Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. 7 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, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Brazilton, KS | 660 AND 3 HWY, LARGE TREE OVER THE HIGHWAY BLOCKING BOTH LANES IN CRAWFORD COUNTY. TIME BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATE. |
| Jun 11, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Farlington, KS | POWER LINES DOWN STARTING FIRE 680TH AND 130TH CRAWFORD COUNTY KS. |
| Jun 11, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Girard, KS | POWER LINES DOWN GIRARD, KS. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 11, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pittsburg, KS | LARGE TREE DOWN PITTSBURG, KS. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 11, 7:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Chicopee, KS | 520 AND 200 AVE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 11, 7:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Lone Oak, KS | 3 FT DIAMETER SILVER MAPLE UPROOTED BLOCKING 126 HWY 2 MI WEST OF PITTSBURG. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 11, 7:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chicopee, KS | NUMEROUS SMALL LIMBS UP TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN IN CHICOPEE. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 2202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
348
WUUS53 KSGF 112343
SVRSGF
KSC011-037-120045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0077.210611T2343Z-210612T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
643 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas...
Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located from Fort Scott
to Walnut, moving southeast at 15 mph.
This is a very dangerous storm.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and golf 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...
Pittsburg... Fort Scott...
Frontenac... Girard...
Arma... Marmaton...
Cherokee... Mulberry...
Chicopee... Mccune...
Franklin... Arcadia...
Uniontown... Walnut...
Redfield... Hepler...
Beulah... Croweburg...
Yale... Petersburg...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3751 9508 3783 9508 3793 9487 3793 9462
3734 9462 3734 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 325DEG 15KT 3762 9500
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
Cramer1 follow-up statement
220
WWUS53 KSGF 120051
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
751 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KSC011-037-120101-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210612T0045Z/
Bourbon KS-Crawford KS-
751 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOURBON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES
HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However heavy
rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Kansas.
LAT...LON 3751 9508 3783 9508 3793 9487 3793 9462
3734 9462 3734 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 325DEG 15KT 3740 9480
$$
CramerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 61 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.