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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Sep 2, 2021, 7:38 PM CDT for Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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
- Sep 2, 2021, 7:38 PM CDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 952 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Sep 2, 6:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 6:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 333 PM CDT Thu Sep 2 2021 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-032045- 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- 333 PM CDT Thu Sep 2 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Late afternoon through early evening heat indices of 100 to 105 degrees are expected, mainly across southern Kansas. Chances for showers and thunderstorms will gradually increase this evening and tonight, mainly for locations west of the Kansas Turnpike. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible late this afternoon and evening, capable of dime to quarter size hail and 50 to 60 mph winds. A tornado cannot be ruled out along Interstate 70 late this afternoon. Pockets of heavy rainfall and localized flooding will be a threat as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Afternoon through early evening heat indices will be around 100 degrees Friday, mainly across southern Kansas. Periodic showers and thunderstorms will continue to impact the region for Friday through Saturday night. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible Friday afternoon and evening, capable of dime to quarter size hail and 50 to 60 mph winds. Pockets of heavy rainfall and localized flooding will be a threat as well. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed across central Kansas late this afternoon into this evening. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict ADK/Ketcham
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 2, 5:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
524 PM CDT THU SEP 2 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0516 PM TSTM WND GST WILSON 38.83N 98.47W
09/02/2021 E70 MPH ELLSWORTH KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
KEVIN.DARMOFALSpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 5:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
546 PM CDT Thu Sep 2 2021
KSZ033-048-049-022315-
Ellsworth KS-Lincoln KS-Saline KS-
546 PM CDT Thu Sep 2 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Lincoln,
northeastern Ellsworth and Saline Counties through 615 PM CDT...
At 546 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lincoln to 8 miles northwest of Brookville
to 5 miles southeast of Kanopolis. Movement was east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Salina, Kanopolis, Lincoln, Assaria, Brookville, Smolan, Beverly, New
Cambria, Falun, Glendale, Westfall, Salina Airport, Kanopolis State
Park and Kanopolis Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 80 and 95.
Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 220 and 259.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3910 9793 3896 9793 3896 9747 3864 9762
3863 9818 3883 9822 3907 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 252DEG 43KT 3904 9809 3887 9795 3864 9811
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DARMOFALSpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 6:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 46 min |
| Sep 2, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Sep 3, 1:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 9 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:49 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 16 more | 32 hr |
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