August 17th 2019 early morning heat burst!

Overview

Social Media
Photos & Video

Social Media

Heat burst damage in Anthony, photos courtesy of S Ireland via social media (used with permission). Apparently this is a common scene over there. Electric crews are still receiving reports of lines down. @NWSWichita @wx_chip #kswx pic.twitter.com/2i0o45Gvkr
— HPCO Weather Info (Media) (@hpcoweather) August 17, 2019

@NWSWichita high wind warning damage in Belle Plaine. Blew multiple limbs out of a large maple tree. pic.twitter.com/NFuQoh6VbY
— Kansas Storm Troopers - Weather Center (@KansasTroopers) August 17, 2019

Possible heat burst at Viola? Temperature up to 93F and humidity down to 19% at 2am!!! #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/R4TYo1fowL
— Chip Redmond (@wx_chip) August 17, 2019

Overview

Decaying storms in northern Oklahoma, between midnight and 3 am on August 17th, produced a heat burst across far southern Kansas with temps spiking into the mid and upper 90s. Damaging winds in the 50 to 65 mph range accompanied the heat burst across Harper, Sumner and Cowley counties. Some locations in Sumner county had winds greater than 40 mph for over two hours!

	Peak temp	Lowest RH	Peak wind
Medicine Lodge	94	17%	58 mph
Wellington	89	27%	62 mph
Winfield	95	19%	46 mph

Radar

Radar animation showing decaying storms over northern Oklahoma which caused the heat burst.

1 am temperatures on August 17th

1 am RH values on August 17th

4 am temperatures on August 17th

4 am RH values on August 17th

Medicine Lodge conditions


Temp and dewpoint graph at Medicine Lodge showing a rise in temp and drop in RH and dewpoint	Wind graph for Medicine Lodge showing the spike in wind.

Wellington Conditions


Temp and dewpoint graph at Wellington showing a rise in temp and drop in RH and dewpoint	Wind graph for Wellington showing the spike in wind.

Winfield conditions

Temp and dewpoint graph at Winfield showing a rise in temp and drop in RH and dewpoint

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