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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Wichita, KS

August 12, 2021Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 5:59 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 2 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, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT
In force
44 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), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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, 5:59 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 70Lucas, KSREPORT CAME IN VIA FACEBOOK.
Aug 12, 6:12 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Sylvan Grove, KSPOWER POLE REORTED DOWN.

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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.

987 
WUUS53 KICT 122259
SVRICT
KSC105-167-130000-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0127.210812T2259Z-210813T0000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

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

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 559 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lucas, or 12
  miles north of Wilson, moving south at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  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...
  Russell, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Luray, Dorrance, Bunker Hill, Waldo,
  Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake and Russell Airport.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 187 and 202.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3887 9835 3887 9848 3886 9849 3883 9882
      3913 9891 3914 9837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 349DEG 8KT 3900 9853 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
296 
WWUS53 KICT 122316
SVSICT

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

KSC105-167-130000-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-210813T0000Z/
Lincoln KS-Russell KS-
616 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES...

At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Dorrance, or 8 miles northwest of Wilson, moving south at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Russell, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Luray, Dorrance, Bunker Hill, Waldo,
Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake and Russell Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3887 9835 3887 9848 3886 9849 3883 9882
      3913 9891 3914 9837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 340DEG 13KT 3894 9855 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$
629 
WWUS53 KICT 122343
SVSICT

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

KSC105-167-122353-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-210813T0000Z/
Lincoln KS-Russell KS-
643 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND
NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3887 9835 3887 9848 3886 9849 3883 9882
      3913 9891 3914 9837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 349DEG 8KT 3888 9854 

$$

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, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTLincoln, Russell55 min
Aug 12, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell42 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.