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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2021, 5:44 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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 11, 2021, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
County Bourbon County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 11, 6:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bronson, KS | DELAYED REPORT. SEVERAL HIGHWAY SIGNS LEANING OR BLOWN OVER. COOP OBSERVER REPORT RELAYED FROM NWS WICHITA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Jun 11, 6:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sw Uniontown, KS | KSU MESONET SITE. |
| Jun 11, 6:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 1 Sw Uniontown, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 SW UNIONTOWN. KSU MESONET SITE MEASURED AT 10M. |
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 11, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 2135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KSGF 112244
SVRSGF
KSC011-112345-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0074.210611T2244Z-210611T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
544 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kincaid, or
14 miles west of Mound City, moving southeast at 30 mph.
This is a very dangerous storm.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Scott... Marmaton...
Bronson... Uniontown...
Fulton... Redfield...
Mapleton... Harding...
Pawnee Station... Hiattville...
Petersburg... Hammond...
Devon... Garland...
Porterville... Xenia...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 9508 3803 9461 3767 9462 3767 9498
3768 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 329DEG 19KT 3810 9512
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
Cramer1 follow-up statement
496
WWUS53 KSGF 112314
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
614 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KSC011-112345-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210611T2345Z/
Bourbon KS-
614 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR BOURBON COUNTY...
At 614 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Uniontown, or
14 miles southwest of Mound City, moving southeast at 25 mph.
This is a very dangerous storm.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Scott... Marmaton...
Bronson... Uniontown...
Fulton... Redfield...
Mapleton... Harding...
Pawnee Station... Hiattville...
Petersburg... Hammond...
Devon... Garland...
Porterville... Xenia...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 9508 3803 9461 3767 9462 3767 9498
3768 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 312DEG 21KT 3794 9496
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
CramerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 62 min |
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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.