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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2019, 6:44 AM CDT for Harper County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 28, 2019, 6:44 AM CDT (11:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2019, 7:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Harper County, KS
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NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 450 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2019 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-291000- 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- 450 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for most of Central, South-Central and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will spread from Nebraska into Kansas today and will greatly increase tonight as a cold front pushes southeast across Kansas this afternoon and tonight. A few of the thunderstorms may produce half inch diameter hail and 40 to 50 mph winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Scattered thunderstorms embedded amongst widespread rains remain possible Friday and Friday Night. The best chances for thunderstorms producing hail as large as nickels should be confined to Southeast Kansas Friday afternoon and evening. A mixture of light rain and light snow remains possible in Central Kansas from late Friday night until Saturday morning with minimal accumulation resulting. Late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, temperatures that'll plunge into the mid and upper 20s will cause a hard freeze in most areas. Frost and freeze products may be required from late Saturday night to early Sunday morning. A Very High Grassland Fire Danger is possible in a few areas Tuesday afternoon and most areas Wednesday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:03 AM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
644 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2019
KSZ091-281245-
Harper KS-
644 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2019
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Northeastern Harper County in south central Kansas...
* Until 745 AM CDT.
* At 643 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harper...moving northeast at 20
mph.
hail up to the size of dimes will be possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Anthony, Harper, Danville, Freeport and Runnymede.
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 3738 9818 3739 9798 3738 9781 3713 9780
3712 9780 3711 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 1144Z 236DEG 18KT 3723 9805
KETCHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 57 min |
| Mar 28, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 7:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 57 min |
| Mar 28, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 7:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 62 min |
| Mar 28, 8:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 8:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 8:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 8:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 9:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 51 min |
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