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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 330, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 30, 2024, 6:10 PM CDT for Chautauqua County, Cowley County, Elk County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 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
- Oct 30, 2024, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2024, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Oct 30, 2:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 2:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 3:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 345 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-312045- 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- 345 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening. The strongest activity may be capable of producing hail up to golf ball size and 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. A tornado may also be possible across parts of south central Kansas near the Oklahoma state line. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Off-and-on numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected late Friday night through early Monday. Some strong storms with locally heavy rain are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated 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, Oct 30, 2:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
251 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0247 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 E Penalosa 37.72N 98.27W
10/30/2024 E60 MPH Kingman KS Trained Spotter
Trained spotter estimates 50 to 60 mph winds
and reports pea sized hail.
&&Local storm report, Oct 30, 2:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
255 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0242 PM Hail Turon 37.81N 98.42W
10/30/2024 E0.88 Inch Reno KS Emergency Mngr
Mostly pea sized hail with some nickel sized
hail.
&&Special weather statement, Oct 30, 5:29 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
529 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
KSZ092-093-302330-
Cowley KS-Sumner KS-
529 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN COWLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN
SUMNER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...
At 529 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles east of South Haven to 5 miles
southeast of Braman. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Arkansas City, Winfield, South Haven, Dexter, Geuda Springs,
Hunnewell, Maple City, Winfield City Lake, and Strother Field
Airport.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 1 and 9.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3707 9744 3743 9683 3700 9663 3700 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 239DEG 37KT 3704 9727 3689 9724
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BAERGLocal storm report, Oct 30, 5:45 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
545 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSE Geuda Springs 37.06N 97.13W
10/30/2024 E60 MPH Cowley KS Trained Spotter
60 mph winds and blowing debris at Highway
166 and 11th Road which was relayed via
emergency management.
&&Local storm report, Oct 30, 5:54 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
554 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM Hail Arkansas City 37.08N 97.04W
10/30/2024 M1.00 Inch Cowley KS Emergency Mngr
Emergency manager and trained spotters
report quarter sized hail. A picture was
shared too.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 42 min |
| Oct 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 53 min |
| Oct 30, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Sedgwick | 58 min |
| Oct 30, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 34 min |
| Oct 30, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 61 min |
| Oct 30, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 56 min |
| Oct 30, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 53 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.