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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Wichita, KS

August 15, 2021Reno County, Rice County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT for Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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 15, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2021, 7:17 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Destructive
Hail: 2.75 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 15, 7:01 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	3 Nnw Sterling, KS

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 786 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1386 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

759 
WUUS53 KICT 152340
SVRICT
KSC155-159-160045-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0131.210815T2340Z-210816T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
640 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Reno County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Rice County in central Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 639 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lyons, moving
  south at 15 mph.

  THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR SOUTHERN RICE AND NORTHERN RENO 
  COUNTIES.

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and baseball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
           considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
           Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sterling, Nickerson and Alden. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing destructive winds and large damaging hail.
SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows!

&&

LAT...LON 3830 9835 3829 9806 3809 9811 3815 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 004DEG 15KT 3832 9823 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH

$$

JAKUB

3 follow-up statements

308 
WWUS53 KICT 152353
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
653 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

KSC155-159-160045-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-210816T0045Z/
Reno KS-Rice KS-
653 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RENO AND SOUTHWESTERN RICE COUNTIES...

At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sterling,
moving south at 15 mph.

THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR SOUTHERN RICE AND NORTHERN RENO 
COUNTIES.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and baseball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
         considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
         Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

Locations impacted include...
Sterling, Nickerson and Alden. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing destructive winds and large damaging hail.
SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3830 9835 3829 9806 3809 9811 3815 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 358DEG 14KT 3827 9823 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH

$$

JAKUB

848 
WWUS53 KICT 160003
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
703 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

KSC155-159-160045-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-210816T0045Z/
Reno KS-Rice KS-
703 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RENO AND SOUTHWESTERN RICE COUNTIES...

At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sterling,
moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Sterling, Nickerson and Alden. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3830 9835 3829 9806 3809 9811 3815 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 355DEG 15KT 3822 9821 

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

$$

JAKUB

141 
WWUS53 KICT 160017
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
717 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

KSC155-159-160027-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-210816T0045Z/
Reno KS-Rice KS-
717 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RENO AND
SOUTHWESTERN RICE 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.  However small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3830 9835 3829 9806 3809 9811 3815 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 004DEG 15KT 3816 9822 

$$

JAKUB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 15, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	34 min
Aug 15, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	29 min
Aug 15, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	45 min
Aug 15, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	46 min
Aug 15, 4:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	6 hr
Aug 15, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	45 min
Aug 15, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	41 min
Aug 15, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth	58 min
Aug 15, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Rice	60 min
Aug 15, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	49 min
Aug 15, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	27 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.