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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Wichita, KS

April 20, 20235 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2023, 1:30 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 45 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 20, 2023, 1:30 AM CDT (06:30 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2023, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:30 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 19, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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.

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 10:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 12:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 12:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 12:31 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 12:55 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 1:23 AM CDT, 7 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 19, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ICT	Chase, Marion	46 min
Apr 19, 8:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chase	39 min
Apr 19, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	36 min
Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk	31 min
Apr 19, 8:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Chase	32 min
Apr 19, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	33 min
Apr 19, 8:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Chase	15 min
Apr 19, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	32 min
Apr 19, 10:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	39 min
Apr 19, 10:21 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	8 hr
Apr 19, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	33 min
Apr 19, 10:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Wilson	50 min
Apr 19, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	45 min
Apr 19, 11:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Greenwood, Woodson	41 min
Apr 19, 11:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	26 min
Apr 19, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	31 min
Apr 20, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Marion	42 min
Apr 20, 12:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	43 min
Apr 20, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	33 min
Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	30 min
Apr 20, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	10 min
Apr 20, 12:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln	24 min
Apr 20, 12:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	20 min
Apr 20, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln	22 min
Apr 20, 1:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	23 min
Apr 20, 2:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	43 min
Apr 20, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline	31 min
Apr 20, 2:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	27 min
Apr 20, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice, Saline	29 min
Apr 20, 3:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Reno	32 min
Apr 20, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase, Sedgwick	35 min
Apr 20, 4:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Greenwood, Woodson	28 min
Apr 20, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Greenwood	46 min
Apr 20, 7:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery	47 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.