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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Wichita, KS

May 24, 2019Harper County, Kingman County, Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2019, 3:26 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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 24, 2019, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2019, 4:18 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 24, 2:18 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

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 24, 2:41 PM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:41 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 3:02 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 2:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
213 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2019

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

0207 PM     HAIL             2 SE DOWNTOWN WICHITA   37.67N 97.32W
05/24/2019  E1.00 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   STORM CHASER

&&

CWH

Local storm report, May 24, 2:46 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 2:47 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
247 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2019

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

0245 PM     HAIL             1 ESE AUGUSTA           37.69N 96.97W
05/24/2019  M0.75 INCH       BUTLER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

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METZGER

Local storm report, May 24, 2:48 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
248 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2019

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

0245 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 ESE AUGUSTA           37.69N 96.97W
05/24/2019  E60.00 MPH       BUTLER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CORRECTED FOR LOCATION

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METZGER

Local storm report, May 24, 3:15 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 3:19 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	27 min
May 23, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton, Russell	39 min
May 23, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	26 min
May 23, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	31 min
May 23, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice	55 min
May 24, 1:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	58 min
May 24, 1:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	58 min
May 24, 2:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	33 min
May 24, 8:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Barton	7 days
May 24, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	4 days
May 24, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery	60 min
May 24, 9:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery	88 min
May 24, 10:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Lincoln	11 hr
May 24, 11:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho	52 hr
May 24, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	33 min
May 24, 1:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	24 hr
May 24, 1:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	37 min
May 24, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	53 min
May 24, 1:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Russell	24 hr
May 24, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion, Sedgwick	66 min
May 24, 2:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick and 1 more	7 hr
May 24, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Greenwood	48 min
May 24, 2:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	5 hr
May 24, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	60 min
May 24, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	26 min
May 24, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	60 min
May 24, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	4 days
May 24, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	4 days
May 24, 3:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	4 days
May 24, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	67 min
May 24, 4:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	39 min
May 24, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chase, Greenwood	36 min
May 24, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Butler	33 min
May 24, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	49 min
May 24, 5:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Butler, Greenwood	43 min
May 24, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick	27 min
May 24, 5:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	ICT	Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick	2 hr
May 24, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	34 min
May 24, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion, Woodson	59 min
May 24, 6:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Greenwood	13 hr
May 24, 6:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sumner	3 hr
May 24, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Elk, Greenwood, Woodson	62 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.