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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2021, 2:24 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 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 16, 2021, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2021, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Ellsworth County, KS
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NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 15, 3:13 PM CDT, 23 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 3:13 PM CDT, 23 hours 11 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 3:31 PM CDT, 22 hours 53 minutes before
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 15, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 60 min |
| 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, 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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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.