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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Wichita, KS

July 15, 2021Kingman County, Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 6:34 PM CDT for Kingman County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
Jul 15, 2021, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 7:18 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kingman County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -74 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
987 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

822 
WUUS53 KICT 152334
SVRICT
KSC095-173-160030-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0103.210715T2334Z-210716T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
634 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...
  Northeastern Kingman County in south central Kansas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 634 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheney,
  moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cheney and Garden Plain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3759 9790 3773 9790 3774 9762 3753 9763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 282DEG 7KT 3767 9784 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM
3 follow-up statements
317 
WWUS53 KICT 152342
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
642 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

KSC095-173-160030-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210716T0030Z/
Sedgwick KS-Kingman KS-
642 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SEDGWICK AND NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES...

At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheney, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Cheney, Garden Plain, Lake Afton, Mt Vernon, Cheney Lake and Cheney
State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3759 9790 3773 9790 3774 9762 3753 9763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 282DEG 7KT 3767 9782 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM
424 
WWUS53 KICT 160015
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
715 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

KSC095-173-160030-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210716T0030Z/
Sedgwick KS-Kingman KS-
715 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SEDGWICK AND NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES...

At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheney, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Cheney, Mt Vernon and Cheney State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3759 9790 3773 9790 3772 9769 3755 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 282DEG 7KT 3766 9774 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM
566 
WWUS53 KICT 160018
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
718 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

KSC095-173-160027-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210716T0030Z/
Sedgwick KS-Kingman KS-
718 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SEDGWICK AND
NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3759 9790 3773 9790 3772 9769 3755 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 282DEG 7KT 3766 9773 

$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 2:37 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSaline3 hr
Jul 15, 3:08 AM CDTFlood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 15 more31 hr
Jul 15, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase28 min
Jul 15, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen25 min
Jul 15, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson67 min
Jul 15, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson64 min
Jul 15, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick52 min
Jul 15, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho37 min
Jul 15, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTNeosho25 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.