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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Wichita, KS
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
KETCHAM3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 152342
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
642 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
KSC095-173-160030-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210716T0030Z/
Sedgwick KS-Kingman KS-
642 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SEDGWICK AND NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES...
At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheney, moving
east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cheney, Garden Plain, Lake Afton, Mt Vernon, Cheney Lake and Cheney
State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 9790 3773 9790 3774 9762 3753 9763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 282DEG 7KT 3767 9782
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KETCHAM424 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 $$ KETCHAM
566
WWUS53 KICT 160018
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
718 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
KSC095-173-160027-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210716T0030Z/
Sedgwick KS-Kingman KS-
718 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SEDGWICK AND
NORTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3759 9790 3773 9790 3772 9769 3755 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 282DEG 7KT 3766 9773
$$
KETCHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:08 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 15 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 67 min |
| Jul 15, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 25 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.