Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Wichita, KS

May 8, 2021Barton County, Ellsworth County, Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2021, 7:38 PM CDT for Barton County, Ellsworth County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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: May 8, 2021, 7:38 PM CDT (00:38 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2021, 8:17 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Russell County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 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
May 8, 7:49 PM CDT	HAIL 1	2 W Ellsworth, KS
May 8, 8:04 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Ellsworth, KS

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
May 8, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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: 755 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

373 
WUUS53 KICT 090038
SVRICT
KSC009-053-167-090145-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0023.210509T0038Z-210509T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
738 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
  Southeastern Russell County in central Kansas...
  Northeastern Barton County in central Kansas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 738 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
  of Holyrood, or 9 miles south of Wilson, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Ellsworth, Kanopolis, Holyrood, Lorraine and Ellsworth Airport. 

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 211 and 225.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3887 9832 3887 9811 3883 9808 3854 9804
      3857 9857 3877 9860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 264DEG 22KT 3869 9848 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BUTLER

3 follow-up statements

372 
WWUS53 KICT 090050
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
750 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

KSC009-167-090059-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210509T0145Z/
Russell KS-Barton KS-
750 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND
NORTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3887 9811 3883 9808 3854 9804 3860 9848
      3869 9848 3870 9849 3874 9849 3881 9848
      3887 9832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 252DEG 28KT 3873 9836 

$$

KSC053-090145-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210509T0145Z/
Ellsworth KS-
750 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

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

At 749 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Ellsworth, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Kanopolis, Holyrood and Ellsworth Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3887 9811 3883 9808 3854 9804 3860 9848
      3869 9848 3870 9849 3874 9849 3881 9848
      3887 9832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 252DEG 28KT 3873 9836 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BUTLER

200 
WWUS53 KICT 090110
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
810 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

KSC053-090145-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210509T0145Z/
Ellsworth KS-
810 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

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

At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kanopolis,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Kanopolis and Ellsworth Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3886 9811 3883 9808 3864 9805 3864 9822
      3872 9825 3887 9826 3887 9815
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 261DEG 20KT 3876 9812 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BUTLER

462 
WWUS53 KICT 090117
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
817 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

KSC053-090127-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210509T0145Z/
Ellsworth KS-
817 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3886 9811 3883 9808 3864 9805 3864 9822
      3872 9825 3887 9826 3887 9815
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 264DEG 22KT 3877 9805 

$$

BUTLER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	30 min
May 8, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	26 min
May 8, 8:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	30 min
May 8, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	67 min
May 8, 8:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	35 min
May 8, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	58 min
May 8, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	43 min
May 8, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	62 min
May 8, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	54 min
May 8, 10:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Saline	49 min
May 8, 10:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	4 hr
May 8, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline	59 min
May 8, 11:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	27 min
May 8, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	17 min
May 9, 12:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	26 min
May 9, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	26 min
May 9, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	36 min
May 9, 12:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	39 min
May 9, 1:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	65 min
May 9, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	52 min
May 9, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Saline	32 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2021 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.