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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Topeka, KS

June 2, 20084 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2008, 11:28 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 2, 2008, 11:28 AM CDT (16:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2008, 12:30 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Douglas County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Osage County, KS, Shawnee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 20 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 20 hours 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Republic	39 min
Jun 2, 7:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington	38 min
Jun 2, 8:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Republic	43 min
Jun 2, 8:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud	45 min
Jun 2, 8:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	42 min
Jun 2, 8:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Morris	47 min
Jun 2, 8:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay	51 min
Jun 2, 8:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley	48 min
Jun 2, 8:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud	47 min
Jun 2, 9:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	31 min
Jun 2, 9:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	63 min
Jun 2, 9:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Geary, Riley	34 min
Jun 2, 9:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud	4 hr
Jun 2, 9:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee	46 min
Jun 2, 9:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Osage	38 min
Jun 2, 9:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud	35 min
Jun 2, 9:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay	31 min
Jun 2, 9:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee	48 min
Jun 2, 10:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Osage	45 min
Jun 2, 10:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Geary, Riley	30 min
Jun 2, 10:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay	24 min
Jun 2, 10:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage	62 min
Jun 2, 10:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Riley	4 hr
Jun 2, 10:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey	55 min
Jun 2, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	32 min
Jun 2, 10:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Osage, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	50 min
Jun 2, 10:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley	30 min
Jun 2, 10:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	43 min
Jun 2, 11:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Shawnee	31 min
Jun 2, 11:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Shawnee, Wabaunsee	4 hr
Jun 2, 11:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	43 min
Jun 2, 11:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	4 hr
Jun 2, 11:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	55 min
Jun 2, 12:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Franklin	3 hr
Jun 2, 2:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud	17 hr
Jun 2, 2:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Clay	53 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.