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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 12:29 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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 25, 2021, 12:29 PM CDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2021, 1:08 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1522 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KICT 251729
SVRICT
KSC077-095-251830-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0108.210725T1729Z-210725T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1229 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Harper County in south central Kansas...
South central Kingman County in south central Kansas...
* Until 130 PM CDT.
* At 1228 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of
Kingman, moving southeast 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Harper and south central Kingman Counties, including
the following locations... Spivey, Rago and Zenda.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9829 3756 9809 3737 9791 3732 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 333DEG 9KT 3745 9816
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SMITH3 follow-up statements
484
WWUS53 KICT 251741
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1241 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
KSC077-095-251830-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210725T1830Z/
Harper KS-Kingman KS-
1241 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARPER AND SOUTH CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTIES...
At 1240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
of Harper, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Zenda, Spivey and Rago.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9829 3756 9809 3737 9791 3732 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 333DEG 9KT 3742 9814
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SMITH302
WWUS53 KICT 251752
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1252 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
KSC077-095-251830-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210725T1830Z/
Harper KS-Kingman KS-
1252 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARPER AND SOUTH CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTIES...
At 1252 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Harper, moving southeast 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...
Zenda, Spivey and Rago.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9829 3756 9809 3737 9791 3732 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 327DEG 9KT 3743 9814
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SMITH124
WWUS53 KICT 251808
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
108 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
KSC077-095-251817-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210725T1830Z/
Harper KS-Kingman KS-
108 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARPER AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3747 9829 3756 9809 3737 9791 3732 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 333DEG 9KT 3740 9812
$$
SMITHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 9:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 36 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.