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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Wichita, KS
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.
- 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
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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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Rice | 20 min |
| Jun 11, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.