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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 230, NWS Wichita, KS

August 12, 20234 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2023, 10:08 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 20 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 12, 2023, 10:08 AM CDT (15:08 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2023, 10:28 AM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

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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 Aug 12, 6:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 6:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 5:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 7:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 8:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 9:46 AM CDT, 22 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
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 11, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk	47 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, 10:53 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.