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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Wichita, KS

December 15, 20214 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 53 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: Dec 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CST (23:22 UTC)
Expired: Dec 15, 2021, 6:15 PM CST
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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
Dec 15, 5:55 PM CST	TSTM WND GST 65	2 Sse New Albany, KS	DELAYED REPORT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 15, 3:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1036 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 466 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 477 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

213 
WUUS53 KICT 152322
SVRICT
KSC049-073-205-207-160015-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0166.211215T2322Z-211216T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
522 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Elk County in southeastern Kansas...
  Western Wilson County in southeastern Kansas...
  Woodson County in southeastern Kansas...
  Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 615 PM CST.

* At 521 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Madison to 10 miles west of Severy, moving east
  at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Eureka, Yates Center, Madison, Howard, Moline, Longton, Toronto,
  Hamilton, Severy, Fall River, Neosho Falls, Elk Falls, Climax,
  Virgil, New Albany, Coyville, Eureka City Lake, Buxton, Eureka
  Airport and Rose.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3760 9636 3760 9652 3762 9653 3817 9614
      3817 9596 3804 9596 3804 9552 3739 9593
      3738 9597 3731 9598 3730 9644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 258DEG 46KT 3812 9608 3767 9640 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

BUTLER

1 follow-up statement

065 
WWUS53 KICT 152340
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
540 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

KSC049-073-205-207-160015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-211216T0015Z/
Elk KS-Wilson KS-Woodson KS-Greenwood KS-
540 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST
FOR ELK...WESTERN WILSON...WOODSON AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES...

At 540 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Gridley to 6 miles northeast of Grenola, moving
northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Eureka, Yates Center, Madison, Howard, Moline, Longton, Toronto,
Hamilton, Severy, Fall River, Neosho Falls, Elk Falls, Climax,
Virgil, New Albany, Coyville, Eureka City Lake, Buxton, Eureka
Airport and Rose.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3760 9636 3760 9652 3762 9653 3817 9614
      3817 9596 3804 9596 3804 9552 3739 9593
      3738 9597 3731 9598 3730 9644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 233DEG 58KT 3803 9586 3743 9639 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BUTLER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 15, 11:48 AM CST	Blowing Dust Advisory	ICT	Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Greenwood and 12 more	8 hr
Dec 15, 1:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell	57 min
Dec 15, 2:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Ellsworth, McPherson, Saline	78 min
Dec 15, 3:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion	80 min
Dec 15, 4:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Sedgwick	94 min
Dec 15, 4:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Sumner	78 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.