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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Topeka, KS

June 29, 1998Jackson County, Jefferson County, Shawnee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 1998, 6:43 PM CDT for Jackson County, Jefferson County, Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 min. 8 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 29, 1998, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 1998, 7:25 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Shawnee County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 29, 6:55 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 50Silver Lake, KS
Jun 29, 6:55 PM CDTHail 0.75Meriden, KS
Jun 29, 7:05 PM CDTHail 1.75Hoyt, KS
Jun 29, 7:25 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 55Meriden, KS
Jun 29, 7:25 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 52Rossville, KS
Jun 29, 7:25 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 52Valencia, KS
Jun 29, 7:30 PM CDTHail 1.75Perry, KS
Jun 29, 7:30 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 78Perry, 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
Jun 29, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 26 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 12:00Z on 1998-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2931 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 12:00Z on 1998-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 240 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2931 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
757 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
407 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
26.1

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The text

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

115 
WFUS1 KTOP 292344 RRA
TORTOP
KSC085-087-177-300025-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
643 PM CDT MON JUN 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA KS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
     NORTHEASTERN SHAWNEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
     WESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
     SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

* UNTIL 725 PM CDT

* AT 640 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF HOYT...OR
  ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES
  PER HOUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
     GRANTVILLE
     PERRY LAKE
     VALLEY FALLS
     MAYETTA
     HOYT
     OZAWKIE
     MERIDEN
     PERRY

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OF TOPEKA

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJefferson, Shawnee31 min
Jun 28, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary47 min
Jun 28, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson46 min
Jun 28, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee26 min
Jun 28, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary48 min
Jun 28, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie64 min
Jun 28, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson61 min
Jun 28, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary48 min
Jun 28, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPNemaha30 min
Jun 28, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Ottawa64 min
Jun 28, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRiley49 min
Jun 28, 10:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMarshall, Washington3 hr
Jun 28, 10:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha3 hr
Jun 28, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha47 min
Jun 28, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Riley37 min
Jun 29, 1:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Washington4 hr
Jun 29, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha29 min
Jun 29, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRiley28 min
Jun 29, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson31 min
Jun 29, 6:21 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPJackson29 min
Jun 29, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown33 min
Jun 29, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie48 min
Jun 29, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRiley47 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.