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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS

March 12, 2006Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2006, 7:21 AM CST for Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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
Mar 12, 2006, 7:21 AM CST (13:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2006, 8:00 AM CST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 12, 7:37 AM CSTHAIL 1.56 E Alta Vista, KSCOVERS GROUND

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
Mar 12, 5:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 2006-03-12Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2006-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 622 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1452 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
622 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
826 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KTOP 121323
SVRTOP
KSC127-197-121400-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0013.060312T1321Z-060312T1400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
721 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
  SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 800 AM CST

* AT 720 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF VOLLAND...OR ABOUT 28 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALTA VISTA...
  VOLLAND...
  ALMA...

LARGE HAIL IS LIKELY WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
NOW...AND AVOID WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE
LIKELY IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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

LAT...LON 3882 9650 3874 9637 3895 9604 3906 9633

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KTOP 121341 RRA
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
741 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

KSC127-121351-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060312T1400Z/
MORRIS-
741 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MORRIS COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3893 9636 3888 9622 3901 9594 3911 9601
      3916 9616

$$

KSC197-121400-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060312T1400Z/
WABAUNSEE-
741 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST
FOR NORTHERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY...

AT 739 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF MCFARLAND...OR ABOUT 24 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAPLE HILL.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 331 AND 344.

PING PONG SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT 737 AM AS THIS STORM MOVED NEAR 
ALTA VISTA.

LARGE HAIL IS LIKELY WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
NOW...AND AVOID WINDOWS.

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

LAT...LON 3893 9636 3888 9622 3901 9594 3911 9601
      3916 9616

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 6:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris37 min
Mar 12, 6:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon34 min
Mar 12, 6:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay24 min
Mar 12, 6:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson22 min
Mar 12, 7:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Riley34 min
Mar 12, 7:09 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington30 min
Mar 12, 7:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee48 min
Mar 12, 7:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic34 min
Mar 12, 7:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris41 min
Mar 12, 7:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson35 min
Mar 12, 8:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Riley, Wabaunsee42 min
Mar 12, 8:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Shawnee32 min
Mar 12, 8:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris38 min
Mar 12, 8:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley45 min
Mar 12, 8:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Pottawatomie67 min
Mar 12, 8:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Morris, Wabaunsee41 min
Mar 12, 8:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha29 min
Mar 12, 9:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Shawnee52 min
Mar 12, 9:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Jackson50 min
Mar 12, 10:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJefferson13 min
Mar 12, 12:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Franklin, Osage45 min
Mar 12, 12:27 PM CSTTornado WarningTOPCoffey, Franklin, Osage48 min
Mar 12, 12:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey52 min
Mar 12, 1:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas51 min
Mar 12, 1:19 PM CSTTornado WarningTOPAnderson35 min
Mar 12, 1:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson17 min
Mar 12, 3:28 PM CSTWind AdvisoryTOPClay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Morris and 5 more4 hr
Mar 12, 5:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.