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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Wichita, KS

May 21, 2019Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2019, 5:39 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 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 21, 2019, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2019, 6:14 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Russell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 21, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-05-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-05-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 21, 3:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 3:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 5:38 PM CDT, 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
538 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-222245-
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-
538 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will affect central and south central
Kansas into the evening hours. A few severe storms will be possible
with around the size of quarters, winds 50 to 60 mph, and a brief
weak tornado cannot be ruled out.

Widespread flooding and river flooding will continue across the
region. All flood-related products should be monitored closely
through tonight. For more information please check flood warnings
and statements for additional details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Severe storms will be possible across mainly southeast Kansas for
late Wednesday afternoon and evening. Hail up to the size of golf
balls, damaging winds of 60 to 70mph, and an isolated tornado will
be possible. In addition, rainfall from these thunderstorms could
worsen the on going flooding in the region.

An active weather pattern will continue to affect much of the region
for Thursday through Memorial Day. More rounds of severe weather
and flooding weather are likely during this period.

Widespread flooding and river flooding will continue across the
region. For more information please check latest flood warnings and
statements for additional details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or tonight,
however activation may be needed for Wednesday through Memorial Day.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 21, 5:16 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 21, 5:36 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
536 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ047-212300-
Barton KS-
536 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Eastern Barton County in central Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 535 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Great Bend...moving northeast
  at 35 mph.

Pea to dime size hail and winds to 55 mph are possible with this
storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Great Bend, Hoisington, Claflin, Susank, Cheyenne Bottoms and Odin.

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 3869 9876 3870 9848 3859 9848 3834 9870
      3839 9884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 205DEG 31KT 3842 9873

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho55 min
May 20, 7:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTMontgomery3 hr
May 20, 7:18 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningICTButler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey and 2 more64 min
May 20, 7:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Chase, Greenwood, Marion, Woodson16 hr
May 20, 7:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette3 hr
May 20, 10:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler11 hr
May 20, 10:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler5 hr
May 21, 2:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTAllen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more8 hr
May 21, 2:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho8 hr
May 21, 4:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley50 min
May 21, 4:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette, Montgomery6 hr
May 21, 4:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley5 hr
May 21, 5:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk41 min
May 21, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery, Wilson45 min
May 21, 9:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline24 hr
May 21, 11:07 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 13 more24 hr
May 21, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper, Kingman46 min
May 21, 1:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice30 min
May 21, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman28 min
May 21, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Saline55 min
May 21, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson, Saline59 min
May 21, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Marion47 min
May 21, 3:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Rice18 hr
May 21, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton49 min
May 21, 3:14 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSaline18 hr
May 21, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno, Rice61 min
May 21, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline25 min
May 21, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln21 min
May 21, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno33 min
May 21, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson30 min
May 21, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln24 min
May 21, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno34 min
May 21, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline26 min
May 21, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell35 min
May 21, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice30 min
May 21, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline37 min
May 21, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson30 min
May 21, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick29 min
May 21, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey37 min
May 21, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell25 min
May 21, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton24 min
May 21, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton24 min
May 21, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth22 min
May 21, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln37 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.