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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

May 14, 2021Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2021, 1:48 PM CDT 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.

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The facts

Issued: May 14, 2021, 1:48 PM CDT (18:48 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 14, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 12:49 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 12:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 1:16 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
116 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

KSZ083-141915-
Sedgwick KS-
116 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Southern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 115 PM CDT...trained weather spotters reported a strong
  thunderstorm near Eisenhower National Airport, or near Haysville...
  moving east at 25 mph.

hail up to the size of nickels has been reported with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Mulvane, Goddard, Rose Hill, Maize,
  Colwich, Downtown Wichita, Andale, Eastborough, West Wichita, East
  Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Mcconnell Air Force Base,
  South Wichita and Oaklawn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3748 9737 3768 9770 3781 9761 3765 9715
      3748 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 289DEG 20KT 3761 9740

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Special weather statement, May 14, 1:48 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
148 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

KSZ069-093-141945-
Butler KS-Cowley KS-
148 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Southwestern Butler County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Cowley County in south central Kansas...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 145 PM CDT...trained weather spotters reported a strong
  thunderstorm near Rose Hill...moving east at 25 mph.

hail up to the size of nickels has been reported with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Andover, Rose Hill, Douglass, Udall, Rock and Winfield City Lake.

LAT...LON 3740 9715 3749 9716 3766 9715 3764 9674
      3727 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 289DEG 20KT 3754 9719

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 3:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	50 min
May 14, 12:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	46 min
May 14, 1:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	59 min
May 14, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	65 min
May 14, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	61 min
May 14, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	27 min

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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.