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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Wichita, KS

October 3, 2023Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 3, 2023, 10:04 PM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 22 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: Oct 3, 2023, 10:04 PM CDT (03:04 UTC)
Expired: Oct 3, 2023, 10:26 PM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 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
Oct 3, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 2156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 4.2

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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 Oct 3, 6:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 6:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 5:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
524 PM CDT Tue Oct 3 2023

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-042115-
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-
524 PM CDT Tue Oct 3 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Strong to severe storms are possible along and west of Interstate
135 this evening. Quarter sized hail and 60-70 mph winds are the
main concerns although discrete thunderstorm early this evening may
be capable of producing hail up to the size of golf balls. Ponding
of water and localized flooding is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Chances for thunderstorms will linger Wednesday into early Thursday
morning mainly areas along and southeast of the Kansas Turnpike.
These storms are not expected to be strong or severe. Minor
localized flooding may be possible.

Frost is possible across central and portions of south central
Kansas on Saturday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 6 pm for areas west of
Interstate 135.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 3, 5:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 3, 5:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
554 PM CDT Tue Oct 3 2023

KSZ032-032330-
Russell KS-
554 PM CDT Tue Oct 3 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Russell
County through 630 PM CDT...

At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Catherine, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Paradise and Waldo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9879 3896 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 223DEG 44KT 3896 9924

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

BAERG

Special weather statement, Oct 3, 6:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 3, 6:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 3, 6:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 3, 6:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 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
Oct 3, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	34 min
Oct 3, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln, Russell	64 min
Oct 3, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	61 min
Oct 3, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	50 min
Oct 3, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	40 min
Oct 3, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	30 min
Oct 3, 9:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	62 min
Oct 3, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	57 min
Oct 3, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	72 min
Oct 3, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	52 min
Oct 3, 11:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	79 min
Oct 4, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	46 min
Oct 4, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Sumner	51 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.