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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 229, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2023, 11:58 PM CDT for Chautauqua County, Cowley County, Elk County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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
- Aug 11, 2023, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2023, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 3508 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 14.2
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 Aug 11, 11:47 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 11:47 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 859 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-130200- 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- 859 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is a slight chance for strong to marginally severe storms across the area later this evening and tonight. The main risks will be dime to quarter size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Heavy rainfall could also result in minor lowland flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday A few thunderstorms could linger on Saturday morning, mainly across southeast Kansas and the Oklahoma border counties of south central Kansas. However, thunderstorms appear more likely across the entire area by late Saturday afternoon through Saturday night. Strong to marginally severe storms will be possible along the heavy rain and the risk for minor flooding. Strong to severe storms and locally heavy rainfall will remain possible through Sunday and Sunday night. Heat indices are forecast to range from 100 to 105 degrees across mainly south central and southeast Kansas during the afternoon hours on Saturday and Sunday with 105 degree readings more likely closer to the Oklahoma border. .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 KED/Ketcham
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 11:04 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1104 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023
KSZ092-093-120445-
Cowley KS-Sumner KS-
1104 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Cowley
and southeastern Sumner Counties through 1145 PM CDT...
At 1104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Geuda Springs, or 11 miles west of Arkansas City,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Arkansas City, Winfield, Oxford, South Haven, Geuda Springs,
Hunnewell, and Strother Field Airport.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 1 and 13.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3704 9752 3739 9710 3717 9675 3700 9700
3700 9745
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 227DEG 33KT 3704 9724
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHLocal storm report, Aug 11, 11:39 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 11:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 1:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 29 min |
| Aug 12, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 29 min |
| Aug 12, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 5:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 26 min |
| Aug 12, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 9:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 20 min |
| Aug 12, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 3:07 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 32 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.