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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 181, NWS Topeka, KS

June 19, 2008Marshall County, Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2008, 3:14 PM CDT for Marshall County, Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 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 19, 2008, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Marshall County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS

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 19, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 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 19, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 5:03 AM CDT, 10 hours 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
131 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

KSZ037-191900-
MORRIS-
131 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

THROUGH 200 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY
SOUTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DIME SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE COUNCIL GROVE LAKE...DUNLAP AND
COUNCIL GROVE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT.

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:35 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
235 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

KSZ038-191945-
WABAUNSEE-
235 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

THROUGH 245 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE EAST AT 10 MPH
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE ESKRIDGE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. STAY ALERT TO THE
WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:47 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
247 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

KSZ038-192015-
WABAUNSEE-
247 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

THROUGH 315 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH
ACROSS SOUTHERN INTO EASTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE ESKRIDGE AND
KEENE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT.  STAY TUNED IN CASE A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:49 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:00 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:06 PM CDT, 8 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 19, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Morris	36 min
Jun 19, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	38 min
Jun 19, 2:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	4 hr
Jun 19, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Shawnee	42 min
Jun 19, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee	44 min
Jun 19, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee	30 min
Jun 19, 4:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	113 min
Jun 19, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon	40 min
Jun 19, 5:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Lyon	2 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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