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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, McPherson County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 3 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 26, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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 26, 7:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 N Geneseo, KS | |
| May 26, 7:23 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Geneseo, KS | RELAYED VIA KWCH. |
| May 26, 7:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Wnw Geneseo, 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 26, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1992 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 22.5
The text
As transmitted.
971
WUUS53 KICT 270015
SVRICT
KSC053-113-159-270100-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0054.210527T0015Z-210527T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
715 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern McPherson County in central Kansas...
Rice County in central Kansas...
Southeastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 714 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles west of Marquette to near Geneseo to
Chase, moving east at 25 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.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Little River around 730 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Marquette and Windom.
This replaces the tornado warning previously in effect.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 9841 3867 9807 3864 9792 3861 9792
3861 9779 3831 9778 3822 9794 3834 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 274DEG 21KT 3860 9802 3846 9811 3836 9838
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DARMOFAL2 follow-up statements
121
WWUS53 KICT 270035
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
735 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC053-113-159-270100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
McPherson KS-Rice KS-Ellsworth KS-
735 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHEASTERN RICE AND SOUTHEASTERN
ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...
At 734 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just east of
Geneseo, or 13 miles northeast of Lyons, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Marquette.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3852 9836 3867 9807 3864 9792 3861 9792
3861 9779 3835 9778 3827 9793 3835 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 259DEG 15KT 3849 9805
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DARMOFAL706
WWUS53 KICT 270045
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
745 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC053-113-159-270100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
McPherson KS-Rice KS-Ellsworth KS-
745 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHEASTERN RICE AND SOUTHEASTERN
ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...
At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Little River, or 14 miles northeast of Lyons, moving east at 15 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...
Lyons, Marquette, Little River, Geneseo, Windom, Frederick, Kanopolis
Lake and Kanopolis State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central
Kansas.
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 3852 9827 3867 9807 3864 9792 3861 9792
3861 9779 3839 9778 3830 9792 3834 9827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 270DEG 15KT 3848 9802
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 4 days |
| May 26, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 33 min |
| May 26, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno | 45 min |
| May 26, 9:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 15 hr |
| May 26, 10:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 5 hr |
| May 26, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 30 min |
| May 26, 10:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 5 hr |
| May 26, 10:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 37 hr |
| May 26, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 25 min |
| May 26, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 44 min |
| May 26, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Marion | 50 min |
| May 26, 11:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 12 hr |
| May 26, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 25 min |
| May 26, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 36 min |
| May 26, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 61 min |
| May 27, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 42 min |
| May 27, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 46 min |
| May 27, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sumner | 57 min |
| May 27, 12:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 25 min |
| May 27, 12:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 15 min |
| May 27, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 62 min |
| May 27, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 29 min |
| May 27, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 35 min |
| May 27, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood | 62 min |
| May 27, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 22 min |
| May 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 57 min |
| May 27, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 23 min |
| May 27, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 30 min |
| May 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 37 hr |
| May 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 71 hr |
| May 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Labette | 4 days |
| May 27, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 35 hr |
| May 27, 10:20 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 5 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 28 min |
| May 27, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 36 min |
| May 27, 12:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 29 min |
| May 27, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 31 min |
| May 27, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 26 min |
| May 27, 2:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 4 hr |
| May 27, 2:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 18 hr |
| May 27, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 24 min |
| May 27, 4:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 4 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.