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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2023, 12:42 PM CDT for Barton County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 78 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
- Jul 14, 2023, 12:42 PM CDT (17:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2023, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 78 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 3096 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
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 Jul 14, 6:25 AM CDT, 6 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 6:25 AM CDT, 6 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 12:12 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1212 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-151715- 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- 1212 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Heat indices will be near 100 degrees this afternoon across much of the area. Severe storms will possible across central Kansas this afternoon and move southeast across the entire area by this evening. The main threats with these storms will be quarter sized hail and damaging wind gusts of 70 to 75 mph. Heavy rainfall can also be expected which could result in minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Heat indices will range from 100 to 105 degrees across much of the area Monday through Thursday afternoon. Storm chances will gradually increase during the week as storm systems move off the High Plains toward central and eastern Kansas. At this time, widespread severe weather is not expected with these storms. .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 KC/Ketcham
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 14, 8:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
812 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0809 AM Rain 5 NE Winfield 37.31N 96.90W
07/14/2023 M3.20 inch Cowley KS Public
Overnight rainfall total.
&&Local storm report, Jul 14, 10:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1019 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM Rain 4 ENE Udall 37.42N 97.05W
07/14/2023 M3.34 inch Cowley KS Cocorahs
24 hour rainfall total
0720 AM Rain Dexter 37.18N 96.72W
07/14/2023 M2.35 inch Cowley KS Cocorahs
In the past 24 hours
0723 AM Rain 5 SSE Cambridge 37.24N 96.64W
07/14/2023 M1.93 inch Cowley KS Cocorahs
24 hour value
&&Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:56 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1156 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
KSZ032-141800-
Russell KS-
1156 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Russell
County through 100 PM CDT...
At 1155 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gorham, or over Walker, moving east at 10 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 and Gorham.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 175 and 185.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 9904 3901 9890 3875 9881 3872 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 258DEG 9KT 3888 9904
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CARUSOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 5:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 11:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 58 min |
| Jul 14, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Reno, Rice, Saline | 69 min |
| Jul 14, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper and 1 more | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 20 min |
| Jul 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Labette, Montgomery | 45 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.