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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Wichita, KS

June 4, 2024Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2024, 1:30 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 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: Jun 4, 2024, 1:30 PM CDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Russell 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 Jun 4, 12:32 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 12:32 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 4:58 AM CDT, 8 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
458 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-051000-
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-
458 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible, mainly after 2 PM and
continuing into the evening hours. Some of the storms could become
severe with large hail and damaging winds, along with pockets of
heavy rain and localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

After a break Wednesday through Friday, thunderstorm chances return
Friday night into Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 1:25 PM CDT, 5 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
Jun 4, 12:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	54 min
Jun 4, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	38 min
Jun 4, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Russell	59 min
Jun 4, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	27 min
Jun 4, 2:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Rice	56 min
Jun 4, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	74 min
Jun 4, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth	42 min
Jun 4, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Rice	68 min
Jun 4, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	McPherson, Marion	48 min
Jun 4, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Chase, Marion	43 min
Jun 4, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	62 min
Jun 4, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	61 min
Jun 4, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	47 min
Jun 4, 6:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	9 hr
Jun 4, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Chase	37 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.