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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Wichita, KS

June 11, 2021Woodson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2021, 5:56 PM CDT for Woodson County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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: Jun 11, 2021, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2021, 6:57 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 11, 12:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 2135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1019 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

704 
WUUS53 KICT 112256
SVRICT
KSC207-120015-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0068.210611T2256Z-210612T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
556 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Woodson County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 555 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
  Neosho Falls, or 8 miles east of Yates Center, moving southeast 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  Woodson County, including the following locations... Piqua and
  Rose.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3773 9584 3804 9584 3804 9553 3781 9552
      3773 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 325DEG 18KT 3792 9559 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Martin

2 follow-up statements

749 
WWUS53 KICT 112325
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
625 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KSC207-120015-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210612T0015Z/
Woodson KS-
625 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOODSON COUNTY...

At 624 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Buffalo, or 8
miles southeast of Yates Center, moving southeast at 20 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...
Yates Center and Rose. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3773 9584 3791 9584 3791 9553 3781 9552
      3773 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 294DEG 17KT 3778 9564 

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

Martin

538 
WWUS53 KICT 112357
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
657 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KSC207-120006-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210612T0015Z/
Woodson KS-
657 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOODSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
southeastern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3773 9584 3791 9584 3791 9553 3781 9552
      3773 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 325DEG 18KT 3765 9552 

$$

Martin

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen	60 min
Jun 11, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	73 min
Jun 11, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	49 min
Jun 11, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	69 min
Jun 11, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	50 min
Jun 11, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	25 min
Jun 11, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	47 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.