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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Wichita, KS

April 27, 2024Chautauqua County, Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2024, 8:01 PM CDT for Chautauqua County, Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
Apr 27, 2024, 8:01 PM CDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2024, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

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 Apr 27, 5:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 5:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 5:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
505 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-282215-
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-
505 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will remain likely across
central and especially southeast Kansas through this evening and
tonight. Some of the storms will be severe, capable of baseball size
hail, winds greater than 75 mph, and tornadoes. The greatest severe
weather threat should occur before midnight. Locally very heavy
rainfall will also impact mainly southeast Kansas, supporting
pockets of flash flooding of streets, roads, and low- lying areas.
Modest to sharp rises in area streams and rivers are possible as
well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm or two will remain
possible Sunday afternoon and evening, mainly along and east of the
Flint Hills. The main threats will be quarter size hail and 60 mph
winds.

There will be more off-and-on chances for thunderstorms across much
of the area from late Tuesday through Thursday night. There is some
risk for severe weather, stay tuned for later forecasts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is likely through late this evening.

&&

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, Apr 27, 7:21 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 27, 7:33 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
733 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0733 PM     Hail             1 ESE Sycamore          37.33N 95.71W
04/27/2024  M1.00 Inch       Montgomery         KS   Trained Spotter

&&
Local storm report, Apr 27, 7:41 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
741 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0738 PM     Hail             Yates Center            37.87N 95.74W
04/27/2024  M0.88 Inch       Woodson            KS   Emergency Mngr

            Nickle size hail at Highway 54 and Highway
            75.

&&

JAS
Local storm report, Apr 27, 7:44 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
744 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0739 PM     Hail             Sycamore                37.33N 95.72W
04/27/2024  M1.75 Inch       Montgomery         KS   Emergency Mngr

            Golf ball size hail.

&&

JAS
Local storm report, Apr 27, 7:47 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
747 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0741 PM     Hail             Neodesha                37.42N 95.68W
04/27/2024  M1.00 Inch       Wilson             KS   Public

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTAllen, Neosho44 min
Apr 27, 7:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Chautauqua, Cowley, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more17 hr
Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley33 min
Apr 27, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Elk38 min
Apr 27, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk45 min
Apr 27, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMontgomery25 min
Apr 27, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTNeosho, Wilson62 min
Apr 27, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningICTCowley16 min
Apr 27, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLabette, Neosho, Wilson23 min
Apr 27, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson46 min
Apr 27, 8:10 PM CDTTornado WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley35 min
Apr 27, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Elk38 min
Apr 27, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMontgomery37 min
Apr 27, 8:25 PM CDTTornado WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley35 min
Apr 27, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTNeosho, Wilson64 min
Apr 27, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley25 min
Apr 27, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLabette, Neosho, Wilson34 min
Apr 27, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Sumner33 min
Apr 27, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson58 min
Apr 27, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Elk34 min
Apr 27, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTCowley27 min
Apr 27, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningICTNeosho39 min
Apr 27, 9:12 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson6 hr
Apr 27, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman48 min
Apr 27, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Elk, Greenwood28 min
Apr 27, 9:18 PM CDTTornado WarningICTWilson27 min
Apr 27, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTWilson63 min
Apr 27, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Elk32 min
Apr 27, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Neosho61 min
Apr 27, 9:37 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTNeosho, Wilson53 min
Apr 27, 9:46 PM CDTTornado WarningICTWilson29 min
Apr 27, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMontgomery35 min
Apr 27, 10:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper41 min
Apr 27, 10:14 PM CDTTornado WarningICTAllen, Neosho32 min
Apr 27, 10:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTWilson25 hr
Apr 27, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick35 min
Apr 27, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson29 min
Apr 27, 10:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTWilson36 hr
Apr 27, 11:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper and 4 more13 hr
Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTNeosho4 days
Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho62 hr
Apr 28, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua40 min
Apr 28, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTChautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery33 min
Apr 28, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Labette, Neosho, Wilson77 min
Apr 28, 1:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery71 hr
Apr 28, 1:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson63 hr
Apr 28, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen39 hr
Apr 28, 2:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho5 days
Apr 28, 2:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCherokee, Labette5 days
Apr 28, 12:43 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson64 hr

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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.