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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Wichita, KS

June 18, 20244 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2024, 7:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 46 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 18, 2024, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2024, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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
Jun 18, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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: 2281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 232 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 7.0

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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 Jun 18, 6:52 PM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 6:52 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
545 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191845-
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-
545 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight

Storms developing along a cold front in central Kansas will
gradually build eastward this evening and tonight. The stronger
storms will be capable of producing quarter sized hail, 65 mph winds
and heavy rain. Training of storms along the slow moving frontal
zone may lead to localized flash flooding. Locations generally west
of a line from Salina to Hutchinson to Kingman will have the best
chance to see strong or severe storms this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Storms are expected to linger across the area on Wednesday,
especially during the morning hours. A few strong storms will be
possible along with additional heavy rainfall.

Storms will also be possible Saturday evening through Sunday morning
as a weak cold front moves through. Strong storms appear possible
with this activity.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon 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

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 6:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 6:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 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
Jun 18, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	48 min
Jun 18, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Saline	44 min
Jun 18, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Rice	44 min
Jun 18, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	14 min
Jun 18, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey, Saline	33 min
Jun 18, 9:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice	50 min
Jun 18, 10:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice	80 min
Jun 18, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Kingman	64 min
Jun 19, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	45 min
Jun 19, 12:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	41 min
Jun 19, 12:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	36 hr
Jun 19, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey, McPherson	34 min
Jun 19, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase, Harvey, Marion	82 min
Jun 19, 3:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	10 hr
Jun 19, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	43 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.