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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Wichita, KS

June 25, 2021McPherson County, Reno County, Rice County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 7:17 PM CDT for McPherson County, Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 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, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 7:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Sylvia, KS	A CARGO VAN BOX THAT HAD BEEN ON THE GROUND FOR A FEW YEARS BLEW OVER JUST NORTH OF SYLVIA. A 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB BROKE JUST NORTH OF THE CITY AS WELL. MULTIPLE SMALL LIMBS ARE DOWN.
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 W Andale, KS	* 1 INJ * DELAYED REPORT. SPOTTER RELAYED REPORT OF SEVERE DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND A COUPLE OF CARS, INCLUDING A POSSIBLE INJURY. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Haven, KS	CITY WITHOUT POWER.

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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 1147 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2013 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

712 
WUUS53 KICT 260017
SVRICT
KSC113-155-159-260115-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0089.210626T0017Z-210626T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern McPherson County in central Kansas...
  Reno County in south central Kansas...
  Southern Rice County in central Kansas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Zenith,
  moving northeast at 40 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 be near...
  Sylvia around 725 PM CDT.
  Plevna around 735 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Sterling and Nickerson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3824 9847 3842 9793 3817 9770 3774 9770
      3774 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 240DEG 34KT 3798 9853 

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

KETCHAM

1 follow-up statement

917 
WWUS53 KICT 260102
SVSICT

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

KSC113-155-159-260115-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-210626T0115Z/
McPherson KS-Reno KS-Rice KS-
802 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHEASTERN RENO AND SOUTHERN RICE
COUNTIES...

At 801 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nickerson,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Inman and Windom.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3824 9847 3842 9793 3817 9770 3776 9770
      3798 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 240DEG 34KT 3820 9805 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey	67 min
Jun 25, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	63 min
Jun 25, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	61 min
Jun 25, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	62 min
Jun 25, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	28 min
Jun 25, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Wilson, Woodson	64 min
Jun 25, 8:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	32 hr
Jun 25, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Greenwood	55 min
Jun 25, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	52 min
Jun 25, 8:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Marion	6 hr
Jun 25, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	53 min
Jun 25, 9:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	14 hr
Jun 25, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	30 min
Jun 25, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	24 min
Jun 25, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	63 min
Jun 25, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	45 min
Jun 25, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	68 min
Jun 25, 10:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	62 hr
Jun 25, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	53 min
Jun 25, 10:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Harvey	9 hr
Jun 25, 10:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	65 min
Jun 25, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	47 min
Jun 25, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln, Russell	57 min
Jun 25, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	58 min
Jun 25, 11:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	66 min
Jun 25, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Neosho	43 min
Jun 25, 11:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk, Greenwood	42 min
Jun 26, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson	48 min
Jun 26, 1:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	48 min
Jun 26, 2:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette	29 min
Jun 26, 2:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	22 hr
Jun 26, 2:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	18 hr
Jun 26, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	13 hr
Jun 26, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	18 hr
Jun 26, 2:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	42 hr
Jun 26, 2:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	63 hr
Jun 26, 2:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	3 days
Jun 26, 2:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	17 hr
Jun 26, 2:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	37 hr
Jun 26, 6:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey	33 hr
Jun 26, 11:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	28 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.