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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 9:27 PM CDT for McPherson County, Rice County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 7, 2021, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties McPherson County, KS, Rice County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 9:29 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | Mcpherson, KS | DELAYED REPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1803 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WWUS83 KICT 080227
SPSICT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
927 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
KSZ049>052-067-080300-
Reno KS-Rice KS-McPherson KS-Marion KS-Saline KS-
927 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of McPherson, northern
Reno, southern Rice, northwestern Marion and eastern Saline Counties
through 1000 PM CDT...
At 926 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Gypsum to near Mcpherson
to 8 miles east of Hudson. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Salina, Hutchinson, Mcpherson, Lyons, Lindsborg, Hillsboro, Sterling,
Moundridge, Inman, Buhler, Nickerson, Galva, Canton, Marquette,
Little River, Goessel, Assaria, Gypsum, Smolan and Lehigh.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 46 and 93.
Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 253 and 256.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 9737 3861 9737 3861 9709 3827 9725
3817 9758 3817 9770 3814 9770 3804 9802
3807 9847 3820 9847 3852 9792 3890 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 265DEG 31KT 3880 9737 3844 9764 3814 9852
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 22 min |
| Aug 7, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Rice | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 20 min |
| Aug 7, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 11:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 54 min |
| Aug 8, 2:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 4 days |
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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.