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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Topeka, KS

July 13, 1997Jefferson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 1997, 9:55 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 1997, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 1997, 10:40 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Whole counties

County Jefferson County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 13, 10:12 PM CDTHail 1Meriden, KS
Jul 13, 10:39 PM CDTHail 1Perry, KS

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 13, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 34 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1997-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5325 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1997-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
5325 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1151 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KTOP 140255 RRA
SVRTOP
KSC087-140340-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
955 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 1997

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
     JEFFERSON COUNTY - NORTHEAST KANSAS

* UNTIL 1040 PM CDT
 
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
     VALLEY FALLS
     OSKALOOSA
     OZAWKIE

* AT 953 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH
  OF TOPEKA TO 20 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25( MPH.
 
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY.  GO INSIDE A STURDY
BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

JW/GDP

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
703 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY                           QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY POLICE.

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY
Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
825 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY                           QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY POLICE.

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY

0707 PM    1 E BREMEN                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0739 PM    3 S MARYSVILLE            KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0759 PM    WATERVILLE                KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0759 PM    BLUE RAPIDS               KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0810 PM    CHAPMAN                   KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   DICKINSON

0815 PM    5 NW JUNCTION CITY        KS   TORNADO
07/13/97   GEARY
Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
825 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY                           QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY POLICE.

0655 PM    CLAY CENTER               KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   CLAY

0707 PM    1 E BREMEN                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0739 PM    3 S MARYSVILLE            KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0759 PM    WATERVILLE                KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0759 PM    BLUE RAPIDS               KS   1 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   MARSHALL

0810 PM    CHAPMAN                   KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   DICKINSON

0815 PM    5 NW JUNCTION CITY        KS   TORNADO
07/13/97   GEARY
Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:56 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
856 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0714 PM    7 E WASHINGTON            KS   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/97   WASHINGTON                     DIME SIZE HAIL
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 8:58 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
858 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 1997

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 600 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART
OF KANSAS.  THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

...NORTH CENTRAL...
CLAY            WASHINGTON

THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH...

CLAY CENTER

THE LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST
OUT OF THESE COUNTIES.

FRANTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 8:59 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
858 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 1997

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 600 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART
OF KANSAS.  THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

...NORTH CENTRAL...
CLAY            WASHINGTON

THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH...

CLAY CENTER

THE LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST
OUT OF THESE COUNTIES.

FRANTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Geary, Riley45 min
Jul 13, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha60 min
Jul 13, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Riley64 min
Jul 13, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary32 min
Jul 13, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris49 min
Jul 13, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha45 min
Jul 13, 9:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson34 min
Jul 13, 9:22 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMorris48 min
Jul 13, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Shawnee48 min
Jul 13, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas64 min
Jul 13, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsage60 min
Jul 13, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPFranklin47 min
Jul 14, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin30 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.