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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Wichita, KS

May 27, 2021Butler County, Cowley County, Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2021, 12:18 AM CDT for Butler County, Cowley County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 57 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: May 27, 2021, 12:18 AM CDT (05:18 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2021, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 27, 12:25 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 Ese Udall, KS	DELAYED REPORT: 12-14 LIVE TREE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE.

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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 219 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: 328 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2025 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

950 
WUUS53 KICT 270518
SVRICT
KSC015-035-191-270615-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0064.210527T0518Z-210527T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1218 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cowley County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Butler County in south central Kansas...
  Eastern Sumner County in south central Kansas...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1218 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oxford,
  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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Winfield around 1225 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Burden and Atlanta.

This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 27 and 33.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3748 9734 3748 9714 3766 9715 3762 9671
      3700 9669 3700 9726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 253DEG 40KT 3728 9716 

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

METZGER

1 follow-up statement

176 
WWUS53 KICT 270558
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1258 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC191-270608-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210527T0615Z/
Sumner KS-
1258 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SUMNER 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 3766 9715 3762 9671 3700 9669 3700 9714
      3748 9715 3748 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 253DEG 40KT 3741 9662 

$$

KSC015-035-270615-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210527T0615Z/
Cowley KS-Butler KS-
1258 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR COWLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

At 1258 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Atlanta, or 19 miles west of Howard, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
Cowley and southwestern Butler Counties, including the following
locations... Maple City, Rock, Winfield City Lake and Strother Field
Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3766 9715 3762 9671 3700 9669 3700 9714
      3748 9715 3748 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 253DEG 40KT 3741 9662 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

METZGER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice	45 min
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 Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	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, 12:20 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.