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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2021, 6:50 PM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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 26, 2021, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
County Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1247 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 26, 6:37 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 6:37 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 406 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-272115- 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- 406 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Evening and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms this evening will be capable of producing outflow winds around 40 mph and locally heavy rainfall which could cause minor flooding. The threat for storms diminishes after sunset. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Heat indices above 100 degrees are possible for Tuesday afternoon across the area. However, the more intense heat is expected to return on Wednesday and continue through Friday when heat indices each afternoon will range from 102 to 106 degrees. There is a slight chance for thunderstorms Saturday night and Sunday night. If storms develop, they will have the potential for gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated 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 26, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 519 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 KSZ068-083-262315- Harvey KS-Sedgwick KS- 519 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Central Harvey County in south central Kansas... North central Sedgwick County in south central Kansas... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 515 PM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall over Sedgwick... moving south at 5 mph. This storm will be capable of torrential rainfall rates and wind gusts up to 50 mph. * Locations impacted include... Newton, Park City, Valley Center, Hesston, Halstead, North Newton, Sedgwick, Bentley and Newton Airport. 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. These storms may produce ponding of water on roadways. Listen for later statements or possible flood warnings...should the risk for minor low-land flooding become more imminent. && LAT...LON 3816 9751 3808 9715 3784 9729 3791 9760 TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 002DEG 6KT 3796 9743 CARUSO
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 5:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 521 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 KSZ051-262315- McPherson KS- 521 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Central McPherson County in central Kansas... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 518 PM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall near Mcpherson... moving south at 10 mph. Torrential rainfall rates and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Mcpherson, Moundridge, Inman, Galva, Canton and Mcpherson Airport. 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. These storms may produce ponding of water on roadways. Listen for later statements or possible flood warnings...should the risk for minor low-land flooding become more imminent. && LAT...LON 3851 9778 3850 9741 3818 9740 3819 9778 TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 349DEG 10KT 3835 9760 CARUSO
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 6:17 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 26, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 61 min |
| Jul 26, 4:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 14 min |
| Jul 26, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 5:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson | 4 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Rice | 28 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.