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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Wichita, KS

June 11, 2019Ellsworth County, McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2019, 8:56 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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
Jun 11, 2019, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2019, 9:22 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ellsworth County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Saline County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1253 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1253 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.6

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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 Jun 11, 6:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 6:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday night)
Issued at 405 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

Forecast Highlight: Severe Thunderstorm Potential Increasing For
Tonight.

Tonight:
Synoptic pattern evolving quite closely to what had been depicted
the past 2 days. A STRONG upper-deck jet (100-120 KTS at 300MB)
extends from the Alberta/Saskatchewan border to the NW plains. As
the jet surges SE from the western Dakotas into primarily the
central third of KS as the night progresses, the N/S oriented
upper-deck trough would deepen considerably. Most of KS will be
positioned beneath the left-exit region of the approaching jet
which would enhance the deep-layer shear, both speed &
directional, along the deep-scale ascent. As the associated cold
weak cold front, which this afternoon extends from NE Nebraska to
SW KS, continues its SE push moisture advection would increase,
especially elevated as 850-MB theta-E advection ramps up
considerably. Even though temperatures are only 75-80F, the
markedly increasing 850-MB theta-E advection would operate in
tandem with these temperatures to induce sufficient
destabilizationand with strengthening deep- layer shear, severe
thunderstorms are anticipated. With steepening lapse rates, both
hail around 1-inch diameter and damaging 60-70 mph winds are still
anticipated. The large hail threat would occur early this evening
before transitioning into a damaging wind threat as this evening
progresses, although damaging winds would also be possible early
this evening. The rapidly strengthening mid-upper deck trof would
cause the cold front to accelerate later this evening. As such,
greatest thunderstorm potential would shift SE & by daybreak be
confined to SE KS.

Wed & Wed Night:
All thunderstorms should vacate SE KS around daybreak, but a weak
mid-level shortwave embedded in the continued fast NW regime may
find sufficient moisture to induce a few thunderstorms to develop
over far SE KS in the afternoon, but remainder of forecast area
would be mostly sunny as the strong NW regime would drive fairly
large high pressure into KS Wed afternoon & night.

Thu-Fri:
The dry period would be short-lived as a weak mid-level shortwave
is still scheduled to move into the Southern Plains Thu Afternoon
but should shear as it moves further into the Plains. This would
force the lower-deck ridge axis E of KS that would operate in
tandem with a deepening trof situated along the Front Range to
enable moisture to quickly return Thu Night. Pattern remains
progressive, so the period of thunderstorms should be confined to
southern KS Thu night & Fri morning.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday through Tuesday)
Issued at 405 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

These periods are essentially unchanged as the projected pattern
likewise remains essentially unchanged.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday evening)
Issued at 625 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

Scattered thunderstorms will develop along a cold front sinking
southward across the region for tonight. A few strong to severe
storms will be possible over central Kansas. Winds will switch to
the northwest behind the front and increase by late Wednesday
morning.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Wichita-KICT    58  75  51  76 /  50  10   0   0
Hutchinson      57  74  50  75 /  50  10   0   0
Newton          57  73  50  75 /  60  10   0   0
ElDorado        57  73  50  76 /  60  10   0   0
Winfield-KWLD   58  76  51  76 /  50  10   0  10
Russell         55  73  49  75 /  30   0   0   0
Great Bend      55  74  49  74 /  30   0   0   0
Salina          57  73  49  78 /  50  10   0   0
McPherson       56  73  49  75 /  50  10   0   0
Coffeyville     59  76  51  78 /  60  20   0   0
Chanute         58  74  50  77 /  60  20   0   0
Iola            58  73  50  77 /  60  20   0   0
Parsons-KPPF    59  75  51  78 /  60  20   0   0

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...EPS
LONG TERM...EPS
AVIATION...CDJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 5:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
500 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-122200-
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-
500 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for much of Central, South-Central
and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms that may produce hail around 1
inch in diameter and 60 to 70 mph winds remain possible across
Central and South-Central Kansas. Both hail and damaging winds would
occur this evening with damaging winds the primary threat
thereafter, In Southeast Kansas, the strongest thunderstorms would
produce 40 to 50 mph winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A few thunderstorms remain possible in Southeast Kansas on Wednesday
but should be neither strong nor severe.

Scattered thunderstorms remain possible during most periods from
late Thursday night onward. The greatest thunderstorm potential
should occur Friday night, especially in Central Kansas, and for
Southeast Kansas early next week.

The strongest thunderstorms may produce penny-sized hail and 40 to
50 mph gusts, but thunderstorms that occur in Central Kansas Friday
night may approach severity.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated 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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell60 min
Jun 11, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton54 min
Jun 11, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Rice61 min
Jun 11, 8:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth24 min
Jun 11, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth65 min
Jun 11, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln26 min
Jun 11, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRice59 min
Jun 11, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice40 min
Jun 11, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Reno, Rice20 min
Jun 11, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth33 min
Jun 11, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRice39 min
Jun 11, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno63 min
Jun 11, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice30 min
Jun 11, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRice45 min
Jun 11, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick35 min
Jun 11, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno26 min
Jun 12, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno28 min

Nearby

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.