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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 305, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2025, 4:54 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 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
- Sep 8, 2025, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2025, 5:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 382 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
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 Sep 8, 2:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Showers and thunderstorms continue across portions of central and south-central KS this afternoon; additional development possible this evening and tonight
- More storm chances Wednesday morning and Thursday morning; small rain chances for late weekend
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 226 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Showers and thunderstorms continue across portions of central and south-central KS this afternoon; additional development possible this evening and tonight - More storm chances Wednesday morning and Thursday morning; small rain chances for late weekend && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 225 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 As of 2 PM, numerous showers and thunderstorms continue across portions of central and south-central KS. These are due in part to a persistent low-mid level WAA pattern. The duration of these storms has been due to the large scale midlevel trough remaining well-west across northeast CO and the mean flow is orthogonal to the initiation zone. Latest WV reveals the main shortwave trough is ejecting into northwest KS and is gradually shifting the axis of rainfall east and southeast. Thus far, MRMS is suggesting upwards of 12" of rain has fallen over portions of Lincoln, Ellsworth, and Saline counties. Fortunately, the heaviest rain is shifting out of these areas. The LLJ will strengthen overnight from the eastern TX Panhandle through southeast NE. This may provide another focal point for WAA driven showers and storms along and east of the KS Turnpike. PW up to 1.5" once again will support heavy rainfall. Another night/morning of WAA driven convection is possible late Tuesday through Wednesday morning with the best chances west of I-135. The midlevel ridge will slide across the area Thursday into the upcoming weekend. A strong midlevel trough will eject into the northern Plains late Saturday into Sunday, shunting a cold front towards the area for Sunday. The overall pattern will become dominate by an omega block with troughing in the western and eastern CONUS with ridging across the Plains. This is should lead to mostly dry conditions with seasonal temperatures next week. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 1212 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 Widespread SHRA and TSRA continues across portions of central and south-central KS. This activity will continue to impact SLN and HUT through mid-afternoon. These showers will reach ICT within the hour. More-isolated activity continues to develop in the vicinity of GBD and may continue to do so into the mid- afternoon hours. Confidence greatly decreases into the late afternoon and evening hours as forecast models are really struggling with the current evolution. There remains the potential that SHRA and TSRA persists beyond mid-afternoon and into the evening hours. Short term trends must be monitored into the afternoon and evening hours. Additional SHRA and TSRA are possible late tonight across eastern KS and may impact CNU but confidence remains too low for anything beyond a PROB30. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...BRF AVIATION...BRF
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 2:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 230 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-091930- 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- 230 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across parts of central and south-central Kansas into this evening. Severe weather is not expected with this activity, though a brief stronger storm is possible with marginally severe hail and heavy rain which may lead to localized flooding concerns. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may redevelop this evening into Tuesday morning, especially over eastern Kansas, with the strongest activity capable of small hail and locally heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday A thunderstorm or two is possible mainly west of Interstate 135 late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. Additional storms are possible late Wednesday into Thursday morning along and north of Interstate 70. .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
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 7:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 8 hr |
| Sep 8, 8:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 27 min |
| Sep 8, 11:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 69 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 32 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 35 min |
| Sep 8, 2:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 4:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Saline | 25 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 5:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 24 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 24 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 24 hr |
| Sep 8, 6:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 5 days |
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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.