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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 288, NWS Wichita, KS
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 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.
- 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
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 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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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 3:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Ellsworth and 11 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 48 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.