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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
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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 Jul 31, 10:17 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 1117 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2023 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday night) Issued at 230 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2023 * Excessive Heat Continues * Storms Possible Tuesday Evening/Night Across Central KS * Heat Relief Ahead with More Storm Chances By the Weekend This evening through Thursday night... As of 230 PM, remnant cloud cover from showers across northern KS is streaming southeastward across central/north central KS. This has kept temperatures 5-10 degrees cooler with readings currently in the mid 80s for areas north of I-70. Elsewhere, mostly sunny skies have contributed to temperatures surging into the mid to upper 90s. Coupling in dew point values in the 60s to low 70s is resulting in heat index values from the upper 90s to the low 100s. These readings will continue to inch up a few more degrees through the early evening. For tonight, predominately dry conditions are expected with the focus for storm development remaining well-east of the area and along the nose of the LLJ in western MO. Overnight lows will reach the 70s. The stagnant weather pattern will continue Tuesday with hot conditions persisting. Temperatures are forecast to near 100 again, with heat index values exceeding 105 for the entire area. By early evening, a midlevel shortwave trough is progged to eject across the central High Plains. Thunderstorms are likely to develop with its arrival and push ESE towards central/north central KS. A strengthening LLJ should provide storm maintenance after sunset. Latest 12Z solutions prog areas along/north of I-70 stand the greatest chances. The strongest storms will be capable of damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail up to quarter size. By Wednesday, the midlevel ridge will begin to regress south and southwest, bringing stronger midlevel flow across the forecast area. This will shunt a surface trough towards the forecast area Wednesday afternoon. Storm chances will increase along the front across central KS Wednesday and Wednesday night. Ahead of the front, another hot day is expected with temperatures near 100. The surface trough axis will slowly progress into the area Thursday, cooling temperatures into the 90s across central KS Thursday afternoon with the rest of the area near 100 once again. .LONG TERM...(Friday through Monday) Issued at 230 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2023 Transitioning into the extended period, a more-active weather pattern looks to develop Friday night through the weekend with subtle midlevel perturbations moving across the Plains, mainly at night. This will increase the likelihood of storm complexes each night. Additionally, temperatures will be much-cooler with highs in the 80s and 90s. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) Issued at 1113 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2023 A weak frontal boundary will be stalled over central Kansas overnight then gradually lift northward during the early afternoon hours on Tuesday. VFR conditions will prevail for all sites over the next 24hrs. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 76 102 79 103 / 0 0 0 10 Hutchinson 76 103 77 102 / 0 0 20 10 Newton 76 102 78 102 / 0 0 10 10 ElDorado 76 100 79 102 / 0 0 0 10 Winfield-KWLD 76 99 79 103 / 0 10 0 10 Russell 74 102 73 97 / 10 10 30 10 Great Bend 74 100 73 98 / 0 0 30 10 Salina 76 104 76 100 / 10 10 20 10 McPherson 75 103 76 101 / 0 10 20 10 Coffeyville 77 101 80 105 / 10 10 0 10 Chanute 76 99 80 103 / 10 10 0 10 Iola 75 99 79 102 / 10 10 0 10 Parsons-KPPF 76 101 80 105 / 10 10 0 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory from noon to 9 PM CDT Tuesday for KSZ032-033- 047>053. Excessive Heat Warning from noon to 9 PM CDT Tuesday for KSZ067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100. && SHORT TERM...BMB LONG TERM...BMB AVIATION...CDJ
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 906 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2023 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-020215- 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- 906 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Triple digit heat indices up to around 110 degrees will persist areawide for Tuesday through Thursday. An excessive heat warning is in effect for south-central and southeast Kansas on Tuesday. A heat advisory is in effect for Tuesday across central Kansas. The excessive heat may continue into Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Thunderstorms are possible across central Kansas Tuesday evening into Tuesday night. The strongest storms will be capable of wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter size hail. Hit or miss thunderstorm chances return Wednesday night into the weekend. Periodic bouts of strong to severe storms are possible late in the week and through the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Allen county improved from extreme drought (D3) to severe drought (D2) across the county with parts of southwest Allen County improving to moderate drought (D1).
Barton county improved from extreme drought (D3) to severe drought (D2) across the county.
Central and Southeast areas of Butler county improved from extreme drought (D3) to severe drought (D2) during the month of August. The remainder of the county remained in severe drought (D2).
Chase county's drought condition worsened for the month of August become severe drought (D2) across the entire county.
Chautauqua county remained in exceptional drought (D4) across most of the county with the southwestern areas of county remaining in extreme drought (D3).
Only the far northeastern areas of Cowley county remained in severe drought (D2) with no other changes across the county.
Elk county remained in extreme drought (D3) for the month of August.
Northwest and southeast portions of the county remained is severe drought (D2) while southwestern areas of the county worsened to severe drought (D2) during the month of August.
The southwestern portions of the county improved from extreme drought (D3) to severe drought (D2) and the southeast portions of the county improved from severe drought (D2) to moderate drought (D1). The northern portions of the county worsened from abnormally dry (D0) to severe drought (D2).
Only the far Southwest portions of Harvey county saw improvement to moderate drought (D1) while the rest of the county remained in severe drought (D2).
The Northern and Eastern portions of Labette county improved to abnormally dry (D0) during the month of August. Southwest portions of the county remained in severe drought (D2).
The Central portions of the county remained in severe drought (D2) with the Western areas of the county remaining in extreme drought (D3).
Marion county remained in extreme drought (D3) for the month of August.
Most of McPherson county improved from extreme drought (D3) to severe drought (D2) during the month of August. Extreme Eastern and southern areas of the county remained in extreme drought (D3).
Montgomery county did not improve through the month of August. The eastern areas of the county remained in severe drought (D2) with the north and far northwestern areas of the county in extreme drought (D3) and exceptional drought (D4) respectively.
The southern areas of the county improved to abnormally dry (D0) with the northern portions improving to moderate drought (D1).
The southern areas of the county improved to moderate drought (D1) with the remainder of the county remaining in severe drought (D2).
Rice county had no improvement in drought conditions are remained in extreme drought (D3) for August.
Russell improved in the northern parts of the county to severe drought (D2) and in the far southwestern areas of the county to extreme drought (D3). The rest of the county did not improve and remained in extreme drought (D3).
There was a slight improvement in drought conditions with a small reduction in the southern areas of the county. This area improved to severe drought (D2) with the far southern region remaining in extreme drought (D3).
Central Sedgwick county improved to severe drought (D2) while the far eastern areas of the county remained in extreme drought (D2).
There was no change to the drought conditions in Sumner county. The central parts of the county remained at severe drought (D2) and the northeastern areas of the county remained at extreme drought (D3).
The northwest part of the county improved to severe drought (D2) with the southwest part of the county remaining the same in extreme drought (D3) and the far southwest portion in exceptional drought (D4).
The far southwest portions of the county improved to severe drought (D2) with the northern half of the county remaining the same in extreme drought (D3).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2023
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1136017, 1136018, 1136019, 1136021, 1136022, 1136024, 1136025, 1136026, 1136027, 1136032, 1136033, 1136034, 1136035, 1136037, 1136039, 1136041, 1136043, 1136044, 1136046, 1136088, 1136090, 1136091, 1136092, 1136093.