A thunderstorm with strong outflow moved into Butler County and caused damage to outbuildings near Burns. There was damage to a machine shed which was moved off the foundation.
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A thunderstorm with strong outflow moved into Butler County and caused damage to outbuildings near Burns. There was damage to a machine shed which was moved off the foundation. Another outbuilding lost part of its metal roof.
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 Sep 21, 1:10 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 210 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Numerous/widespread showers with embedded storms tonight. - Much cooler for Sunday with lingering showers/storms. - Mild days/cool nights for much of the upcoming week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 210 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 A strong signal for a welcome rainfall event ramping up early this evening generally west of I-135 before spreading eastward overnight thru Sunday across the rest of central and eastern Kansas. An area of convection was moving out across the northern Texas/Oklahoma panhandles at early afternoon well ahead of the approaching upper trof just southwest of the Four Corners region. While clouds have inhibited warming somewhat earlier in the day, late afternoon sun/heating should result in mlcape values around 1500 j/kg over parts of the area in the presence of moderate deep layer shear. This should support a few strong to marginally severe storms early this evening. Otherwise, stronger forcing for ascent will move across the area overnight in advance of the upper shortwave trof. Fairly high precipitable water values (around 2") will lend to efficient rainfall from any storms, especially along/west of the Kansas turnpike corridor through early Sunday morning. The good news is that some of this looks to fall over the drought-stricken areas of south central Kansas just west and northwest of Wichita. The main theme on Sunday will be much cooler weather with lingering showers and perhaps a few storms on gusty northerly winds. A residual weak upper trof will linger over the central Plains into Monday before being kicked eastward as a northern stream upper trof settles southward across the northern Plains into the Midwest on Tuesday. The medium range consensus seems to support developing this into a cutoff low meandering somewhere over Kansas or the central conus later in the week as a blocking pattern (ridge aloft) building over the Upper Midwest/northern Great Lakes. Overall, while moderating some, this looks to keep temperatures a bit below seasonal climo thru the week. Darmofal && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1228 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 Area of showers and storms currently over southwest Kansas will spread into central/south central Kansas this evening. In addition, a cold front will push slowly southward across the region tonight. The showers and storms will become more widespread tonight along with low clouds building in across central Kansas. The low cloud heights are expected to drop into IFR category for late tonight into Sunday morning over. The showers/storms will begin to taper off from west to east into the morning hours on Sunday. North winds will prevail on Sunday in the wake of the cold frontal passage. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 309 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 A record cool high temperature is possible at Russell on Sunday. The record is 57 degrees last set in 1962, with the forecast calling for mid-upper 50s. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. && DISCUSSION...KED AVIATION...CDJ CLIMATE...ADK
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 342 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-222045- 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- 342 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight Heat indices around 100 degrees will continue to affect southeast Kansas and closer to the Oklahoma border in south central Kansas into the early evening. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this evening mainly along and west of the Kansas turnpike. Some of these storms may be strong to marginally severe, capable of nickel size hail and 50 to 60 mph wind gusts. Chances for thunderstorms are expected to develop across most of the area overnight. While they are not expected to be severe, some will produce heavy rainfall with minor flooding possible, mainly for localized areas along and west of the Kansas turnpike. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The chance for thunderstorms will gradually shift into the Flint Hills and southeast Kansas by later Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. A few strong storms will be possible Sunday afternoon. Low chances for showers and thunderstorms could enter back into the forecast by late next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
407 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
KSZ067-068-082-083-212200-
Reno KS-Harvey KS-Sedgwick KS-Kingman KS-
407 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN RENO...NORTHWESTERN
SEDGWICK...SOUTHWESTERN HARVEY AND NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES
THROUGH 500 PM CDT...
At 407 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northeast of Pretty Prairie, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Haven, Burrton, Mount Hope, Pretty
Prairie, Yoder, Murdock, Waterloo, Cheney Lake, Mt Vernon, Hutchinson
Airport, and Cheney State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3754 9797 3779 9807 3817 9788 3803 9754
3775 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 205DEG 27KT 3785 9793
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPHThe Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:37 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Fire department relayed to emergency management that two outbuildings were damaged. A machine shed was moved off of its foundation, and another outbuilding lost part of its metal roof.
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