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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Wichita, KS

September 3, 2021Harper County, Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2021, 7:44 PM CDT for Harper County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 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
Sep 3, 2021, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 3, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harper County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2188 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 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
2188 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
9.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

052 
WUUS53 KICT 040044
SVRICT
KSC077-191-040130-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0143.210904T0044Z-210904T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
744 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Harper County in south central Kansas...
  Western Sumner County in south central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 743 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 5 miles northeast of Harper to 8 miles northwest of
  Renfrow, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Anthony, Harper, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Argonia, South Haven,
  Mayfield, Milan, Hunnewell, Bluff City, Danville, Freeport, Perth
  and Runnymede.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9802 3713 9805 3738 9819 3739 9781
      3741 9781 3743 9761 3700 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 254DEG 21KT 3736 9798 3701 9777 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DARMOFAL
3 follow-up statements
983 
WWUS53 KICT 040101
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
801 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSC077-191-040130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210904T0130Z/
Harper KS-Sumner KS-
801 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN HARPER AND WESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES...

At 800 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from 5 miles south of Norwich to near Caldwell, moving 
east-northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Anthony, Harper, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Argonia, South Haven,
Mayfield, Milan, Hunnewell, Bluff City, Danville, Freeport, Perth and
Runnymede.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9802 3713 9805 3738 9819 3739 9781
      3741 9781 3743 9761 3700 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 258DEG 22KT 3737 9783 3703 9765 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DARMOFAL
183 
WWUS53 KICT 040112
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
812 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSC077-040121-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210904T0130Z/
Harper KS-
812 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3741 9781 3743 9761 3700 9737 3700 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 258DEG 25KT 3739 9774 3704 9753 

$$

KSC191-040130-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210904T0130Z/
Sumner KS-
812 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN SUMNER COUNTY...

At 811 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles west of Conway Springs to near Caldwell,
moving east-northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Conway Springs, Caldwell, Argonia, South Haven, Mayfield, Milan,
Hunnewell and Perth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3741 9781 3743 9761 3700 9737 3700 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 258DEG 25KT 3739 9774 3704 9753 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DARMOFAL
461 
WWUS53 KICT 040121
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
821 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSC191-040130-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210904T0130Z/
Sumner KS-
821 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SUMNER COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the 
warning will be allowed to expire at 830 pm. However gusty winds of 
40 to 50 mph and heavy rain are still likely with these 
thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3741 9781 3743 9761 3700 9737 3700 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 254DEG 21KT 3740 9769 3705 9748 

$$

DARMOFAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper37 min
Sep 3, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper39 min
Sep 3, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner37 min
Sep 3, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick45 min
Sep 3, 9:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick74 min
Sep 3, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley42 min
Sep 3, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler44 min
Sep 3, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood30 min
Sep 3, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood34 min
Sep 3, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson, Woodson48 min
Sep 3, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Woodson46 min
Sep 4, 4:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Greenwood, Woodson32 hr
Sep 4, 6:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Marion5 hr
Sep 4, 9:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho33 hr
Sep 4, 10:10 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Greenwood4 hr
Sep 4, 1:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTNeosho59 hr
Sep 4, 1:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho69 hr
Sep 4, 1:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCherokee, Labette3 days

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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.