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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 384, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 28, 2019, 6:51 PM CDT for Labette County, Neosho County, Kansas. It was in force for 21 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 28, 2019, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2019, 7:12 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Labette County, KS, Neosho County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
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 28, 2:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 2:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 209 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night) Issued at 208 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2019 A shortwave trough lifting over the area now will bring additional chances for showers and storms as we move through the afternoon and early evening hours. There could be a brief lull late this afternoon and early evening immediately in the wake of this shortwave trough, but confidence in this remains somewhat low as we remain weakly capped with a plethora of low level moisture. Later this evening and tonight, a developing LLJ and associated low level moisture transport may support some additional storm development as the warm front lifts northward across the area. The best chance for storms should be along and north of the front but the airmass is progged to remain weakly capped so any subtle lift may result in showers and storms impacting much of the area. The short range models differ in how quickly this front lifts north across the area tonight, but if a more progressive solution verifies, then precipitation chances would be even lower across much of southern KS. Sun-Mon...as we move into the day on Sunday, the pbl is progged to remain very moist and with minimal capping during the afternoon hours. It'll be hard to rule out some isolated or widely scattered diurnally driven storms but with a lack of any focus will maintain a dry forecast through the afternoon hours. Above normal temperatures will prevail with highs in the mid and upper 80s. A strong pressure gradient and relatively deep vertical mixing should support winds in the 25-35 knot range and a wind advisory will likely be needed across at least portions of central KS. Another breezy and mild day is anticipated across the area on Mon as we remain within a moist southwest mid/upper flow regime. High temperatures will easily climb into the mid and upper 80s while some locations seeing highs in the low 90s. By Tue, the subtropical ridge is progged to set up across the Tennessee Valley area with southwest mid/upper flow across the Central Plains states. There is good agreement that a cold front will bisect the area late in the period bringing increasing chances for showers and storms with the potential for heavy rain/flooding concerns. PWAT anomalies remain impressive which will support efficient rainfall and flooding concerns. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 208 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2019 A shortwave trough will rotate through the area Wed into early Thu bringing multiple rounds of showers/storms with heavy rain and continued chances for flooding concerns across much of the area. The front is progged to sweep through the area on Thursday as a shortwave trough moves over the Northern Plains. This is expected to drive an unseasonably cool airmass south across the area with highs struggling to climb out of the 60s Thu- Fri across the area. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1252 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2019 Another challenging aviation forecast with areas of stratus and TSRA. Initial focus is on shortwave that will traverse the area this this afternoon. This wave should continue to generate -SHRA & TSRA as it moves through allowing winds back along front to cause increasing convergence and overrunning. Anticipate precipitation to wane this afternoon, before breaking out very late this afternoon or evening with some recovery and breaks in overcast. Remains to be seen how extensive this clearing will be and the resultant increase in instability for TSRA very late this afternoon, but more likely this evening. Combo of moisture return tonight will likely generate extensive MVFR or IFR ceilings and probably some elevated TSRA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 70 84 72 86 / 40 20 0 0 Hutchinson 67 85 73 87 / 40 20 0 0 Newton 67 84 72 85 / 40 20 0 0 ElDorado 70 84 73 85 / 50 20 0 0 Winfield-KWLD 71 84 71 85 / 50 20 0 0 Russell 62 87 73 91 / 30 20 0 0 Great Bend 62 86 72 89 / 30 20 0 0 Salina 64 87 74 89 / 40 20 0 0 McPherson 65 84 72 86 / 40 20 0 0 Coffeyville 71 85 71 86 / 30 20 0 0 Chanute 70 84 71 85 / 40 20 0 0 Iola 70 84 72 86 / 60 20 0 0 Parsons-KPPF 72 84 71 85 / 30 20 0 0 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...MWM LONG TERM...MWM AVIATION...EPS
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 88 min |
| Sep 27, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 37 min |
| Sep 27, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 43 min |
| Sep 27, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno | 64 min |
| Sep 27, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 63 min |
| Sep 27, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 56 min |
| Sep 27, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion | 56 min |
| Sep 27, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 66 min |
| Sep 27, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 16 min |
| Sep 27, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion | 41 min |
| Sep 27, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 38 min |
| Sep 27, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Greenwood | 60 min |
| Sep 27, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 54 min |
| Sep 27, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 55 min |
| Sep 27, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Greenwood | 14 min |
| Sep 27, 11:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 61 min |
| Sep 28, 10:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 68 min |
| Sep 28, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 24 min |
| Sep 28, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 61 min |
| Sep 28, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 64 min |
| Sep 28, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 57 min |
| Sep 28, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 63 min |
| Sep 28, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 58 min |
| Sep 28, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 62 min |
| Sep 28, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 32 min |
| Sep 28, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 29 min |
| Sep 28, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 24 min |
| Sep 28, 5:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 31 min |
| Sep 28, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 31 min |
| Sep 28, 6:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 5 hr |
| Sep 28, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 21 min |
| Sep 28, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 30 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.