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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Mar 12, 2021, 5:48 AM CST for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2021, 5:48 AM CST (11:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2021, 6:45 AM CST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Cowley County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 11, 5:46 PM CST, 12 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 5:46 PM CST, 12 hours 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 4:18 PM CST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 418 PM CST Thu Mar 11 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-122230- 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- 418 PM CST Thu Mar 11 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase late tonight across southern Kansas. The strongest activity will be capable of pea to dime size hail and locally heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Periodic numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast Friday through Sunday across the region. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected during this time, with locally higher amounts likely. Modest to significant rises in area rivers and streams are possible, with some street and low-land flooding possible. Additionally, a handful of strong to marginally severe storms are possible Friday through Saturday evening, especially across the southern half of Kansas. .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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 12, 4:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 63 min |
| Mar 12, 5:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 5:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 6:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 6:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 7:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 7:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 46 min |
| Mar 12, 8:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 9:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 65 min |
| Mar 12, 10:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 10:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 10:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 10:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 11:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 11:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 54 min |
| Mar 12, 12:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 48 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 12:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 3:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.