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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2021, 2:46 AM CDT for Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
- May 27, 2021, 2:46 AM CDT (07:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2021, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:49 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 1258 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1396 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
055
WUUS53 KSGF 270746
SVRSGF
KSC011-037-270830-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0055.210527T0746Z-210527T0830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
246 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas...
Northern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At 246 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near La Harpe to 9 miles southwest of Bronson to
near Walnut, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Scott... Marmaton...
Bronson... Arcadia...
Uniontown... Walnut...
Fulton... Redfield...
Hepler... Mapleton...
Harding... Pawnee Station...
Hiattville... Petersburg...
Farlington... Hammond...
Devon... Garland...
Porterville... Englevale...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 9508 3804 9493 3804 9461 3768 9462
3767 9463 3759 9463 3757 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 255DEG 28KT 3794 9524 3778 9516 3762 9513
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DSA2 follow-up statements
581
WWUS53 KSGF 270814
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
314 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021
KSC011-037-270830-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210527T0830Z/
Bourbon KS-Crawford KS-
314 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR BOURBON AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
At 313 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Blue Mound to Redfield to near
Hepler, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Scott... Marmaton...
Bronson... Arcadia...
Uniontown... Walnut...
Fulton... Redfield...
Hepler... Mapleton...
Harding... Pawnee Station...
Hiattville... Petersburg...
Farlington... Hammond...
Devon... Garland...
Porterville... Englevale...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 9508 3804 9493 3804 9461 3768 9462
3767 9463 3759 9463 3757 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 255DEG 28KT 3799 9499 3783 9491 3767 9488
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DSA942
WWUS53 KSGF 270830
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
330 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021
KSC011-037-270839-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210527T0830Z/
Bourbon KS-Crawford KS-
330 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOURBON AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 AM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits. No significant damage has been reported. Therefore, the
warning will be allowed to expire. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will
still be posisble with these storms as they move into Missouri.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
southeastern Kansas...and west central Missouri.
LAT...LON 3803 9508 3804 9493 3804 9461 3768 9462
3767 9463 3759 9463 3757 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 255DEG 28KT 3802 9484 3786 9476 3770 9473
$$
DSAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 67 hr |
| May 27, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 60 min |
| May 27, 10:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 8 hr |
| May 27, 11:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 8 hr |
| May 27, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 22 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.