Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT for Barton County, Russell 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KICT 070021
SVRICT
KSC009-167-070115-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
721 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Russell County in central Kansas...
Barton County in central Kansas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bison, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Quarter sized hail has been report in Ash Grove in Rush
County with this storm.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Russell, Hoisington, Wilson, Claflin, Lucas, Pawnee
Rock, Dorrance, Albert, Olmitz, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Galatia,
Susank, Great Bend Airport, Russell Airport, Cheyenne Bottoms,
Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake and Odin.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 177 and 205.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 9904 3912 9848 3869 9848 3826 9864
3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 227DEG 21KT 3854 9916
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
METZGER3 follow-up statements
262
WWUS53 KICT 070038
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
738 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
KSC009-167-070115-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210407T0115Z/
Russell KS-Barton KS-
738 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES...
At 737 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olmitz, or 7
miles west of Hoisington, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters have reported nickel hail with
this storm. Wind threat remains the greatest threat with
this storm.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Russell, Hoisington, Wilson, Claflin, Lucas, Pawnee Rock,
Dorrance, Albert, Olmitz, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Galatia, Susank,
Great Bend Airport, Russell Airport, Cheyenne Bottoms, Wilson State
Park, Wilson Lake and Odin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 9904 3912 9848 3869 9848 3826 9864
3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 231DEG 34KT 3853 9891
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
METZGER861
WWUS53 KICT 070101
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
801 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
KSC009-167-070115-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210407T0115Z/
Russell KS-Barton KS-
801 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES...
At 800 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Hoisington, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Russell, Hoisington, Wilson, Claflin, Pawnee Rock,
Dorrance, Albert, Olmitz, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Galatia, Susank,
Great Bend Airport, Russell Airport, Cheyenne Bottoms, Wilson State
Park, Wilson Lake and Odin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Hail threat with this storm has diminished but severe winds are
still a possibility.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 9903 3904 9864 3904 9848 3869 9848
3826 9864 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 227DEG 21KT 3862 9878
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
METZGER017
WWUS53 KICT 070114
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
814 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
KSC009-167-070124-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210407T0115Z/
Russell KS-Barton KS-
814 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND
BARTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3870 9903 3904 9864 3904 9848 3869 9848
3826 9864 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 227DEG 21KT 3868 9870
$$
METZGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 57 min |
| Apr 6, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 66 min |
| Apr 6, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 25 min |
| Apr 6, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 61 min |
| Apr 7, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Saline | 67 min |
| Apr 7, 12:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Reno, Rice, Russell | 17 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 64 min |
| Apr 7, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 46 min |
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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.