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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 10:41 PM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
- Jun 11, 2008, 10:41 PM CDT (03:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 66 | Manhattan, KS | |
| Jun 11, 11:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | Manhattan, KS | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES AND KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY REPORTED. |
| Jun 11, 11:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | Manhattan, KS | TORNADO OCCURRING IN MANHATTAN VIA CHANNEL 49 LIVE BROADCAST OF TORNADO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 2416 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1226 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 15.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KTOP 120342
TORTOP
KSC149-161-120430-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0021.080612T0341Z-080612T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1041 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWEST POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 1038 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF KEATS...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEATS...
MANHATTAN...
TUTTLE CREEK LAKE...
TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK...
ST. GEORGE...
WAMEGO...
LOUISVILLE...
WESTMORELAND...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER
IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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 WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3923 9613 3920 9622 3920 9624 3918 9627
3918 9632 3916 9634 3917 9639 3913 9639
3907 9654 3914 9665 3923 9674 3949 9643
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 240DEG 39KT 3910 9676
$$7 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 120350
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1048 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC149-161-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
1048 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
POTTAWATOMIE AND RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 1045 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE
WEST OF OGDEN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH DIRECTLY AT MANHATTAN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN...KEATS...TUTTLE CREEK LAKE AND TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK
ARE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3923 9613 3920 9622 3920 9624 3918 9627
3918 9632 3916 9634 3917 9639 3913 9639
3907 9654 3914 9665 3923 9674 3949 9643
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 243DEG 25KT 3913 9672
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 120356
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1054 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC149-161-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
1054 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
POTTAWATOMIE AND EASTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 1051 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WERE
TRACKING A TORNADO NEAR THE MANHATTAN AIRPORT...JUST SOUTHWEST OF
MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
MANHATTAN...TUTTLE CREEK LAKE...TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK WERE
DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IF YOU LIVE IN MANHATTAN OR
NEARBY...MOVE TO SHELTER NOW
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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 3949 9643 3924 9618 3920 9626 3917 9639
3909 9657 3914 9665 3923 9674
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 241DEG 27KT 3915 9666
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 120400
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1058 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC149-161-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
1058 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
POTTAWATOMIE AND EASTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 1056 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO FEW
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
MANHATTAN...TUTTLE CREEK LAKE...TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK ARE DIRECTLY
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR MANHATTAN BE IN
SHELTER NOW
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3923 9613 3920 9622 3920 9624 3918 9627
3918 9632 3916 9634 3917 9639 3913 9639
3907 9654 3914 9665 3923 9674 3949 9643
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 241DEG 27KT 3917 9663
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 120405
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1104 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC149-161-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
1104 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND EASTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 1101 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
IN MANHATTAN...DOING DAMAGE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN AND TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK ARE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3922 9624 3917 9639 3912 9655 3916 9662
3925 9669 3939 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 241DEG 27KT 3919 9658
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 120409
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1108 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC149-161-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
1108 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWEST POTTAWATOMIE AND EASTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 1105 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE TORNADO IN NORTHEAST
MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AREAS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN INCLUDING TUTTLE CREAK STATE
PARK AND RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3924 9627 3914 9654 3917 9660 3926 9664
3939 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 237DEG 27KT 3921 9655
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 120415
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1114 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC161-120424-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
RILEY-
1114 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR RILEY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO MOVED OUT OF RILEY COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3939 9650 3927 9632 3926 9631 3919 9645
3920 9652 3922 9655 3923 9656 3923 9657
3925 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 235DEG 27KT 3924 9648
$$
KSC149-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
POTTAWATOMIE-
1114 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...
AT 1110 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3939 9650 3927 9632 3926 9631 3919 9645
3920 9652 3922 9655 3923 9656 3923 9657
3925 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 235DEG 27KT 3924 9648
$$000 WWUS53 KTOP 120424 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1123 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 KSC149-120430- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/ POTTAWATOMIE- 1123 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY... AT 1119 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3937 9648 3926 9631 3922 9642 3927 9650 TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 221DEG 35KT 3931 9641 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Washington | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 13 min |
| Jun 11, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 10:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 11:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jackson, Nemaha | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 2:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 4 days |
| Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage | 13 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Wabaunsee | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 6:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 34 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.