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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 304, NWS Wichita, KS
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.
- 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
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 5:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 6:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 7:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 11:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 34 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.