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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS

June 21, 2022Ellsworth County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2022, 6:04 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 14 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
Jun 21, 2022, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2022, 6:18 PM CDT
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Ellsworth County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 12:00Z on 2022-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2022-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

311 
WFUS53 KICT 212304
TORICT
KSC053-212330-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0013.220621T2304Z-220621T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
604 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Ellsworth County in central Kansas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.
    
* At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles south of Ellsworth, moving northeast at 20 mph.
  Several reports of funnel clouds in the area.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Ellsworth around 615 PM CDT.
  Kanopolis around 625 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3857 9830 3869 9837 3878 9811 3863 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 240DEG 17KT 3866 9827 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

DARMOFAL
1 follow-up statement
729 
WWUS53 KICT 212318
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
618 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022

KSC053-212327-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220621T2330Z/
Ellsworth KS-
618 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ELLSWORTH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.  

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central Kansas.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
Ellsworth county until 630 pm CDT.

LAT...LON 3857 9830 3869 9837 3878 9811 3863 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 240DEG 17KT 3869 9820 

$$

DARMOFAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton29 min
Jun 21, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton26 min
Jun 21, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner30 min
Jun 21, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner17 min
Jun 21, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton42 min
Jun 21, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood36 min
Jun 21, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Sedgwick30 min
Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth41 min
Jun 21, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Greenwood45 min
Jun 21, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Saline50 min
Jun 21, 6:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Greenwood13 hr
Jun 21, 6:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTEllsworth4 hr
Jun 21, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Greenwood48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.