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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Wichita, KS

May 16, 2021Ellsworth County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 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
May 16, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 4:04 PM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ellsworth County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

652 
WUUS53 KICT 162010
SVRICT
KSC053-162115-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0036.210516T2010Z-210516T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
310 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ellsworth County in central Kansas...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 310 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ellsworth,
  and is nearly stationary.

  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...
  Kanopolis.

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 3863 9835 3884 9835 3884 9796 3863 9797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 273DEG 4KT 3875 9820 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Martin
2 follow-up statements
301 
WWUS53 KICT 162040
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
340 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSC053-162115-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210516T2115Z/
Ellsworth KS-
340 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL ELLSWORTH COUNTY...

At 340 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ellsworth,
moving west at 10 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...
Ellsworth, Kanopolis and Ellsworth Airport. 

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 3863 9835 3884 9835 3884 9806 3863 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 090DEG 9KT 3875 9830 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Martin
244 
WWUS53 KICT 162104
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
404 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSC053-162114-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210516T2115Z/
Ellsworth KS-
404 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL 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 and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3863 9835 3884 9835 3884 9806 3863 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 273DEG 4KT 3875 9827 

$$

Martin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner60 min
May 15, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner57 min
May 15, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler55 min
May 15, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln58 min
May 15, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth57 min
May 15, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Greenwood66 min
May 15, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWoodson63 min
May 15, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood, Wilson, Woodson55 min
May 15, 11:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick55 min
May 16, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell63 min
May 16, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Sedgwick61 min
May 16, 12:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood28 min
May 16, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Marion22 min
May 16, 1:25 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln, Saline9 hr
May 16, 2:16 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSaline8 hr
May 16, 2:43 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTLincoln, Saline5 hr
May 16, 7:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTRussell54 hr
May 16, 8:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Rice3 days
May 16, 9:49 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTRussell8 hr
May 16, 10:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSaline27 hr
May 16, 10:37 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLincoln, Saline27 hr
May 16, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson61 min
May 16, 1:46 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson24 hr
May 16, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth51 min
May 16, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth45 min
May 16, 3:33 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTEllsworth22 hr
May 16, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth36 min
May 16, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell27 min
May 16, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno28 min
May 16, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton63 min
May 16, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton18 min
May 16, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton34 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.