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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2020, 2:55 AM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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
- Jul 14, 2020, 2:55 AM CDT (07:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2020, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Barton County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 2744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 Jul 13, 11:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 11:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 12:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1235 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-150545- 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- 1235 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will move into central and south central Kansas during the early morning predawn hours, generally along and west of I-135. Gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph and brief heavy downpours will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday there is a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms moving across central Kansas. Most of this activity is expected to be along and north of highway 50. Areas further south to highway 50 are may see some isolated showers or thunderstorms. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across central Kansas with dime to quarter size hail and 50 to 60 mph winds. The next chance for thunderstorms will be Thursday evening through early Friday. Strong thunderstorms may occur. Heat indices will hover near 105 degrees across southeast Kansas during the afternoon hours on Tuesday. There is a better chance for much of the area experiencing heat indices from 100 to 105 degrees during the afternoon hours for Friday through Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:05 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 205 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 KSZ032-140730- Russell KS- 205 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Russell County in central Kansas... * Until 230 AM CDT. * At 204 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Natoma to Milberger...and moving east at 45 mph. wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. * Locations impacted include... Russell, Lucas, Gorham, Luray, Dorrance, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Waldo, Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake and Russell Airport. LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9848 3870 9849 3870 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 277DEG 41KT 3916 9900 3871 9895 DARMOFAL
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:36 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
236 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020
KSZ032-033-047-048-140800-
Ellsworth KS-Russell KS-Lincoln KS-Barton KS-
236 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
Eastern Russell County in central Kansas...
Lincoln County in central Kansas...
Northern Barton County in central Kansas...
* Until 300 AM CDT.
* At 233 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
Lucas to near Dorrance to near Olmitz...and moving east at 45 mph.
wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
* Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Hoisington, Wilson, Claflin, Kanopolis, Lincoln,
Holyrood, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Dorrance, Beverly, Lorraine, Olmitz,
Barnard, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Galatia, Susank, Ash Grove and
Westfall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9793 3887 9793 3852 9830 3850 9903
3869 9903 3891 9867 3913 9853 3913 9849
3922 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0735Z 260DEG 39KT 3909 9849 3890 9854 3859 9894
DARMOFALSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 2:43 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 243 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 KSZ047-140815- Barton KS- 243 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Barton County in central Kansas... * Until 315 AM CDT. * At 241 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Otis...moving east at 40 mph. hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Claflin, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Olmitz, Galatia, Susank, Great Bend Airport, Cheyenne Bottoms and Odin. 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3870 9903 3870 9848 3826 9848 3826 9903 TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 272DEG 35KT 3851 9909 DARMOFAL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 22 min |
| Jul 14, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 3:05 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 8 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 3:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 4:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 9:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 11 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline | 15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.