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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Wichita, KS

June 9, 2023Chautauqua County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2023, 7:18 PM CDT for Chautauqua County, Kansas. It was in force for 57 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 9, 2023, 7:18 PM CDT (00:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2023, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chautauqua County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2023-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 106 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2023-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
106 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 9, 6:45 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 6:45 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 2:14 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
214 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-101915-
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-
214 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered afternoon and early evening storms are expected today.
A few strong to marginally severe storms will be possible with dime
to quarter size hail and wind gusts around 50 to 60 mph. Locally
heavy rainfall will also be a concern through the early evening
hours.

For tonight, storms are expected to track out of Eastern Colorado
and into central and south central Kansas after 2 am. Hail up to
nickel size and 55 mph winds will also be possible with this
activity, in addition to heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Storms will be possible Saturday and Saturday night, especially for
locations east of Interstate 135. Small hail and brief heavy rain
will be the main threats. Scattered storm chances will remain in
the forecast for Monday night through Wednesday with widespread
severe storms not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or 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, Jun 9, 6:24 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:54 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:03 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:14 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua42 min
Jun 9, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman31 min
Jun 9, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton, Russell52 min
Jun 9, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman50 min
Jun 9, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton58 min
Jun 9, 8:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery56 min
Jun 9, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth, Rice50 min
Jun 9, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno28 min
Jun 9, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln42 min
Jun 9, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline30 min
Jun 9, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno, Rice42 min
Jun 9, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline50 min
Jun 9, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson28 min
Jun 9, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion65 min
Jun 10, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson48 min
Jun 10, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper48 min
Jun 10, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper54 min
Jun 10, 1:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick21 min
Jun 10, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick, Sumner62 min
Jun 10, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick63 min
Jun 10, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler57 min
Jun 10, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley60 min
Jun 10, 3:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk72 min
Jun 10, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery, Wilson77 min
Jun 10, 5:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette54 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.