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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Wichita, KS

April 23, 2022Barton County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2022, 4:19 AM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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
Apr 23, 2022, 4:19 AM CDT (09:19 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2022, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Barton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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
Apr 23, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 00:00Z on 2022-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1942 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 00:00Z on 2022-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1942 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1404 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
10.1

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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 Apr 22, 6:53 PM CDT, 9 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 6:53 PM CDT, 9 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 3:11 PM CDT, 13 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
311 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-231530-
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-
311 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Strong south winds will continue tonight across the entire area. See
latest wind advisory and high wind warning for additional details.

A few thunderstorms may venture into central and south central
Kansas late tonight, but better severe weather chances will likely
remain across western Kansas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Very high to possibly extreme grassland fire danger will prevail
Saturday afternoon across the region but especially west of
Interstate 135. See latest fire weather watch for additional
details.

Strong south winds will likely continue on Saturday with gusts up to
50 mph likely across most of the area. See latest wind advisory for
additional details.

Scattered thunderstorm chances look to increase late Saturday
afternoon and especially Saturday evening for locations mainly along
and east of a line from Salina to Wichita to Anthony. The stronger
storms will be capable of hail up to golf ball size along with 60
mph winds.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 3:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTBarton, Russell41 min
Apr 23, 3:55 AM CDTRed Flag WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell15 hr
Apr 23, 4:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth46 min
Apr 23, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln21 min
Apr 23, 5:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice33 min
Apr 23, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice33 min
Apr 23, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery29 min
Apr 23, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase25 min
Apr 23, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase48 min
Apr 23, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase46 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.