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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS

June 5, 2008Geary County, Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2008, 5:59 PM CDT for Geary County, Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 min. 5 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
Jun 5, 2008, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2008, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Geary County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 5, 6:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.751 Sw Manhattan, KS
Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDTHAIL 22 S Manhattan, KS
Jun 5, 6:18 PM CDTHAIL 1.756 Nnw St. George, KS
Jun 5, 6:20 PM CDTHAIL 1.25Manhattan, KS
Jun 5, 6:37 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Manhattan, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 11:47 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr
Jun 5, 4:50 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 68 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 2008-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1646 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 2008-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 316 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
1646 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-402 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
392 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KTOP 052300
TORTOP
KSC061-149-161-052330-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0013.080605T2259Z-080605T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
559 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
  RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 554 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 7
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF OGDEN...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF MANHATTAN...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 44 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MANHATTAN...
  TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK...
  ST. GEORGE...
  WAMEGO...
  LOUISVILLE...
  WESTMORELAND...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 303 AND 317.

CARS AND TRUCKS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND AND DESTROYED BY TORNADOES.
LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND GO TO THE BASEMENT OF A BUILDING. IF NO
BUILDING IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. AVOID
OVERPASSES.

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

LAT...LON 3934 9610 3916 9635 3917 9636 3917 9639
      3912 9639 3897 9660 3906 9675 3949 9640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 215DEG 39KT 3907 9658

$$

KONOP/POAGE
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KTOP 052310
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
610 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC061-052320-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T2330Z/
GEARY-
610 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GEARY COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 303 AND 316.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 

LAT...LON 3934 9610 3916 9635 3917 9636 3917 9639
      3912 9639 3906 9649 3918 9666 3949 9640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 230DEG 40KT 3914 9644

$$

KSC149-161-052330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T2330Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
610 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
POTTAWATOMIE AND RILEY COUNTIES...

AT 607 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. GEORGE...OR 8 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 MPH. LARGE HAIL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN...WAMEGO...LOUISVILLE AND WESTMORELAND.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

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

LAT...LON 3934 9610 3916 9635 3917 9636 3917 9639
      3912 9639 3906 9649 3918 9666 3949 9640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 230DEG 40KT 3914 9644

$$

KONOP/POAGE
000 
WWUS53 KTOP 052322
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
622 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC161-052332-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T2330Z/
RILEY-
622 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR RILEY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 

LAT...LON 3934 9610 3933 9612 3929 9617 3927 9619
      3916 9635 3925 9652 3944 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 218DEG 49KT 3928 9631

$$

KSC149-052330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T2330Z/
POTTAWATOMIE-
622 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...

AT 620 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOUISVILLE...OR 15 MILES EAST OF 
MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 56 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL 
REPORTS OF ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...

LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES...AND GO TO A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. AVOID OVERPASSES.

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

LAT...LON 3934 9610 3933 9612 3929 9617 3927 9619
      3916 9635 3925 9652 3944 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 218DEG 49KT 3928 9631

$$

KONOP/POAGE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 3:02 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more16 hr
Jun 5, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall4 days
Jun 5, 1:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more11 hr
Jun 5, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa35 min
Jun 5, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa39 min
Jun 5, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud39 min
Jun 5, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Ottawa50 min
Jun 5, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Riley, Washington40 min
Jun 5, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Ottawa, Riley52 min
Jun 5, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall40 min
Jun 5, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley23 min
Jun 5, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie, Riley33 min
Jun 5, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson52 min
Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie26 min
Jun 5, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Morris, Riley36 min
Jun 5, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPJackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie47 min
Jun 5, 6:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley3 hr
Jun 5, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie46 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.