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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

April 30, 2019Greenwood County, Woodson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2019, 5:45 AM CDT for Greenwood County, Woodson County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2019, 5:45 AM CDT (10:45 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2019, 6:30 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Greenwood County, KS, Woodson County, KS

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 30, 3:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:36 AM CDT, 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 3:38 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 4:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 5:03 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 5:45 AM CDT, 0 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
Apr 30, 1:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	49 min
Apr 30, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	51 min
Apr 30, 2:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	48 min
Apr 30, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	52 min
Apr 30, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	42 min
Apr 30, 5:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	42 min
Apr 30, 5:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk	43 min
Apr 30, 6:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	43 min
Apr 30, 6:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	43 min
Apr 30, 6:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	47 min
Apr 30, 6:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	63 min
Apr 30, 7:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	44 min
Apr 30, 7:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	8 hr
Apr 30, 8:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	40 min
Apr 30, 9:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk, Greenwood, Woodson	47 min
Apr 30, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	26 hr
Apr 30, 10:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	35 hr
Apr 30, 10:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	55 hr
Apr 30, 10:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	70 hr
Apr 30, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	44 hr
Apr 30, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	64 hr
Apr 30, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	3 days
Apr 30, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	4 days
Apr 30, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	5 days
Apr 30, 10:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Elk, Greenwood	8 hr
Apr 30, 10:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	4 hr
Apr 30, 11:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Reno, Rice	31 min
Apr 30, 11:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	37 min
Apr 30, 12:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	50 min
Apr 30, 12:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Sedgwick	34 min
Apr 30, 12:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette	42 min
Apr 30, 12:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Neosho	39 min
Apr 30, 1:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette	28 min
Apr 30, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	50 min
Apr 30, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	37 min
Apr 30, 2:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Sumner	26 min
Apr 30, 3:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	6 hr
Apr 30, 3:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	22 min
Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	7 hr
Apr 30, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley, Sedgwick	36 min
Apr 30, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	37 min
Apr 30, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	35 min
Apr 30, 4:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Elk, Greenwood	7 hr
Apr 30, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood, Woodson	24 min
Apr 30, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	28 min
Apr 30, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	37 min
Apr 30, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery, Wilson	29 min
Apr 30, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	35 min
Apr 30, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	65 min
Apr 30, 5:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	6 hr

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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.