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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Wichita, KS

May 5, 2019Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2019, 10:20 PM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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: May 5, 2019, 10:20 PM CDT (03:20 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2019, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cowley County, KS

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 5, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 May 5, 6:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 6:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 5:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
537 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-062100-
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-
537 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Severe storms will be possible this evening generally along and west
of the Kansas turnpike. Large hail up to around two inches in
diameter and damaging wind gust to 65 mph will be possible. Strong
storms with small hail will be possible overnight, mainly east of
the Kansas turnpike after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Strong to severe storms will be possible Monday afternoon and early
evening along a southward moving cold front. Large hail will be
possible before transitioning to locally damaging wind gusts. Heavy
rainfall is also likely Monday evening and into Monday night, mainly
across south central and southeast Kansas.

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will continue across the entire
area Tuesday through Wednesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be
expected with a risk for strong to severe storms. The magnitude and
location for the greatest severe risk is a bit uncertain as it will
depend on the movement and placement of the surface front wavering
across the area. So check back for later updates as confidence on
specific details increases in the next couple of days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is a remote possibility early this evening across
portions of central Kansas, mainly west of highway 14.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 5, 6:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 6:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
632 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2019

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

0630 PM     TORNADO          3 WSW RAYMOND           38.26N 98.47W
05/05/2019                   RICE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Local storm report, May 5, 6:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 6:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 6:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2019

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

0641 PM     HAIL             RAYMOND                 38.28N 98.41W
05/05/2019  E2.50 INCH       RICE               KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

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Local storm report, May 5, 6:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 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
May 5, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	30 min
May 5, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	60 min
May 5, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	64 min
May 5, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Reno	60 min
May 5, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	29 min
May 5, 7:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	6 hr
May 5, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Rice	46 min
May 5, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	65 min
May 5, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	57 min
May 5, 8:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick	45 min
May 5, 8:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	39 min
May 5, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Reno, Sedgwick	50 min
May 5, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	60 min
May 5, 9:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	3 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	47 min
May 5, 10:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	3 hr
May 5, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	61 min
May 5, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	60 min
May 6, 12:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	8 hr
May 6, 12:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	32 hr
May 6, 4:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	66 hr
May 6, 7:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	8 hr
May 6, 8:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	8 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	3 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	5 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Lyon	5 days
May 6, 3:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	3 days
May 6, 3:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	18 hr
May 6, 3:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	8 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Sedgwick	7 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	6 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	7 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	7 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno	6 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey	6 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	6 days
May 6, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	58 min
May 6, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	27 min
May 6, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	32 min
May 6, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	62 min
May 6, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	28 min
May 6, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	24 min
May 6, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.