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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2020, 5:55 PM CDT for Chase County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 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
- Jul 19, 2020, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Chase County, KS
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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 Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 425 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-202130- 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- 425 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Heat indices around 105 degrees continue to be possible in southeast Kansas for the rest of the afternoon and early evening. See the latest Heat Advisory for details. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible for late this afternoon and tonight. A few storms could produce small hail, gusty winds of 40 to 60 mph, and heavy rainfall which could cause some flooding problems. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Additional rounds of scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected for Monday through Wednesday morning. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible. Very heavy rainfall could be the greater risk, with some flooding problems possible. .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 19, 4:58 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 458 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 KSZ070-192300- Greenwood KS- 458 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... East central Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 457 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hamilton, or 11 miles northeast of Eureka...moving northeast at 10 mph. hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Hamilton, Virgil and Cross Timbers State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The storms are not expected to become severe. && LAT...LON 3773 9596 3781 9613 3797 9625 3804 9596 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 243DEG 7KT 3791 9610 KETCHAM
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
555 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020
KSZ053-070-200000-
Greenwood KS-Chase KS-
555 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Northwestern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...
Southeastern Chase County in east central Kansas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 553 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southeast of Cottonwood
Falls...moving southeast at 10 mph.
hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Greenwood and southeastern Chase Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
The storms are not expected to become severe.
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LAT...LON 3809 9656 3829 9650 3828 9636 3817 9636
3817 9621 3801 9639 3809 9652
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 309DEG 10KT 3819 9644
KETCHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 58 min |
| Jul 18, 11:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 62 min |
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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.