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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 362, NWS Wichita, KS

September 21, 2019Barton County, Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 21, 2019, 7:50 PM CDT for Barton County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 85 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: Sep 21, 2019, 7:50 PM CDT (00:50 UTC)
Expired: Sep 21, 2019, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 85 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 21, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 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: 1644 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 4.4

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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 Sep 21, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 4:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
446 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-222200-
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-
446 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 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 storms this evening across central Kansas
and a portion of south central Kansas and the southern Flint Hills.
The main threats will be quarter to golf ball size and damaging
down-burst winds of 60 to 70 mph. In addition, a tornado will be
possible through 9 pm.

The main storm threat late this evening across central Kansas and
late tonight across the Flint Hills and southeast Kansas will be
heavy rainfall. This could result in flash flash flooding. Please
refer to the Flash Flood Watch for details. A few strong storms
with small hail and gusty winds can also be expected across the
entire area after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

The risk for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will gradually shift
east from the Flint Hills into southeast Kansas on Sunday with a
continued threat of flooding through early afternoon.

There will be periodic chances for thunderstorms Monday night
through Thursday night. While organized severe storms are not
expected with this activity, some strong storms appear possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed early this evening across south
central Kansas and the southern Flint Hills and later this evening
across a portion of central Kansas.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 21, 4:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
458 PM CDT SAT SEP 21 2019

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

0448 PM     TORNADO          8 N CEDAR VALE          37.22N 96.50W
09/21/2019                   CHAUTAUQUA         KS   PUBLIC

            BRIEF TORNADO WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED

&&

MWM

Special weather statement, Sep 21, 5:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
537 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019

KSZ094-212300-
Elk KS-
537 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Eastern Elk County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 534 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elk Falls, or 7 miles south of
  Howard...moving northeast at 15 mph.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Howard, Moline, Longton and Elk Falls.

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 3730 9629 3739 9637 3759 9611 3742 9596
      3735 9596 3730 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 233DEG 14KT 3736 9624

VAUGHAN

Special weather statement, Sep 21, 6:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
600 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019

KSZ094-212330-
Elk KS-
600 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Eastern Elk County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 559 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elk Falls, or 8 miles southeast
  of Howard...moving northeast at 25 mph.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Longton and Elk Falls.

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 3741 9629 3760 9600 3760 9596 3734 9596
      3730 9607 3730 9620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 236DEG 21KT 3738 9615

VAUGHAN

Local storm report, Sep 21, 6:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
601 PM CDT SAT SEP 21 2019

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

0530 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WNW MAPLE CITY        37.08N 96.85W
09/21/2019  M2.08 INCH       COWLEY             KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION CAMK1 GROUSE CREEK.

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Sep 21, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
623 PM CDT SAT SEP 21 2019

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

0616 PM     TORNADO          2 WNW LONGTON           37.39N 96.11W
09/21/2019                   ELK                KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BRIEF TORNADO REPORTED JUST WEST OF LONGTON

&&

MWM

Special weather statement, Sep 21, 6:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 21, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	30 min
Sep 21, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	28 min
Sep 21, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	67 min
Sep 21, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	50 min
Sep 21, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	32 min
Sep 22, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	53 min
Sep 22, 5:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley, Elk	49 min
Sep 22, 11:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	9 hr
Sep 22, 2:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	41 hr
Sep 22, 2:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	49 hr
Sep 22, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Neosho	25 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.