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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2022, 1:25 AM CDT for Ellsworth County, McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2022, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2022, 2:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 2806 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 9.7
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 4, 11:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 11:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1146 PM CDT Sat Jun 4 2022
KSZ032-033-048-050530-
Ellsworth KS-Russell KS-Lincoln KS-
1146 PM CDT Sat Jun 4 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Lincoln,
northwestern Ellsworth and Russell Counties through 1230 AM CDT...
At 1146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Luray, or 22 miles north of Russell, moving
southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Russell, Wilson, Lucas, Gorham, Sylvan Grove, Luray, Dorrance, Bunker
Hill, Paradise, Waldo, Ash Grove, Russell Airport, Wilson State Park
and Wilson Lake.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 175 and 220.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9826 3885 9820 3876 9845 3872 9904
3913 9904 3913 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 314DEG 33KT 3921 9876
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CARUSOLocal storm report, Jun 5, 12:29 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1229 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1213 AM TSTM WND GST RUSSELL AIRPORT 38.87N 98.82W
06/05/2022 M58 MPH RUSSELL KS ASOS
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ADKLocal storm report, Jun 5, 12:44 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1244 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 AM FLOOD 1 SSE GYPSUM 38.70N 97.42W
06/05/2022 SALINE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER IS COVERING HIGHWAY 4 JUST SOUTH OF
GYPSUM. THE FLOODING IS LIKELY FROM THE
GYPSUM CREEK RUNNING HIGH.
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ADKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 59 min |
| Jun 5, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell | 69 min |
| Jun 5, 12:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, McPherson, Marion, Saline | 9 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 8 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 63 min |
| Jun 5, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 3:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 4:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Sumner | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 5:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 5:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 8:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Lyon | 36 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 48 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 22 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 12 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 12:13 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 19 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 30 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.