8:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	49 hr
May 19, 11:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson	5 days
May 19, 2:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	5 days
May 19, 2:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	11 days

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.