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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 203, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2019, 2:49 PM CDT for Harvey County, Reno County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 56 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 18, 2019, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harvey County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 18, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 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 18, 1:52 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:52 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 1:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 123 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191830- 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- 123 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon, first over central Kansas, then eventually across south-central and southeast Kansas. At this time, the greatest risk of severe weather looks to be focused along and south of a line from Hutchinson to Cassoday. Across that area, large hail up to hen egg size, damaging winds of 60 to 75 mph, and a few tornadoes will be possible. North of that line, wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph and hail up to half dollar size will be possible. In addition to the severe weather threat, flash flooding will be a concern, especially areas that see repeated thunderstorms through tonight. Rivers and creeks remain high and may approach flood stage. Please refer to the latest river statements for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Scattered thunderstorms may continue across Southeast Kansas on Wednesday. Strong or severe storms are not expected. Scattered thunderstorms remain possible for all areas from Thursday night through Sunday. The greatest severe thunderstorm potential looks to affect the region on Saturday. Please watch for further updates. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed across much of the region for this afternoon through the late evening hours. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 1:53 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
153 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 PM FLOOD 3 NE GREAT BEND 38.39N 98.77W
06/18/2019 BARTON KS PUBLIC
MPING REPORT OF STREET FLOODING ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF GREAT BEND.
&&
MARTINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 36 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 23 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 3 days |
| Jun 18, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 3 days |
| Jun 18, 12:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 42 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 4:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 5:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 69 min |
| Jun 18, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 19 min |
| Jun 18, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 30 min |
Nearby
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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.