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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Wichita, KS

August 12, 2021Lincoln County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 4:57 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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 12, 2021, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT
In force
44 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), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 951 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 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
951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-437 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted.

652 
WUUS53 KICT 122157
SVRICT
KSC105-122300-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0124.210812T2157Z-210812T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
457 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 457 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Barnard to near Beverly, moving east at 5 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...
  Beverly and Barnard. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3896 9793 3895 9809 3922 9809 3922 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 261DEG 13KT 3919 9796 3900 9793 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
245 
WWUS53 KICT 122226
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
526 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

KSC105-122300-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210812T2300Z/
Lincoln KS-
526 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 525 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ada to Beverly, and are nearly stationary.
 
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...
Beverly and Barnard. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3896 9793 3895 9809 3922 9809 3922 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 105DEG 0KT 3919 9796 3900 9795 

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

$$
695 
WWUS53 KICT 122241
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
541 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

KSC105-122250-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210812T2300Z/
Lincoln KS-
541 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3896 9793 3895 9809 3922 9809 3922 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 261DEG 13KT 3920 9789 3901 9788 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLincoln65 min
Aug 12, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell35 min
Aug 12, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln15 min
Aug 12, 4:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLincoln4 hr
Aug 12, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTLincoln, Russell55 min
Aug 12, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell42 min
Aug 12, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTLincoln, Russell44 min
Aug 12, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice35 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.