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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Wichita, KS

June 25, 2021Chase County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT for Chase County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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 25, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 3:29 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chase County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 146 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -236 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
146 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-476 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

389 
WUUS53 KICT 252003
SVRICT
KSC017-252100-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0084.210625T2003Z-210625T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
303 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Chase County in east central Kansas...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 302 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles east of
  Burns, or 16 miles south of Cottonwood Falls, moving northeast at
  25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Chase County, including the following locations...
  Bazaar and Matfield Green.

This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 98 and 116.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3812 9636 3809 9672 3828 9670 3832 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 237DEG 20KT 3814 9662 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOWERTON
2 follow-up statements
151 
WWUS53 KICT 252020
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
320 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC017-252100-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210625T2100Z/
Chase KS-
320 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE COUNTY...

At 320 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of
Cottonwood Falls, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Chase County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3812 9636 3811 9649 3824 9655 3832 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 237DEG 20KT 3820 9651 

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

HOWERTON
687 
WWUS53 KICT 252029
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
329 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC017-252039-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210625T2100Z/
Chase KS-
329 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3812 9636 3811 9649 3824 9655 3832 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 237DEG 20KT 3823 9645 

$$

HOWERTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline33 min
Jun 25, 12:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Russell58 min
Jun 25, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton24 min
Jun 25, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln28 min
Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline34 min
Jun 25, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth45 min
Jun 25, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice35 min
Jun 25, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline59 min
Jun 25, 1:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson, Saline49 min
Jun 25, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler26 min
Jun 25, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey29 min
Jun 25, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase38 min
Jun 25, 1:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Marion26 min
Jun 25, 1:54 PM CDTFlood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 12 more65 hr
Jun 25, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase41 min
Jun 25, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler44 min
Jun 25, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase31 min
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho61 hr
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen32 hr
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTNeosho4 days
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho5 days
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCherokee, Labette7 days
Jun 25, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase, Marion33 min
Jun 25, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase35 min
Jun 25, 4:07 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, Marion69 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno64 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood32 min
Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion46 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase30 min
Jun 25, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson55 min
Jun 25, 5:16 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTChase, Marion5 hr
Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice58 min
Jun 25, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey47 min
Jun 25, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood60 min
Jun 25, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline53 min
Jun 25, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Marion55 min
Jun 25, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman66 min
Jun 25, 6:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.