Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2006, 8:38 AM CST for Jackson County, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. It was in force for 67 min. 3 reports 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, 8:38 AM CST (14:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 9:45 AM CST
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Jackson County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:50 AM CST | HAIL 1 | 5 Nw St. Marys, KS | |
| Mar 12, 8:50 AM CST | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Nw St. Marys, KS | |
| Mar 12, 8:51 AM CST | HAIL 2 | Belvue, KS |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 5:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 49 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KTOP 121438
SVRTOP
KSC085-149-121545-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0021.060312T1438Z-060312T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
838 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
EASTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
* UNTIL 945 AM CST
* AT 832 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST. GEORGE...OR ABOUT
14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISVILLE...
DELIA...
EMMETT...
POTAWATOMI RESERVATION...
HAVENSVILLE...
SOLDIER...
CIRCLEVILLE...
HOLTON...
LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. FOR YOUR SAFETY
MOVE INDOORS NOW...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3947 9564 3918 9604 3921 9608 3922 9613
3922 9625 3918 9643 3956 9605 3956 9579
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KTOP 121445
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
844 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
KSC085-149-121545-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060312T1545Z/
JACKSON-POTTAWATOMIE-
844 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CST
FOR EASTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 842 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS
STORM WAS NEAR WAMEGO...OR ABOUT 21 MILES EAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DELIA...EMMETT...POTAWATOMI RESERVATION...HAVENSVILLE...SOLDIER...
CIRCLEVILLE AND HOLTON.
LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. FOR YOUR SAFETY
MOVE INDOORS NOW...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3947 9564 3918 9604 3921 9608 3922 9613
3922 9625 3918 9643 3956 9605 3956 9579
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 121500
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
900 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
KSC085-149-121545-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060312T1545Z/
JACKSON-POTTAWATOMIE-
900 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 857 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF EMMETT...OR ABOUT 25 MILES EAST OF
MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAVENSVILLE...SOLDIER...CIRCLEVILLE AND HOLTON.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF HAIL AS LARGE AS TWO INCHES IN
DIAMETER WITH THIS STORM. LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL WILL OCCUR WITH
THIS STORM. FOR YOUR SAFETY MOVE INDOORS NOW...AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3947 9564 3927 9603 3931 9626 3956 9605
3956 9579
$$000 WWUS53 KTOP 121518 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 917 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 KSC149-121527- /O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060312T1545Z/ POTTAWATOMIE- 917 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 917 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3942 9564 3939 9602 3956 9603 3956 9578 $$ KSC085-121545- /O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060312T1545Z/ JACKSON- 917 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CST FOR NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY... AT 912 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF CIRCLEVILLE...OR ABOUT 29 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE HOLTON. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCE BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. 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 3942 9564 3939 9602 3956 9603 3956 9578 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 6:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 6:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 6:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 22 min |
| Mar 12, 7:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Riley | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 7:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 7:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 7:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris, Wabaunsee | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 7:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 7:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 8:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 8:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Shawnee | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 8:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 8:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 8:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 8:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 9:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 9:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 10:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 13 min |
| Mar 12, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 12:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 12:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 1:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 1:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Anderson | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 1:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson | 17 min |
| Mar 12, 3:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Morris and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.