Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2021, 4:57 AM CST for Kingman County, Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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
- Mar 12, 2021, 4:57 AM CST (10:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2021, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:00 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 12, 5:20 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Penalosa, KS | DELAYED REPORT OF TWO FULL GROWN CHINESE ELMS BLOWN OVER IN HER YARD. HER NEIGHBOR HAD A POWER POLE THAT FELL OVER. TIME IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 2118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KICT 121057
SVRICT
KSC095-155-121200-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0004.210312T1057Z-210312T1200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
457 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Reno County in south central Kansas...
Northwestern Kingman County in south central Kansas...
* Until 600 AM CST.
* At 457 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Neola, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Buhler, Arlington, Cunningham, Turon,
Partridge, Sylvia, Plevna, Abbyville, Yoder, Willowbrook, Langdon,
Penalosa and Hutchinson Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3761 9846 3802 9847 3817 9799 3817 9775
3796 9775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 239DEG 49KT 3783 9853
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KETCHAM3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 121124
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
524 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
KSC095-121133-
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Kingman KS-
524 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3804 9841 3817 9799 3817 9775 3796 9775
3773 9823 3777 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1123Z 239DEG 49KT 3802 9813
$$
KSC155-121200-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210312T1200Z/
Reno KS-
524 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST
FOR RENO COUNTY...
At 523 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Partridge, or 9
miles south of Nickerson, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Buhler, Nickerson, Arlington, Turon,
Partridge, Sylvia, Plevna, Abbyville, Yoder, Willowbrook, Langdon and
Hutchinson Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 9841 3817 9799 3817 9775 3796 9775
3773 9823 3777 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1123Z 239DEG 49KT 3802 9813
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KETCHAM311
WWUS53 KICT 121146
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
546 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
KSC155-121200-
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Reno KS-
546 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST
FOR EASTERN RENO COUNTY...
At 546 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Buhler, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Buhler, Partridge, Yoder, Willowbrook
and Hutchinson Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3813 9811 3817 9799 3817 9775 3796 9775
3778 9813
TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 239DEG 49KT 3818 9779
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KETCHAM711
WWUS53 KICT 121152
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
552 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
KSC155-121202-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210312T1200Z/
Reno KS-
552 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN RENO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 600 AM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3813 9811 3817 9799 3817 9775 3796 9775
3778 9813
TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 239DEG 49KT 3821 9772
$$
KETCHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 5:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 5:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 5:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 57 min |
| Mar 12, 6:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 6:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 7:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 7:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 46 min |
| Mar 12, 8:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 9:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 65 min |
| Mar 12, 10:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 10:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 10:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 10:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 11:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 11:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 54 min |
| Mar 12, 12:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 48 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 12:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 3:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 45 hr |
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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.