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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Wichita, KS

August 25, 2021Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 25, 2021, 7:43 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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 25, 2021, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired: Aug 25, 2021, 8:11 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Russell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 25, 7:58 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 E Russell, KS	50 TO 60 MPH WINDS TOO.

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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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: 1446 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

934 
WUUS53 KICT 260043
SVRICT
KSC167-260145-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0140.210826T0043Z-210826T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
743 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

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

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Russell, and
  is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Russell, Luray, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Waldo, Russell Airport and
  Wilson Lake.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 178 and 197.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9858 3875 9864 3875 9898 3909 9904
      3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 187DEG 4KT 3885 9883 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BUTLER

2 follow-up statements

453 
WWUS53 KICT 260059
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
759 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

KSC167-260145-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210826T0145Z/
Russell KS-
759 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY...

At 759 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Russell, moving
north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Russell, Luray, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Waldo, Russell Airport and
Wilson Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3879 9863 3879 9898 3909 9904 3913 9904
      3913 9858
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 173DEG 9KT 3887 9884 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BUTLER

937 
WWUS53 KICT 260111
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
811 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

KSC167-260121-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210826T0145Z/
Russell KS-
811 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and 
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3879 9863 3879 9898 3909 9904 3913 9904
      3913 9858
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 187DEG 4KT 3888 9884 

$$

BUTLER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 25, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	41 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.