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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

September 22, 2023Lincoln County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Sep 22, 2023, 1:21 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Sep 22, 2023, 1:21 AM CDT (06:21 UTC)
Expired: Sep 22, 2023, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 50

County Lincoln County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 216 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

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Mixed-layer CAPE: 1405 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 5.2

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Sep 21, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 3:58 PM CDT, 9 hours 23 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
358 PM CDT Thu Sep 21 2023

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-222100-
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-
358 PM CDT Thu Sep 21 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A few strong to marginally severe storms will be possible with the
main risks being dime to quarter size hail and wind gusts of 50 to
60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is a chance for thunderstorms Friday morning, mainly along and
east of I-135. A few strong to marginally severe storms are
possible.

There is a conditional risk for a couple severe storms late Friday
afternoon and evening, mainly across portions of central Kansas.
Thunderstorms may have a difficult time forming, and may not even
form at all. However, if a storm or two is able to develop, they
will capable of large hail and damaging winds.

There is more confidence on potential for severe storms on Saturday
afternoon and evening, mainly along and east of the I-135 corridor.
Damaging winds to 70 mph, 2 inch diameter hail, and a tornado will
be possible. Locally heavy rainfall may also result in minor
flooding across southeast Kansas Saturday evening through Saturday
night.

Thunderstorm chances may linger into Sunday over southeast Kansas,
however strong or severe storms are not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 21, 8:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 21, 8:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 22, 1:21 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
121 AM CDT Fri Sep 22 2023

KSZ033-220645-
Lincoln KS-
121 AM CDT Fri Sep 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Lincoln
County through 145 AM CDT...

At 120 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Victor, or 8 miles northwest of Lincoln, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Lincoln, Barnard, and Ash Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9793 3902 9793 3900 9826 3914 9842
      3922 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 228DEG 29KT 3913 9827

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

LAWSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 21, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	52 min
Sep 22, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	29 min
Sep 22, 3:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	24 min
Sep 22, 4:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	28 min
Sep 22, 5:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	37 min
Sep 22, 5:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	24 min
Sep 22, 7:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	49 min
Sep 22, 8:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	4 hr
Sep 22, 8:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood, Woodson	78 min
Sep 22, 8:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	58 min
Sep 22, 9:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	33 min
Sep 22, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk, Wilson	75 min
Sep 22, 10:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	64 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.