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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Wichita, KS

August 10, 2021Barton County, Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT for Barton County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 68 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
68 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 7:06 PM CDTHAIL 1.751 E Gorham, KSVIA SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO.
Aug 10, 7:08 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Russell, KS
Aug 10, 7:16 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 61Russell Airport, KS
Aug 10, 7:24 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 707 N Russell, KSDIME SIZED WIND DRIVEN HAIL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 672 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 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
672 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-516 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

786 
WUUS53 KICT 102337
SVRICT
KSC009-167-110045-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0119.210810T2337Z-210811T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
637 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Russell County in central Kansas...
  Northwestern Barton County in central Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 637 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Loretta,
  moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Russell, Gorham, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Galatia, Susank and
  Russell Airport.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 176 and 196.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 9904 3903 9893 3896 9868 3863 9858
      3855 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 236DEG 23KT 3865 9915 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

METZGER
1 follow-up statement
773 
WWUS53 KICT 110012
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
712 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC009-110022-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-210811T0045Z/
Barton KS-
712 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3893 9904 3903 9893 3896 9868 3870 9860
      3870 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 220DEG 26KT 3888 9894 

$$

KSC167-110045-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-210811T0045Z/
Russell KS-
712 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...

At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gorham, or near
Russell, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Law enforcement has reported ping pong sized hail in 
         Russell.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Russell, Gorham, Milberger, Bunker Hill and Russell Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 9904 3903 9893 3896 9868 3870 9860
      3870 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 220DEG 26KT 3888 9894 

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

METZGER

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, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLincoln30 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

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.