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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Wichita, KS

September 8, 2023Elk County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2023, 1:38 AM CDT for Elk County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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
Sep 8, 2023, 1:38 AM CDT (06:38 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2023, 2:15 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Elk County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 225 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2023-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2023-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 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 Sep 7, 11:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 11:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 11:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1122 PM CDT Thu Sep 7 2023

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-090430-
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-
1122 PM CDT Thu Sep 7 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Thunderstorms remain possible across portions of south central and
southeast Kansas. A few of the stronger storms will be capable of
producing nickel size hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Periodic chances for showers and storms arrive Saturday night and
persist through Monday night or Tuesday. Widespread strong to
severe storms appear unlikely.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 8, 12:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 1:04 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 1:06 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 1:33 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
133 AM CDT Fri Sep 8 2023

KSZ094-080700-
Elk KS-
133 AM CDT Fri Sep 8 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Elk County through
200 AM CDT...

At 133 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Howard, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Howard, Longton, and Elk Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3744 9650 3761 9648 3761 9639 3760 9597
      3730 9597
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 286DEG 40KT 3750 9643

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

MCGUIRE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette32 min
Sep 8, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery25 min
Sep 8, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler27 min
Sep 8, 12:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson25 min
Sep 8, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase33 min
Sep 8, 1:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTElk26 min
Sep 8, 1:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette24 min
Sep 8, 1:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood23 min
Sep 8, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTElk27 min
Sep 8, 1:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk27 min
Sep 8, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWoodson28 min
Sep 8, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery35 min
Sep 8, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson34 min
Sep 8, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood32 min
Sep 8, 2:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMontgomery23 min
Sep 8, 2:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood34 min
Sep 8, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson30 min
Sep 8, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette44 min
Sep 8, 3:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTNeosho, Wilson41 min
Sep 8, 3:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson17 min
Sep 8, 4:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson27 min
Sep 8, 4:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho26 min
Sep 8, 4:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette30 min
Sep 8, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho35 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.