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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Wichita, KS

July 15, 2021Neosho County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 6:53 PM CDT for Neosho County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 7:18 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Neosho County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 136 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 201 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 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
201 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1058 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

037 
WUUS53 KICT 152353
SVRICT
KSC133-160045-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0104.210715T2353Z-210716T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Neosho County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Paul,
  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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  St. Paul around 705 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3739 9529 3759 9528 3758 9509 3749 9509
      3748 9508 3747 9508 3739 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 266DEG 7KT 3748 9520 

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

KETCHAM
2 follow-up statements
890 
WWUS53 KICT 160010
SVSICT

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

KSC133-160045-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210716T0045Z/
Neosho KS-
710 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEOSHO COUNTY...

At 710 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Paul,
moving east at 15 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Neosho County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3740 9522 3756 9519 3755 9509 3739 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 277DEG 12KT 3747 9512 

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

KETCHAM
865 
WWUS53 KICT 160018 RRA
SVSICT

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

KSC133-160028-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210716T0045Z/
Neosho KS-
718 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3740 9522 3756 9519 3755 9509 3739 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 266DEG 7KT 3747 9510 

$$

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, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Sedgwick44 min
Jul 15, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho37 min

Nearby

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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.