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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2021, 9:42 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 48 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
- Jul 25, 2021, 9:42 AM CDT (14:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2021, 10:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1522 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 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 Jul 25, 6:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 6:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 627 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Tuesday night) Issued at 311 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021 A shortwave trough over the Central Rockies is progged to move eastward across the Northern and Central Plains today while a weak entrance region to the H25 jet develops across the Middle Mississippi Valley area. This is expected to aid in storm development along a frontal boundary draped across portions of central and northern Kansas early in the period today as we remain weakly capped. This activity is expected to propagate southward impacting much of central and south central Kansas this afternoon and into the evening and perhaps the overnight period. Pops were raised and maximum temperatures were lowered slightly. This will bring heat indices down slightly from the previous forecast but with dewpoint temperatures in the mid 70s the current plan is to maintain the heat advisory headline although confidence is low. As the previous shift noted, pulse-type storms with downburst winds appear to be the main threat although some pockets of heavy rain/flooding are also anticipated as PWATs are progged to climb to around the 2 inch mark with slow and erratic storm motions. Mon-Tue...maintained some pops early in the period on Monday but as the shortwave trough shifts east of the region a dry afternoon may be more likely. We expect a brief break from the heat on Monday with highs remaining near normal or in the low 90s for most areas. The mid/upper ridge will build back into the Central Plains states on Tue bringing a return to dry and hot conditions with some locations approaching the century mark. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 311 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021 Hot and dry weather will prevail through much if not all of the period as the mid/upper ridge builds into the region and persists bringing a prolonged period of 100+ degree temperatures to the area. As the previous shift noted some of the guidance suggests the ridge may break down again over the weekend but confidence in this scenario remains fairly low at this time. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Monday morning) Issued at 623 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021 A slow moving frontal boundary will sink slowly southward into central Kansas this afternoon. Numerous showers and storms will accompany the front with a few strong storms possible. Light easterly winds will prevail across the region today. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 94 73 91 72 / 40 50 40 10 Hutchinson 92 71 92 71 / 50 50 30 10 Newton 91 71 89 71 / 40 40 30 10 ElDorado 92 72 89 72 / 30 40 40 10 Winfield-KWLD 94 73 90 73 / 30 50 40 10 Russell 91 68 92 70 / 60 40 20 10 Great Bend 91 68 91 69 / 60 60 20 10 Salina 93 71 94 71 / 50 30 20 10 McPherson 93 70 92 70 / 40 40 30 10 Coffeyville 93 73 90 73 / 20 30 40 10 Chanute 92 74 89 73 / 40 30 40 10 Iola 91 73 89 73 / 40 30 40 10 Parsons-KPPF 93 73 89 73 / 30 30 40 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for KSZ069>072-083- 092>096-098>100. && SHORT TERM...MWM LONG TERM...MWM AVIATION...CDJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 4:52 AM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 452 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-261000- 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- 452 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Heat indices may rise into the 100 to 105 degree range across southern Kansas this afternoon. A heat advisory remains in effect for portions of the area. Scattered thunderstorms will impact much of the area today. The strongest storms may be capable of producing strong winds of 50 to 60 mph. Locally heavy rain may also result in ponding of water or some lowland flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A chance of storms will continue across the area early on Monday. The strongest storms may produce strong winds and locally heavy rainfall. After a brief lull on Monday, heat and humidity will return across the area for much of next week with heat indices topping out around 105 degrees. .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, Jul 25, 9:42 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
942 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
KSZ049>052-067-068-251530-
Reno KS-Rice KS-McPherson KS-Harvey KS-Marion KS-Saline KS-
942 AM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Northeastern Reno County in south central Kansas...
Rice County in central Kansas...
McPherson County in central Kansas...
Northern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
Marion County in central Kansas...
Southeastern Saline County in central Kansas...
* Until 1030 AM CDT.
* At 934 AM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was
tracking an outflow boundary from thunderstorms near Minneapolis
and Abilene with locally heavy rainfall. This outflow boundary is
extending from Woodbine to 7 miles south of Gypsum to near
Marquette to 7 miles northwest of Lyons...and moving south at 50
mph.
* Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this outflow
boundary.
* strong thunderstorms will be near...
Lyons and Windom around 945 AM CDT.
Mcpherson, Alden and Durham around 955 AM CDT.
Sterling, Inman, Canton and Lehigh around 1000 AM CDT.
Hillsboro, Nickerson and Lincolnville around 1005 AM CDT.
Buhler and Goessel around 1010 AM CDT.
Burrton, Partridge and Abbyville around 1020 AM CDT.
North Newton and Walton around 1025 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Frederick, Lost
Springs, Willowbrook, Mcpherson Airport, Pilsen, Roxbury, Marion
Lake, Hutchinson Airport and Bridgeport.
LAT...LON 3852 9848 3852 9793 3860 9787 3866 9737
3861 9737 3861 9693 3852 9693 3852 9682
3835 9682 3835 9684 3825 9684 3805 9742
3790 9823
TIME...MOT...LOC 1439Z 345DEG 42KT 3880 9692 3861 9739 3849 9780 3844
9826The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 36 min |
Nearby
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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.