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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Wichita, KS

August 12, 2021Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 5:05 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 55 min. 6 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 12, 2021, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Lincoln County, KS, Russell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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 12, 5:10 PM CDTHAIL 1.57 Sw Hunter, KSA FEW STONES UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZE.
Aug 12, 5:15 PM CDTHAIL 17 Wnw Ash Grove, KS
Aug 12, 5:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 W Sylvan Grove, KSTREE BLOWN DOWN 3 MILES WEST OF SYLVAN GROVE.
Aug 12, 5:41 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 6515 Wnw Lincoln, KS
Aug 12, 5:41 PM CDTHAIL 115 Wnw Lincoln, KS
Aug 12, 5:59 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 70Lucas, KSREPORT CAME IN VIA FACEBOOK.

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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1295 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
1295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

032 
WUUS53 KICT 122205
SVRICT
KSC105-167-122300-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0125.210812T2205Z-210812T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 505 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Lincoln to 7 miles northeast of Russell, moving
  east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Lincoln, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Luray, Bunker Hill, Waldo, Ash Grove,
  Wilson State Park and Wilson Lake.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 189 and 193.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9807 3891 9806 3885 9878 3913 9891
      3913 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 274DEG 13KT 3903 9809 3893 9872 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
463 
WWUS53 KICT 122229
SVSICT

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

KSC105-167-122300-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210812T2300Z/
Lincoln KS-Russell KS-
529 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES...

At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lucas, or 16
miles north of Wilson, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Lincoln, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Luray, Bunker Hill, Waldo, Ash Grove,
Wilson State Park and Wilson Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9807 3891 9806 3885 9878 3913 9891
      3913 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 331DEG 1KT 3907 9846 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

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, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLincoln44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.