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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

May 14, 2021Butler County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2021, 3:29 PM CDT for Butler County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

County Butler County, KS

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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, 3:17 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 3:17 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 2:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 2:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
208 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0154 PM     HAIL             4 NNW ROSE HILL         37.62N 97.16W
05/14/2021  E0.75 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   PUBLIC

&&

Local storm report, May 14, 2:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
209 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0205 PM     HAIL             MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BAS 37.64N 97.24W
05/14/2021  M0.75 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Local storm report, May 14, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 2:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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

KSZ069-083-142030-
Butler KS-Sedgwick KS-
225 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...
  East central Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 221 PM CDT...trained weather spotters reported a strong
  thunderstorm near Andover...moving east at 15 mph.

hail up to the size of nickels has been reported with this storm,
and this will continue to be a threat.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wichita, Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Douglass, Leon, Mcconnell Air
  Force Base, Santa Fe Lake and Augusta Municipal Airport.

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.

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LAT...LON 3761 9725 3772 9722 3773 9669 3748 9681
      3748 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 281DEG 15KT 3764 9716

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Local storm report, May 14, 2:50 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 3:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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

KSZ069-093-142130-
Butler KS-Cowley KS-
329 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Southeastern Butler County in south central Kansas...
  Northeastern Cowley County in south central Kansas...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 324 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Atlanta, or 9 miles
  south of Leon...moving east at 20 mph.

hail up to the size of nickels will be possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Leon, Atlanta, Latham and Beaumont.

LAT...LON 3750 9698 3773 9694 3771 9653 3735 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 281DEG 18KT 3755 9679

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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, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	57 min
May 14, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	65 min
May 14, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	27 min

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Sources

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