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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 304, NWS Wichita, KS

August 15, 2019Allen County, Greenwood County, Woodson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2019, 11:59 PM CDT for Allen County, Greenwood County, Woodson County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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 15, 2019, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 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 nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2019-08-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1479 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2019-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 261 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
1479 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1268 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
570 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.0
Supercell composite
19.6

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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 15, 10:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 10:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 4:01 PM CDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
401 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-162115-
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-
401 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 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 this evening across
central Kansas with the potential for very large hail in excess of
two inches in diameter and damaging winds to 75 mph. A brief
tornado is also possible until dark. As the storms move into south
central and southeast Kansas later in the evening and overnight, the
risk for very large hail is expected to diminish, though hail up to
quarter size is still possible as well as damaging winds of 60 to
70 mph. Minor lowland flood is also possible across the area this
evening and overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will continue through the
weekend. Strong to severe storms are possible from late Friday
afternoon through Friday night with a few strong storms possible
again Saturday afternoon and evening.

Heat indices will hover around 100 degrees during the afternoon
hours from Saturday through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible this evening, mainly along and north
of a Kingman to Wichita to Chanute line.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 11:15 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1115 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2019

KSZ053-160445-
Chase KS-
1115 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Northeastern Chase County in east central Kansas...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1112 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bushong, or 12 miles east of
  Council Grove...moving southeast at 40 mph.

* Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Saffordville.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for east central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3830 9635 3849 9655 3852 9651 3852 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 318DEG 36KT 3860 9628

METZGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase30 min
Aug 16, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson57 min
Aug 16, 1:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Neosho31 min
Aug 16, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen33 min
Aug 16, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette30 min
Aug 16, 3:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson36 min
Aug 16, 4:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery24 min
Aug 16, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette37 min
Aug 16, 5:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette32 min
Aug 16, 5:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho25 min
Aug 16, 5:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery35 min
Aug 16, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua26 min
Aug 16, 6:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery25 min
Aug 16, 7:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton32 min
Aug 16, 8:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice30 min
Aug 16, 8:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice34 min
Aug 16, 9:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Rice34 min
Aug 16, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Greenwood29 min
Aug 16, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood, Wilson, Woodson44 min
Aug 16, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette34 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.