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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Wichita, KS

June 25, 2021Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 6:39 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 66 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: Jun 25, 2021, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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
Jun 25, 7:11 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Kingman, KS
Jun 25, 7:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Kingman, KS	DELAYED REPORT. ROOFS BLOWN OFF SHEDS, LARGE TREES DOWN, AND POWER LINES DOWN. SPORADIC REPORTS OF THIS KIND OF DAMAGE ACROSS KINGMAN COUNTY.
Jun 25, 7:17 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	1 Nw Kingman, KS	SPOTTER REPORTED GUSTS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH.

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
Jun 25, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 148 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: 170 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

323 
WUUS53 KICT 252339
SVRICT
KSC077-095-260045-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0088.210625T2339Z-210626T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Harper County in south central Kansas...
  Kingman County in south central Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
  of Medicine Lodge, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Nashville around 650 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Kingman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3726 9835 3738 9834 3739 9846 3745 9847
      3773 9845 3773 9781 3740 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 226DEG 34KT 3735 9851 

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

KETCHAM

3 follow-up statements

591 
WWUS53 KICT 260013
SVSICT

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

KSC077-260023-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210626T0045Z/
Harper KS-
713 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3747 9828 3754 9843 3773 9845 3773 9781
      3740 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 226DEG 34KT 3758 9821 

$$

KSC095-260045-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210626T0045Z/
Kingman KS-
713 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR KINGMAN COUNTY...

At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
Kingman, moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Kingman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3747 9828 3754 9843 3773 9845 3773 9781
      3740 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 226DEG 34KT 3758 9821 

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

KETCHAM

066 
WWUS53 KICT 260024
SVSICT

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

KSC095-260045-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210626T0045Z/
Kingman KS-
724 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR KINGMAN COUNTY...

At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kingman, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Kingman, Cunningham, Murdock, Waterloo, Willowdale, Spivey,
Cleveland, Penalosa, Rago, Mt Vernon, Kingman Airport and Cheney
State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3747 9828 3754 9843 3773 9845 3773 9781
      3740 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 234DEG 35KT 3761 9803 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM

010 
WWUS53 KICT 260035
SVSICT

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

KSC095-260045-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210626T0045Z/
Kingman KS-
735 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY...

At 735 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Pretty Prairie, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Kingman, Murdock, Waterloo, Cleveland, Mt Vernon, Kingman Airport and
Cheney State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3752 9817 3773 9812 3773 9781 3740 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 226DEG 34KT 3769 9793 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	33 min
Jun 25, 12:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	58 min
Jun 25, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	24 min
Jun 25, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	28 min
Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	34 min
Jun 25, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	45 min
Jun 25, 1:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Rice	35 min
Jun 25, 1:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	59 min
Jun 25, 1:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Saline	49 min
Jun 25, 1:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	26 min
Jun 25, 1:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	29 min
Jun 25, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	38 min
Jun 25, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Marion	26 min
Jun 25, 1:54 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ICT	Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 12 more	65 hr
Jun 25, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	41 min
Jun 25, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	44 min
Jun 25, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	31 min
Jun 25, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	26 min
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	61 hr
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	32 hr
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	4 days
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	5 days
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	7 days
Jun 25, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase, Marion	33 min
Jun 25, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	35 min
Jun 25, 4:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	69 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	64 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood	32 min
Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	46 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	30 min
Jun 25, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson	55 min
Jun 25, 5:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Chase, Marion	5 hr
Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	58 min
Jun 25, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	47 min
Jun 25, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	60 min
Jun 25, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	53 min
Jun 25, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Marion	55 min
Jun 25, 6:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey	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.