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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Wichita, KS

June 19, 2021Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 10:13 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. 2 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
Jun 19, 2021, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Russell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 10:43 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 59Russell Airport, KS
Jun 19, 10:43 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 59Russell Airport, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 125 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3329 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

054 
WUUS53 KICT 200313
SVRICT
KSC167-200415-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0076.210620T0313Z-210620T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service WICHITA KS
1013 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in WICHITA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Russell County in central Kansas...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1013 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles north of Natoma to 7 miles northeast of
  Emmeram to near Toulon to near Munjor, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Luray, Milberger, Russell, Lucas and Dorrance.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 175 and 204.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9848 3870 9849 3870 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 266DEG 44KT 3929 9897 3904 9903 3885 9920 3876
9927

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

COOK
3 follow-up statements
373 
WWUS53 KICT 200330
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service WICHITA KS
1030 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

KSC167-200415-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210620T0415Z/
Russell KS-
1030 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR RUSSELL COUNTY...

At 1029 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Osborne to 6 miles southwest of Luray
to near Gorham to 7 miles northwest of Milberger, moving east at 50
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

These severe storms will be near...
  Luray around 1035 PM CDT.
  Lucas around 1045 PM CDT.
  Dorrance around 1055 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Wilson
Lake, Waldo, Bunker Hill, Russell Airport, Wilson State Park and
Paradise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9848 3870 9849 3870 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 266DEG 44KT 3930 9873 3905 9879 3886 9896 3877
9903

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

COOK
508 
WWUS53 KICT 200343
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service WICHITA KS
1043 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

KSC167-200415-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210620T0415Z/
Russell KS-
1043 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR RUSSELL COUNTY...

At 1043 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tipton to 5 miles south of Luray to near Russell
to near Milberger, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

These severe storms will be near...
  Lucas around 1055 PM CDT.
  Dorrance around 1105 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Wilson
Lake, Waldo, Bunker Hill, Russell Airport, Wilson State Park and
Paradise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9848 3870 9849 3870 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 267DEG 37KT 3931 9854 3904 9870 3885 9886 3875
9897

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

COOK
902 
WWUS53 KICT 200410
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service WICHITA KS
1110 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

KSC167-200416-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210620T0415Z/
Russell KS-
1110 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RUSSELL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1115 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9848 3870 9849 3870 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 266DEG 44KT 3933 9820 3906 9836 3887 9852 3877
9863

$$

COOK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell53 min
Jun 20, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood35 min
Jun 20, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.