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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Wichita, KS

August 26, 2024Barton County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2024, 6:25 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Barton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 26, 6:04 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ese Great Bend, KSpower lines downed.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 122 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2024-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2024-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -137 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1914 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

336 
WUUS53 KICT 262300
SVRICT
KSC009-262345-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0310.240826T2300Z-240826T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
600 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Barton County in central Kansas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 600 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just 
  southeast of Great Bend, moving north at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Great Bend, Great Bend Airport, and Cheyenne Bottoms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3848 9884 3849 9871 3848 9858 3826 9862
      3826 9884 3835 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 183DEG 6KT 3831 9872 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DARMOFAL
2 follow-up statements
050 
WWUS53 KICT 262320
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
620 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2024

KSC009-262345-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-240826T2345Z/
Barton KS-
620 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY...

At 619 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Great Bend, 
moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...up to 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Great Bend Airport, and Cheyenne Bottoms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3848 9884 3849 9871 3848 9858 3826 9862
      3826 9884 3835 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 178DEG 10KT 3834 9874 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DARMOFAL
980 
WWUS53 KICT 262325
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
625 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2024

KSC009-262335-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-240826T2345Z/
Barton KS-
625 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However, gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3848 9884 3849 9871 3848 9858 3826 9862
      3826 9884 3835 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 183DEG 6KT 3835 9874 

$$

DARMOFAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 4:07 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more16 hr
Aug 26, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton24 min
Aug 26, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton50 min
Aug 26, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice33 min
Aug 26, 6:16 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton83 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.