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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Wichita, KS

July 25, 2021Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1522 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 2021-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

775 
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
 
$$

SMITH
3 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
 
$$

SMITH
302 
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
 
$$

SMITH
124 
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 

$$

SMITH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 9:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice48 min
Jul 25, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno30 min
Jul 25, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper36 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.