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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Wichita, KS

July 14, 2020Barton County, Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2744 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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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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

DARMOFAL
Special 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 2:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell25 min
Jul 14, 2:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell22 min
Jul 14, 2:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth, Lincoln24 min
Jul 14, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton32 min
Jul 14, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth, Lincoln30 min
Jul 14, 3:05 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 8 more17 hr
Jul 14, 3:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Rice38 min
Jul 14, 3:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Russell6 hr
Jul 14, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice31 min
Jul 14, 4:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey, McPherson26 min
Jul 14, 9:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTEllsworth11 hr
Jul 14, 3:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline15 hr

Nearby

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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.