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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 2, 2021, 2:28 PM CDT for Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 2, 2021, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Kingman County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1247 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 2, 12:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 12:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 9:54 AM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 954 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-031500- 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- 954 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms appear possible again today. The threat of severe weather continues to look low. However, a conditional threat of a few strong thunderstorms may develop, capable of pea to dime size hail and gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph. The best chance of seeing a few stronger thunderstorms looks to be west of Interstate 135. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Widely scattered thunderstorms may return to the area late in the weekend or early next week. The threat of severe weather looks low during this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:26 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 226 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021 KSZ092-093-022000- Cowley KS-Sumner KS- 226 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... West central Cowley County in south central Kansas... East central Sumner County in south central Kansas... * Until 300 PM CDT. * At 224 PM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall near Udall... moving southeast at 10 mph. Gusty winds and torrential rainfall is possible, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. * Locations impacted include... Oxford and Udall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The storms are not expected to become severe. && LAT...LON 3734 9728 3741 9719 3734 9697 3721 9712 TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 307DEG 8KT 3733 9715 KLEINSASSER
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
228 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
KSZ082-091-022000-
Harper KS-Kingman KS-
228 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Northeastern Harper County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Kingman County in south central Kansas...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 226 PM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
strong thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall along a line
extending from near Norwich to 8 miles north of Harper to 13 miles
south of Kingman...and moving southeast at 10 mph.
Gusty winds and torrential rainfall is possible, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
* Locations impacted include...
Norwich, Murdock, Spivey, Rago and Runnymede.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
These storms are not expected to become severe.
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LAT...LON 3733 9816 3753 9819 3750 9804 3763 9785
3756 9781 3739 9781 3727 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 331DEG 9KT 3751 9787 3740 9799 3745 9813
KLEINSASSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 5:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.