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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Wichita, KS

August 10, 2021Lincoln County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 min. 1 report 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, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Lincoln County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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, 8:22 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 603 N Ash Grove, KS50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS ACCOMPANIED BY DIME SIZE 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 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 879 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 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
879 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-191 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

558 
WUUS53 KICT 110112
SVRICT
KSC105-110130-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0122.210811T0112Z-210811T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

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

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hunter, or 15
  miles northwest of Lincoln, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ash Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9827 3889 9848 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 220DEG 26KT 3917 9838 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

METZGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLincoln, Russell54 min
Aug 10, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLincoln64 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.