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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

April 21, 2022Barton County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 21, 2022, 8:13 PM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 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
Apr 21, 2022, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 21, 2022, 9:07 PM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Barton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 21, 8:27 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Pawnee Rock, KSBARTON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT RELAYED A 3RD PARTY REPORT OF GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR PAWNEE ROCK.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 21, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC2 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2022-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2182 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2022-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 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
2182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1940 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
12.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

830 
WUUS53 KICT 220113
SVRICT
KSC009-220230-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0021.220422T0113Z-220422T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
813 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Barton County in central Kansas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 813 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Larned,
  moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Great Bend, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Olmitz, Great Bend Airport and
  Cheyenne Bottoms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9903 3846 9867 3826 9881 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 212DEG 20KT 3823 9909 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JAKUB
3 follow-up statements
334 
WWUS53 KICT 220138
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
838 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022

KSC009-220230-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220422T0230Z/
Barton KS-
838 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY...

At 838 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Pawnee Rock, or 9 miles southeast of Shaffer, moving northeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Olmitz and Great Bend Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9903 3846 9867 3826 9890 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 210DEG 18KT 3835 9902 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JAKUB
813 
WWUS53 KICT 220152
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
852 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022

KSC009-220230-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220422T0230Z/
Barton KS-
852 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY...

At 852 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albert, or near
Shaffer, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Albert, Olmitz and Great Bend Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9903 3846 9867 3832 9884 3837 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 204DEG 20KT 3843 9900 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JAKUB
961 
WWUS53 KICT 220207
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
907 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022

KSC009-220215-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220422T0230Z/
Barton KS-
907 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3860 9903 3846 9867 3832 9884 3837 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 212DEG 20KT 3850 9895 

$$

JAKUB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 3:04 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell and 1 more16 hr
Apr 22, 3:05 PM CDTFire Weather WatchICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell13 hr
Apr 22, 4:29 PM CDTWind AdvisoryICTMcPherson, Saline27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.