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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Wichita, KS

April 14, 2023Butler County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2023, 4:57 PM CDT for Butler County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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 14, 2023, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2023, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Butler County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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
Apr 14, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 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 Apr 14, 4:47 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 4:47 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 5:10 AM CDT, 11 hours 47 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
510 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-151015-
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-
510 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Gusty southerly winds and unseasonably warm and relatively dry air
will support a very high grassland fire danger again across most of
the area this afternoon through early this evening.

Strong to severe storms are possible late this afternoon with
better chances this evening, especially across central Kansas. The
main threats will be quarter to half dollar size hail and damaging
winds of 60 to 65 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A very high grassland fire danger may return on Saturday afternoon
for portions of central and south central Kansas, though any
rainfall could lessen the threat. There is higher confidence in
very high grassland fire danger Sunday afternoon across the entire
area due to gusty northwest winds and low daytime humidity levels.

Chances for thunderstorms may return on Tuesday through Thursday
across parts of southeast and south central Kansas, a few strong or
severe storms may be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict

Ketcham

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 3:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
347 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023

KSZ092-142130-
Sumner KS-
347 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Sumner
County through 430 PM CDT...

At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Nardin, or 9 miles northwest of Blackwell, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Geuda Springs and Hunnewell.

This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 1 and 4.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3719 9715 3700 9715 3700 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 225DEG 33KT 3688 9744

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BAERG

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 4:20 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 4:29 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 4:31 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 4:39 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	30 min
Apr 14, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	43 min
Apr 14, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	25 min
Apr 14, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	31 min
Apr 14, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	44 min
Apr 14, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	36 min
Apr 14, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Russell	21 min
Apr 14, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	50 min
Apr 14, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	41 min
Apr 14, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Greenwood	42 min
Apr 14, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	43 min
Apr 14, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	39 min
Apr 14, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	44 min
Apr 14, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	48 min
Apr 14, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	43 min
Apr 14, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	52 min
Apr 14, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln	65 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.