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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Wichita, KS

June 5, 2022Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2022, 5:44 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2022, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Russell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1501 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 142 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1501 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-212 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.9

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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 5, 2:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 3:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
356 PM CDT Sun Jun 5 2022

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-062100-
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-
356 PM CDT Sun Jun 5 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to redevelop later this
afternoon and evening over Central and Northwest Kansas. The
initial storms will be capable of producing very large hail up to
two inches size and damaging winds around 70 mph. The activity will
gradually become more numerous and converge into a southeastward
moving line of storms during the evening, with the main risk
gradually transitioning to damaging winds and torrential downpours,
which could cause some flooding problems. The hail size potential
will begin to decrease once the storms form into a line during the
evening and overnight, with hail around quarter size possible. See
the severe thunderstorm watch for more details.

Flood issues are likely with river, area and flash flooding possible
tonight. Saline, Mcpherson, Marion, Chase, Greenwood and portion of
northern Butler counties are the most likely to experience flash
flooding. See flood watch for more details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The active weather pattern looks to continue, with additional
chances for showers and thunderstorms almost every night from
Monday night through Thursday night. Some of the storms could be
strong or severe. In addition, this active weather pattern could
cause some flooding problems to occur due to several rounds of heavy
rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is likely tonight.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:33 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell44 min
Jun 5, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln, Russell59 min
Jun 5, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell69 min
Jun 5, 12:42 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, McPherson, Marion, Saline9 hr
Jun 5, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Saline40 min
Jun 5, 1:51 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLincoln, Russell8 hr
Jun 5, 2:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson25 min
Jun 5, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno63 min
Jun 5, 2:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Reno43 min
Jun 5, 3:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper, Kingman21 min
Jun 5, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper, Sedgwick, Sumner24 min
Jun 5, 4:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler27 min
Jun 5, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Cowley, Harper, Sumner34 min
Jun 5, 5:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood24 min
Jun 5, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson29 min
Jun 5, 5:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper27 min
Jun 5, 8:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase, Lyon36 hr
Jun 5, 8:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase48 hr
Jun 5, 8:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMarion22 hr
Jun 5, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson12 hr
Jun 5, 8:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner48 min
Jun 5, 12:13 PM CDTFlood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 19 more16 hr
Jun 5, 2:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson30 hr
Jun 5, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell42 min
Jun 5, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLincoln, Russell29 min
Jun 5, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell62 min
Jun 5, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth41 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.