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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT for Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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 14, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2021, 6:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Kingman County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
761
WUUS53 KICT 142230
SVRICT
KSC095-142330-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0146.210914T2230Z-210914T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
530 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Kingman County in south central Kansas...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 530 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
of Cunningham, or 12 miles west of Kingman, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Kingman, Willowdale, Cleveland, Penalosa and Kingman Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3773 9841 3773 9808 3747 9808 3753 9843
3756 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 279DEG 19KT 3759 9833
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
BUTLER2 follow-up statements
073
WWUS53 KICT 142252
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
552 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
KSC095-142330-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-210914T2330Z/
Kingman KS-
552 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTY...
At 551 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Kingman, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Kingman, Willowdale and Cleveland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 9827 3764 9808 3747 9808 3751 9831
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 278DEG 20KT 3757 9824
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
BUTLER642
WWUS53 KICT 142303
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
603 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
KSC095-142312-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-210914T2330Z/
Kingman KS-
603 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTY 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, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3764 9827 3764 9808 3747 9808 3751 9831
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 279DEG 19KT 3756 9816
$$
BUTLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 44 min |
| Sep 14, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 52 min |
| Sep 14, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 28 min |
| Sep 14, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.