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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Topeka, KS

June 10, 1998Riley County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1998, 5:26 PM CDT for Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. 3 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: Jun 10, 1998, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 1998, 5:55 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Whole counties

County Riley County, KS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where
Jun 10, 5:45 PM CDT	Hail 0.75	Manhattan Arpt, KS
Jun 10, 5:58 PM CDT	Hail 1.25	Manhattan, KS
Jun 10, 6:05 PM CDT	Hail 2	Manhattan, 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 nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 100 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -312 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.3

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The text

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

253 
WUUS1 KTOP 102228 RRA
SVRTOP
KSC161-102255-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
526 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
     SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

* UNTIL 555 PM CDT

* AT 523 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A   
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
     KEATS
     OGDEN
     MANHATTAN

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.

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.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
350 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

...MAIN CONCERNS ARE PRECIPITATION CHANCES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND
HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

OUTFLOW FROM MORNING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE KEPT WARM FRONT STALLED
GENERALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 OVER CWA AT 20Z.  ADAP SHOWING STRONG
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG AND SOUTH OF BOUNDARY AND LITTLE OR NOW
CAP ALSO AS OF 20Z.  THUS SHORT TERM PROBLEM IS IF THIS WILL FIRE.
FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS GOING MORE WITH NGM/AVN SOLUTION WHICH WOULD
HAVE SHORT WAVE COMING OUT OF SOUTHWEST STATES PUSHING NORTHEAST INTO
WESTERN KANSAS.  Q-VECTOR SUPPORT INCREASING AFTER 06Z OVER CWA THEN
DECREASING BY 18Z.  ALL MODELS HANDLING SHORT WAVE ENERGY A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY BUT NGM/AVN CLOSE SO HAVE FOLLOWED THESE.  KEPT LIKELY
POPS OVERNIGHT AND 50 PERCENT FOR MAINLY THE MORNING HOURS ON
THURSDAY.  GIVEN GOING TEMPS AND EXPECTED CONVECTION-COOLED AIR WILL
GO A CATEGORY BELOW GUID ON LOWS TONIGHT AND NEAR FWC GUIDANCE OF HIGHS
THURSDAY.

WITH FLOW GOING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY THURSDAY EXPECT SOME DRYING TREND
AND WILL KEEP THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY DRY.  AGAIN FAVORING MORE A
NGM SOLUTION AND LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 60S LOOK FINE FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S ON FRIDAY.  ETA WOULD PUSH A FRONT
INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CWA AND LOWERS TEMPS.

.TOP...NONE

FRANTZ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 11:53 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KANSAS
1153 AM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

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

0925 AM    5 E MARYSVILLE            KS   .88 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   MARSHALL

0954 AM    1 E BAILEYVILLE           KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1000 AM    SENECA                    KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1017 AM    8 SE SENECA               KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1045 AM    8 W HORTON                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   BROWN

1144 AM    5 E MARYSVILLE            KS   .88 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   MARSHALL

Local storm report, Jun 10, 11:53 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KANSAS
1153 AM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

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

0925 AM    5 E MARYSVILLE            KS   .88 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   MARSHALL

0954 AM    1 E BAILEYVILLE           KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1000 AM    SENECA                    KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1017 AM    8 SE SENECA               KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1045 AM    8 W HORTON                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   BROWN

1144 AM    5 E MARYSVILLE            KS   .88 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   MARSHALL

Local storm report, Jun 10, 11:59 AM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KANSAS
1159 AM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

CORRECTED TO DELETE LATE MORNING MARYSVILLE REPORT

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

0925 AM    5 E MARYSVILLE            KS   .88 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   MARSHALL

0954 AM    1 E BAILEYVILLE           KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1000 AM    SENECA                    KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1017 AM    8 SE SENECA               KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1045 AM    8 W HORTON                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   BROWN

Local storm report, Jun 10, 11:59 AM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KANSAS
1159 AM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

CORRECTED TO DELETE LATE MORNING MARYSVILLE REPORT

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

0925 AM    5 E MARYSVILLE            KS   .88 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   MARSHALL

0954 AM    1 E BAILEYVILLE           KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1000 AM    SENECA                    KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1017 AM    8 SE SENECA               KS   1 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1045 AM    8 W HORTON                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   BROWN

Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KANSAS
1237 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

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

0950 AM    3 S BAILEYVILLE           KS   2 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   NEMAHA

1040 AM    WILLIS                    KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/10/98   BROWN

1040 AM    WILLIS                    KS   WIND DAMAGE
06/10/98   BROWN                          SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS
                                          DOWN NUMEROUS BROKEN
                                          WINDOWS FROM WIND BLOWN
                                          HAIL

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-110045-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
153 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL... NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

INITIAL CONCERNS FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS WOULD BE OVER EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS WITH THE ACTIVITY THEN SPREADING TO THE NORTHEAST.  ANOTHER
ROUND OF STORMS WOULD BE POSSIBLE FROM THE LATE EVENING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS STARTING OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL COUNTIES.
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...AND/OR TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

SYNOPSIS:  A WARM FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MISSOURI
EXTENDING WEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. VERY
UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE OVER THE AREA WILL GIVE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER INTO THE EVENING HOURS.  LATER TONIGHT AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE
AREA WILL PUSH INTO THE HIGH PLAINS AND GIVE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER OUT AHEAD OF IT.

FRANTZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 7:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Republic	32 min
Jun 10, 7:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Republic, Washington	30 min
Jun 10, 8:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Washington	46 min
Jun 10, 8:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall	57 min
Jun 10, 9:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	62 min
Jun 10, 10:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	61 min
Jun 10, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	60 min
Jun 10, 6:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie	31 min
Jun 10, 6:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee	29 min
Jun 10, 6:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	32 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.