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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 288, NWS Wichita, KS

August 6, 2019Butler County, Harvey County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2019, 4:10 PM CDT for Butler County, Harvey County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 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
Aug 6, 2019, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2019, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Butler County, KS, Harvey County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 243 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 12:00Z on 2019-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 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 12:00Z on 2019-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-247 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Aug 6, 3:55 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:55 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 11:10 AM CDT, 5 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1110 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-071615-
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-
1110 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Heat indices will climb into the 100 to 105 degree range across
much of the region this afternoon.

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are possible across
portions of central, south-central and southeast Kansas this
afternoon and tonight. The strongest activity will be capable of
dime to quarter size hail, 50 to 60 mph winds and locally heavy.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Heat indices may climb into the 100 to 105 degree range each
afternoon from Wednesday through the weekend for much of south
central and southeast Kansas.

Periodic chances of thunderstorms will remain in the forecast each
day through early next week. Some strong or severe storms with
heavy rain will be possible through the period. Repeated rounds of
heavy rain may lead to localized flooding concerns. Stay tuned, as
daily thunderstorm chances will continue to be refined with
subsequent forecasts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or tonight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
306 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

KSZ067-068-083-062030-
Reno KS-Harvey KS-Sedgwick KS-
306 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Southeastern Reno County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 304 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mount Hope...moving southeast
  at 20 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Park City, Valley Center, Maize, Halstead, Sedgwick, Colwich,
  Haven, Garden Plain, Mount Hope, Andale and Bentley.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 9783 3805 9759 3785 9731 3765 9771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 319DEG 16KT 3786 9763

KLEINSASSER
Local storm report, Aug 6, 3:21 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick24 min
Aug 6, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Sedgwick34 min
Aug 6, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler29 min
Aug 6, 3:58 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryICTBarton, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Ellsworth and 11 more27 hr
Aug 6, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick30 min
Aug 6, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner40 min
Aug 6, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Greenwood27 min
Aug 6, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Neosho48 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.