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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 258, NWS Wichita, KS

July 2, 2019Cowley County, Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2019, 8:15 PM CDT for Cowley County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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: Jul 2, 2019, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2019, 8:46 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cowley County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 237 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1354 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:16 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
316 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-032030-
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-
316 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This evening and tonight

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are expected across the
area. Strong storms will be possible this evening, capable of small
hail and down-burst winds to around 55 mph. Slow movement of some
storms may also result in localized heavy rainfall and minor
lowland flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will remain in the forecast
Wednesday through the upcoming weekend. While the risk for
organized severe storms will remain low, strong storms with gusty
winds, small hail and locally heavy rainfall will be possible.

Heat indices will approach or hover around 100 degrees during the
afternoon hours on Thursday and Friday and may persist into Saturday
afternoon over far southern Kansas.

.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

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:19 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 7:56 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:03 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
803 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0802 PM     FLOOD            LATHAM                  37.54N 96.64W
07/02/2019                   Butler             KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            VOLUNTEER FIRE REPORTS SOME LOW LAND FLOODING IN AND
            AROUND TOWN. 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL REPORTED.

&&

BDK

Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:04 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
804 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0804 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E CALDWELL            37.03N 97.59W
07/02/2019  M4.81 INCH       SUMNER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BDK

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:05 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
805 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

KSZ049-051-052-030130-
McPherson KS-Marion KS-Saline KS-
805 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  McPherson County in central Kansas...
  Northwestern Marion County in central Kansas...
  Southern Saline County in central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 803 PM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
  a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall 7 miles south of
  Marquette, or 9 miles northwest of Mcpherson...moving south at 10
  mph.

* Hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
  possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mcpherson, Lindsborg, Galva, Canton, Marquette, Assaria, Windom,
  Falun, Bridgeport, Mcpherson Airport and Roxbury.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9737 3861 9737 3861 9729 3830 9733
      3837 9792 3870 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 016DEG 8KT 3845 9780

METZGER

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:07 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
807 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

KSZ092-093-030200-
Cowley KS-Sumner KS-
807 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Western Cowley County in south central Kansas...
  Eastern Sumner County in south central Kansas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 805 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northwest of Geuda Springs,
  or 8 miles southwest of Oxford...moving east at 15 mph.

* Hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will
  be possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Arkansas City, Winfield, Wellington, Belle Plaine, Oxford, Udall,
  Geuda Springs, Rock, Maple City, Winfield City Lake and Strother
  Field Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9739 3737 9738 3747 9685 3700 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 255DEG 12KT 3717 9723

METZGER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	30 min
Jul 2, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	30 min
Jul 2, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	56 min
Jul 2, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	56 min
Jul 2, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	42 min
Jul 2, 7:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	4 hr
Jul 2, 8:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	16 hr
Jul 2, 8:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	25 min
Jul 2, 8:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	53 min
Jul 2, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	44 min
Jul 2, 8:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Elk	4 hr
Jul 2, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	54 min
Jul 2, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	65 min
Jul 2, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	60 min
Jul 2, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	44 min
Jul 2, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	45 min
Jul 2, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	43 min
Jul 2, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery	42 min
Jul 2, 11:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	27 min
Jul 3, 12:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	4 hr
Jul 3, 3:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	4 hr
Jul 3, 4:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	14 hr
Jul 3, 7:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	6 hr
Jul 3, 7:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua	3 hr
Jul 3, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	24 min
Jul 3, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	22 min
Jul 3, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	29 min
Jul 3, 6:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	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.