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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

March 7, 2024Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Mar 7, 2024, 4:21 PM CST for Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 7, 2024, 4:21 PM CST (22:21 UTC)
Expired: Mar 7, 2024, 4:45 PM CST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 50

County Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 209 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: 259 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -181 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 971 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 444 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 508 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 7, 2:21 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 2:21 PM CST, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 2:47 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
247 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-082100-
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-
247 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Late This Afternoon through Tonight

Another round of thunderstorms is expected late this afternoon
through tonight across south central and southeast Kansas. Strong to
severe storms will be possible through this evening, capable of
large hail up to half-dollar size. Locally damaging winds to 65 mph
and a tornado are also a remote possibility.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Isolated thunderstorms may continue into Friday primarily across
southeast Kansas. They are not expected to be strong or severe.

Very high grassland fire danger is possible on Monday afternoon from
the Flint Hills westward across south central and central Kansas.
Very high fire danger is also possible for south central Kansas on
Tuesday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible through early this evening for
portions of south central and southeast Kansas, mainly south of a
line from Wichita to Chanute.

&&

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https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 7, 4:18 PM CST, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
418 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

KSZ071-072245-
Woodson KS-
418 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WOODSON COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM
CST...

At 418 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Yates Center, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Yates Center, Neosho Falls, Rose, Piqua, and Batesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for
southeastern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3774 9553 3782 9591 3804 9587 3804 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 264DEG 22KT 3793 9581

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

BUTLER

Special weather statement, Mar 7, 4:21 PM CST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
421 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

KSZ092-072245-
Sumner KS-
421 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM CST...

At 421 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Caldwell, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Caldwell, South Haven, Hunnewell, and Perth.

This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 10 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for
south central Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9774 3723 9768 3724 9733 3700 9735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 208DEG 16KT 3701 9761

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BUTLER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 7, 4:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	26 min
Mar 7, 5:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	46 min
Mar 7, 5:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	37 min
Mar 7, 5:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	38 min
Mar 7, 5:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	35 min
Mar 7, 5:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	30 min
Mar 7, 5:54 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	36 min
Mar 7, 6:06 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	24 min
Mar 7, 6:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	32 min
Mar 7, 6:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Reno, Rice	28 min
Mar 7, 6:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	27 min
Mar 7, 7:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	25 min
Mar 7, 7:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	44 min
Mar 7, 4:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	27 min
Mar 7, 4:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	32 min
Mar 7, 4:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	30 min
Mar 7, 5:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	33 min
Mar 7, 5:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Montgomery	35 min
Mar 7, 5:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	44 min
Mar 7, 5:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	25 min
Mar 7, 5:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	35 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.