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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Wichita, KS

August 10, 2021Lincoln County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 3:13 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 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 10, 2021, 3:13 AM CDT (08:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 3:43 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3834 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
3834 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1380 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

927 
WUUS53 KICT 100813
SVRICT
KSC105-100915-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0117.210810T0813Z-210810T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
313 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lincoln County in central Kansas...

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 313 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Barnard, or
  10 miles north of Lincoln, moving east at 35 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...
  Barnard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9793 3909 9793 3909 9820 3922 9823
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 259DEG 30KT 3919 9812 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

KETCHAM
2 follow-up statements
416 
WWUS53 KICT 100828
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
328 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC105-100915-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210810T0915Z/
Lincoln KS-
328 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 328 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Barnard, or 13
miles northeast of Lincoln, moving east at 35 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...
Barnard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9793 3909 9793 3909 9807 3922 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 0828Z 260DEG 29KT 3920 9798 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

KETCHAM
382 
WWUS53 KICT 100843
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
343 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC105-100853-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210810T0915Z/
Lincoln KS-
343 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN 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 3922 9793 3909 9793 3909 9807 3922 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 259DEG 30KT 3922 9782 

$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 3:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln38 min
Aug 10, 12:40 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryICTSaline31 hr
Aug 10, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase30 min
Aug 10, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Harvey, Marion29 min
Aug 10, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase31 min
Aug 10, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTBarton, Russell68 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.