An isolated severe thunderstorm produced 60 to 70 mph winds in Central Reno County late in the afternoon on the 22nd.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced 60 to 70 mph winds in Central Reno County late in the afternoon on the 22nd.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 22, 2:29 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 329 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 329 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PRESENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS TEMPERATURES HAVE SOARED INTO THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR AND EXCEEDING 105 ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY THAT BISECTS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. BILLINGS WRIGHT && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 329 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 HEAT INDICES HAVE REACHED BETWEEN 103 AND 109 THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE NEXT WAVE THAT IMPACTS THE REGION IS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AND WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. IN RESPONSE TO THIS WAVE A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS AND TRACK NORTHWARD OVER NEBRASKA AS THE WAVE LIFTS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. AS THE WAVE ROTATES IT WILL INFLUENCE THE AREA A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL PROVIDE PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR WESTERN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA...WITH LIMITED CHANCES OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE COULD BE SOME CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS ALONG THE WARM FRONT...BUT FEEL BETTER CHANCES WILL BE FURTHER NORTH INTO NEBRASKA BY LATE EVENING. ANOTHER CHANCE WILL BE PRESENT OVER CENTRAL KANSAS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW. A SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL STALL OUT FROM THE EARLIER WAVE OVER SOUTHERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. AREAS NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY WILL HAVE HIGHER CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S AND NEAR TO JUST EXCEEDING 100. BILLINGS WRIGHT .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 329 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 CURRENTLY THE FORECAST LOOKS TO COOL DOWN SOME FOR THE EXTENDED AS A POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE TIMING IS QUESTIONABLE AMONGST THE GUIDANCE...BUT PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND THE COOL DOWN CHANCES INCREASE BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF LINGERS THE BOUNDARY AND THUS PRECIPITATION AROUND LONGER THAN THE GFS...SO THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONGEVITY OF THE PRECIPITATION. DESPITE THE TIMING UNCERTAINTY THE SYSTEM SHOULD EXIT TO THE EAST BY FRIDAY AND THE BEGINNING OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND LOOKS DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER. BILLINGS WRIGHT && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1236 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED HIT-OR-MISS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL TO EAST-CENTRAL KS THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON OR SO. INCLUDED VCTS AT SLN-HUT FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING OVER WESTERN...CENTRAL...NORTHERN KS...IN VICINITY OF A NORTHWARD-RETREATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. RSL HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING AFFECTED BY THIS ACTIVITY...SO INCLUDED VCTS THERE THIS EVENING. ADK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 75 100 74 99 / 10 10 10 10 HUTCHINSON 75 100 73 98 / 20 10 20 20 NEWTON 75 99 74 99 / 10 10 20 20 ELDORADO 75 100 75 99 / 10 10 10 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 75 100 74 100 / 10 10 0 10 RUSSELL 73 98 73 94 / 30 20 20 20 GREAT BEND 72 99 73 95 / 30 20 20 20 SALINA 74 99 74 97 / 20 10 20 20 MCPHERSON 74 99 73 98 / 20 10 20 20 COFFEYVILLE 74 99 73 99 / 10 10 0 0 CHANUTE 74 99 73 99 / 10 10 0 0 IOLA 74 99 73 99 / 10 10 0 0 PARSONS-KPPF 74 99 73 99 / 10 10 0 0 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-232115- 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- 401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HIT-OR-MISS ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OVER WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN KANSAS FROM THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AFFECTING LOCATIONS MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LYONS TO SALINA LINE. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE BETWEEN 103 AND 109 ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. BE CAUTIOUS IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105 ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE BETTER CHANCES OF MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD OCCUR ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THE MAIN RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP BILLINGS WRIGHT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 301 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 KSZ053-069-070-222030- BUTLER-CHASE-GREENWOOD- 301 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN CHASE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 330 PM CDT * AT 259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CASSODAY...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF EL DORADO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CASSODAY AND MATFIELD GREEN. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3825 9653 3802 9634 3793 9673 3808 9683 TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 241DEG 20KT 3803 9669 LAWSON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
342 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014
KSZ069-070-222100-
BUTLER-GREENWOOD-
342 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 338 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
EAST OF HAMILTON...TO 8 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON...TO 12 MILES SOUTH
OF CASSODAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMILTON...MADISON AND THRALL.
WINDS TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
&&
LAT...LON 3777 9677 3804 9660 3809 9650 3809 9636
3816 9636 3818 9632 3818 9596 3817 9595
3784 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 245DEG 14KT 3799 9601 3797 9629
3788 9655
KLEINSASSERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
354 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014
KSZ069-070-222115-
BUTLER-GREENWOOD-
354 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 351 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
EAST OF HAMILTON...TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASSODAY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMILTON...MADISON...VIRGIL AND THRALL.
WINDS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
&&
LAT...LON 3783 9596 3776 9678 3809 9659 3809 9636
3818 9636 3818 9634 3818 9596 3817 9595
3795 9596 3794 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 242DEG 11KT 3798 9601 3790 9655
KLEINSASSERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
423 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014
KSZ070-222200-
GREENWOOD-
423 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 421 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
EAST OF HAMILTON TO 8 MILES WEST OF EUREKA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EUREKA...VIRGIL AND EUREKA AIRPORT.
SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3776 9596 3774 9653 3809 9652 3809 9636
3810 9636 3814 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 264DEG 22KT 3801 9599 3787 9642
LAWSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 435 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 KSZ067-222200- RENO- 435 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 432 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF PENALOSA...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGMAN...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SYLVIA...ARLINGTON AND LANGDON. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3798 9847 3795 9808 3773 9825 3775 9846 TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 190DEG 13KT 3780 9833 LAWSON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 514 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 KSZ067-222245- RENO- 514 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 545 PM CDT * AT 510 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ARLINGTON...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF KINGMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ARLINGTON...ABBYVILLE AND PARTRIDGE. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3809 9827 3808 9795 3776 9806 3778 9833 TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 204DEG 20KT 3788 9820 LAWSON
The Wichita radar (KICT), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tractor trailer was blown over on K-61. No injuries were reported.
Multiple power lines were blown down on U.S. Highway 50. The time off occurrence is based on report of gust in the vicinity.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2014
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