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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Wichita, KS

June 25, 2021Butler County, Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 11:09 PM CDT for Butler County, Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 66 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, 11:09 PM CDT (04:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:12 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 nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 38 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 191 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
38 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-314 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1286 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

311 
WUUS53 KICT 260409
SVRICT
KSC015-035-260515-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0099.210626T0409Z-210626T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1109 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cowley County in south central Kansas...
  Southern Butler County in south central Kansas...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1109 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Rose Hill to near Udall to near Oxford, moving east
  at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Winfield and Douglass around 1115 PM CDT.
  Augusta around 1120 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Leon, Burden, Atlanta and Latham.

This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 55 and 68.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3717 9715 3780 9715 3780 9653 3720 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 261DEG 49KT 3756 9713 3734 9706 3722 9712 

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

KETCHAM
4 follow-up statements
766 
WWUS53 KICT 260432
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1132 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC015-035-260515-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210626T0515Z/
Cowley KS-Butler KS-
1132 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN COWLEY AND SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

At 1132 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Leon to near Atlanta to 6 miles
southwest of Burden, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Atlanta, Leon, Burden and Latham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3718 9705 3780 9705 3780 9653 3720 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 260DEG 44KT 3760 9686 3738 9679 3726 9685 

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

KETCHAM
729 
WWUS53 KICT 260444
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1144 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC015-035-260515-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210626T0515Z/
Cowley KS-Butler KS-
1144 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN COWLEY AND SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

At 1143 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Latham to 8 miles east of Atlanta
to near Burden, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Winfield, Augusta, Douglass, Towanda, Leon, Burden, Atlanta, Latham,
Rock, Cambridge, El Dorado Airport, Winfield City Lake, Beaumont and
Santa Fe Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3718 9705 3780 9705 3780 9653 3720 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 261DEG 49KT 3762 9669 3740 9662 3728 9668 

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

KETCHAM
110 
WWUS53 KICT 260457
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1157 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC015-035-260515-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210626T0515Z/
Cowley KS-Butler KS-
1157 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN COWLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

At 1157 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles northeast of Latham to 7 miles northwest of
Moline to near Grenola, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Leon, Burden, Atlanta, Latham, Cambridge, El Dorado Airport, Beaumont
and Winfield City Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3719 9685 3780 9686 3780 9653 3720 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 261DEG 49KT 3765 9648 3743 9641 3731 9647 

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

KETCHAM
959 
WWUS53 KICT 260505
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1205 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

KSC015-035-260515-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210626T0515Z/
Cowley KS-Butler KS-
1205 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COWLEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3719 9685 3780 9686 3780 9653 3720 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 261DEG 49KT 3766 9637 3744 9630 3732 9636 

$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice58 min
Jun 25, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey67 min
Jun 25, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick63 min
Jun 25, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Marion61 min
Jun 25, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler62 min
Jun 25, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice28 min
Jun 25, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Wilson, Woodson64 min
Jun 25, 8:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMarion32 hr
Jun 25, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Greenwood55 min
Jun 25, 8:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton52 min
Jun 25, 8:45 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTMarion6 hr
Jun 25, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler53 min
Jun 25, 9:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler14 hr
Jun 25, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson30 min
Jun 25, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Saline24 min
Jun 25, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson63 min
Jun 25, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper45 min
Jun 25, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey68 min
Jun 25, 10:11 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson62 hr
Jun 25, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson53 min
Jun 25, 10:25 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTHarvey9 hr
Jun 25, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick65 min
Jun 25, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick47 min
Jun 25, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln, Russell57 min
Jun 25, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler58 min
Jun 25, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho43 min
Jun 25, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTElk, Greenwood42 min
Jun 26, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson48 min
Jun 26, 1:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson48 min
Jun 26, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette29 min
Jun 26, 2:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler22 hr
Jun 26, 2:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley18 hr
Jun 26, 2:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler13 hr
Jun 26, 2:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley18 hr
Jun 26, 2:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTWilson42 hr
Jun 26, 2:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson63 hr
Jun 26, 2:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery3 days
Jun 26, 2:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTWilson17 hr
Jun 26, 2:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMarion37 hr
Jun 26, 6:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey33 hr
Jun 26, 11:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler28 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.