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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Wichita, KS

August 7, 2021Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 10:24 PM CDT for Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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
Aug 7, 2021, 10:24 PM CDT (03:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 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 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1651 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1651 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

515 
WUUS53 KICT 080324
SVRICT
KSC095-155-080400-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0116.210808T0324Z-210808T0400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1024 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Reno County in south central Kansas...
  Western Kingman County in south central Kansas...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1024 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles north of Zenith to near Preston to near
  Sawyer, moving east at 45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Arlington, Cunningham, Turon, Partridge, Sylvia, Plevna, Abbyville,
  Nashville, Willowdale, Zenda, Langdon and Penalosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3739 9846 3812 9847 3817 9846 3817 9824
      3805 9824 3805 9802 3780 9809 3738 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 260DEG 40KT 3806 9851 3773 9856 3744 9869 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DARMOFAL
2 follow-up statements
568 
WWUS53 KICT 080347
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1047 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

KSC095-155-080400-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-210808T0400Z/
Reno KS-Kingman KS-
1047 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN RENO AND WESTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES...

At 1047 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Plevna to 8 miles south of Arlington
to near Nashville, moving east at 50 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Arlington, Cunningham, Turon, Partridge, Sylvia, Plevna, Abbyville,
Nashville, Willowdale, Zenda, Langdon and Penalosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3739 9846 3812 9847 3817 9846 3817 9824
      3805 9824 3805 9802 3780 9809 3738 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 260DEG 44KT 3805 9827 3778 9819 3744 9837 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DARMOFAL
081 
WWUS53 KICT 080355
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1055 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

KSC095-155-080405-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-210808T0400Z/
Reno KS-Kingman KS-
1055 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN RENO AND WESTERN
KINGMAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3739 9846 3812 9847 3817 9846 3817 9824
      3805 9824 3805 9802 3780 9809 3738 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 260DEG 40KT 3806 9817 3779 9809 3745 9827 

$$

DARMOFAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell57 min
Aug 7, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline65 min
Aug 7, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson22 min
Aug 7, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson, Rice, Saline33 min
Aug 7, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson, Marion, Rice23 min
Aug 7, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice20 min
Aug 7, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice26 min
Aug 7, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman, Reno34 min
Aug 7, 11:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice6 hr
Aug 7, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey, Kingman, Sedgwick34 min
Aug 7, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey, Sedgwick42 min
Aug 8, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood54 min
Aug 8, 2:18 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more4 days

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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.