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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT for Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 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
- May 15, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 197 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1181 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 15, 3:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 3:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 331 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-162045- 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- 331 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will be possible through this evening across southern Kansas, with an increasing threat possibly shifting to the Interstate 70 corridor by tonight. The stronger storms will be capable of quarter to half dollar size hail and winds to 60 mph. In addition, heavy rainfall may result in some high water across flood prone areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There will be multiple opportunities for thunderstorms through next week, some of which could be strong to marginally severe. However, at this time, the threat of widespread, and or significant, severe weather looks low. Flooding concerns may increase through next week, especially for any area that sees repeated rounds of thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight, but any reports of severe weather are always appreciated. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict Martin
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 15, 6:29 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 715 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021 KSZ082-083-091-092-160115- Harper KS-Sumner KS-Sedgwick KS-Kingman KS- 715 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Northeastern Harper County in south central Kansas... Northwestern Sumner County in south central Kansas... Southwestern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas... Southeastern Kingman County in south central Kansas... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 714 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Conway Springs...moving northeast at 10 mph. hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Clearwater, Conway Springs, Argonia, Norwich and Viola. 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. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central Kansas. LAT...LON 3726 9777 3737 9792 3762 9769 3747 9741 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 219DEG 9KT 3739 9768 KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 57 min |
| May 15, 10:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 55 min |
| May 15, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 58 min |
| May 15, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 57 min |
| May 15, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 66 min |
| May 15, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 63 min |
| May 15, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 55 min |
| May 15, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 55 min |
| May 16, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 63 min |
| May 16, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 61 min |
| May 16, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 28 min |
| May 16, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 22 min |
| May 16, 1:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 9 hr |
| May 16, 2:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 8 hr |
| May 16, 2:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Saline | 5 hr |
| May 16, 7:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 54 hr |
| May 16, 8:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 3 days |
| May 16, 9:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 8 hr |
| May 16, 10:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 27 hr |
| May 16, 10:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Saline | 27 hr |
| May 16, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 61 min |
| May 16, 1:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 24 hr |
| May 16, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 51 min |
| May 16, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 45 min |
| May 16, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 54 min |
| May 16, 3:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 22 hr |
| May 16, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 36 min |
| May 16, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 27 min |
| May 16, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 28 min |
| May 16, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 63 min |
| May 16, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 18 min |
| May 16, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.