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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2019, 12:17 AM CDT for McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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 15, 2019, 12:17 AM CDT (05:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2019, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties McPherson County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 2488 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 15, 12:11 AM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 12:11 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 3:36 PM CDT, 8 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 336 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-152045- 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- 336 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is a risk for severe thunderstorms, generally west of the Kansas turnpike, between 10 pm and 2 am. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, though a few hail stones as large as quarters will be possible. A few strong storms will be possible late in the night across southeast Kansas with small hail and gusty winds possible. The Cow Creek near Hutchinson remains in flood. Please refer to the latest flood statement for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday There is a chance for strong to severe storms again late Saturday afternoon into early Saturday night, mainly south of I-70. The main risks will be damaging winds and large hail. Heavy rainfall and minor lowland flooding will also be possible. Periodic chances for thunderstorms will remain in the forecast Sunday through Wednesday night. Strong to marginally severe storms will be possible along with locally heavy rainfall. The Cow Creek near Hutchinson is forecast to remain in flood until Sunday evening. For details you should monitor flood statements. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is a remote possibility late this evening, generally west of highway K-14 in central Kansas. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 11:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1105 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019
KSZ033-048-050-150430-
Ellsworth KS-Rice KS-Lincoln KS-
1105 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
Rice County in central Kansas...
Lincoln County in central Kansas...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1103 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
Lincoln to Hudson...and moving east at 45 mph.
hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with these storms.
* Locations impacted include...
Lyons, Ellsworth, Sterling, Kanopolis, Lincoln, Little River,
Chase, Holyrood, Bushton, Geneseo, Beverly, Alden, Lorraine,
Raymond, Barnard, Frederick, Westfall, Ellsworth Airport, Silica
and Kanopolis Lake.
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 500 AM CDT for
central and south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3817 9794 3817 9847 3877 9848 3902 9837
3922 9819 3922 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 275DEG 38KT 3901 9818 3809 9865
MCGUIRESpecial weather statement, Jun 14, 11:32 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1132 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019
KSZ050-067-150500-
Reno KS-Rice KS-
1132 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Reno County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Rice County in central Kansas...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1131 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
Sterling to near Plevna to Turon...and moving east at 50 mph.
hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 55 mph will be
possible with these storms.
* Locations impacted include...
Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Buhler, Haven, Nickerson, Pretty
Prairie, Arlington, Turon, Partridge, Plevna, Abbyville, Yoder,
Willowbrook, Langdon, Hutchinson Airport, Cheney State Park and
Cheney Lake.
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.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
central and south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3801 9835 3819 9834 3817 9772 3774 9770
3775 9847 3785 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 258DEG 45KT 3822 9825 3803 9826 3783 9842
MCGUIRELocal storm report, Jun 15, 12:11 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Reno | 67 min |
| Jun 15, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick, Sumner | 59 min |
| Jun 15, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 20 min |
| Jun 15, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 44 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.