Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2021, 9:25 PM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 2 reports 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
- Mar 10, 2021, 9:25 PM CST (03:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2021, 10:15 PM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 9:43 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | 4 Wnw Benedict, KS | DELAYED REPORT. |
| Mar 10, 10:03 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ese Buffalo, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KICT 110325
SVRICT
KSC049-073-205-207-110415-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0002.210311T0325Z-210311T0415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
925 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Elk County in southeastern Kansas...
Northwestern Wilson County in southeastern Kansas...
Southwestern Woodson County in southeastern Kansas...
Southeastern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 1015 PM CST.
* At 925 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fall River,
or 15 miles northwest of Fredonia, moving east at 35 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...
Fredonia, Altoona, Toronto, Buffalo, Fall River, Benedict, New
Albany, Coyville, Toronto Lake, Rose, Fall River State Park, Fall
River Lake and Cross Timbers State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3756 9615 3776 9612 3789 9565 3753 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 262DEG 29KT 3763 9607
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTLER3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 110345
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
945 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
KSC049-073-110355-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0415Z/
Elk KS-Greenwood KS-
945 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ELK AND
SOUTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3755 9596 3774 9596 3782 9565 3753 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 247DEG 35KT 3768 9585
$$
KSC205-207-110415-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0415Z/
Wilson KS-Woodson KS-
945 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST
FOR NORTHWESTERN WILSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WOODSON COUNTIES...
At 945 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Buffalo, or 10 miles north of Fredonia, moving northeast at 40 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...
Fredonia, Altoona, Buffalo, Benedict, New Albany, Coyville, Rose and
Toronto Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3755 9596 3774 9596 3782 9565 3753 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 247DEG 35KT 3768 9585
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTLER967
WWUS53 KICT 110400
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1000 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
KSC205-207-110415-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0415Z/
Wilson KS-Woodson KS-
1000 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WILSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL WOODSON COUNTIES...
At 1000 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Buffalo, or 11
miles west of Chanute, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Benedict and Rose.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3761 9580 3777 9576 3782 9565 3758 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 265DEG 39KT 3769 9566
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTLER271
WWUS53 KICT 110412
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1012 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
KSC205-207-110422-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0415Z/
Wilson KS-Woodson KS-
1012 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WILSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL WOODSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3761 9580 3777 9576 3782 9565 3758 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 262DEG 29KT 3770 9555
$$
BUTLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 6:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 7:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 28 min |
| Mar 10, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 22 min |
| Mar 10, 7:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 7:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 8:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 8 min |
| Mar 10, 8:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 31 min |
| Mar 10, 8:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 9 min |
| Mar 10, 8:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 25 min |
| Mar 10, 9:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 30 min |
| Mar 10, 10:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 38 min |
| Mar 10, 10:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 27 min |
| Mar 10, 10:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 12:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 23 min |
| Mar 11, 1:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 30 min |
| Mar 11, 3:19 AM CST | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.