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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS

April 25, 20096 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 25, 2009, 11:50 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2009, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2009, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Osage County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 25, 11:56 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 618 N Burlington, KS58 MPH WINDS OR GREATER FOR A 25 MINUTE DURATION...PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH
Apr 26, 1:10 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Sw Ottawa, KSTREE DOWN ON ROAD 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTTAWA
Apr 26, 1:12 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 65Melvern, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 56 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 00:00Z on 2009-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 421 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2009-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 298 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
421 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
389 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
10.6

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KTOP 260450
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1150 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

.STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE BEING BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY
LIGHT RAINFALL THAT CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE AREA DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE DISSIPATING AT THIS TIME. WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 2 AM CDT.

KSZ054>056-058-059-260700-
/O.NEW.KTOP.HW.W.0003.090426T0450Z-090426T0700Z/
LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
1150 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

LIGHT RAINFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAS CAUSED STRONG LOW
LEVEL WINDS TO COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE BRINGING SUSTAINED
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH 2 AM
CDT. WIND DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN COFFEY COUNTY SOUTH
OF BURLINGTON.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE VERY LIKELY AT THIS TIME.

&&

$$

CAVANAUGH
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS73 KTOP 260624
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
124 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

.STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE BEING BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY
LIGHT RAINFALL THAT CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE AREA. WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH 2 AM CDT.

KSZ040-260800-
/O.EXB.KTOP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090426T0800Z/
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE
124 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

LIGHT RAINFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAS CAUSED STRONG LOW
LEVEL WINDS TO COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE...BRINGING SUSTAINED
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND WIND DAMAGE HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN
COFFEY...OSAGE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF WINDS IS
SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD INTO DOUGLAS COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE VERY LIKELY AT THIS TIME.

&&

$$

KSZ054>056-058-059-260800-
/O.EXT.KTOP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090426T0800Z/
LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
124 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

LIGHT RAINFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAS CAUSED STRONG LOW
LEVEL WINDS TO COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE...BRINGING SUSTAINED
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
THROUGH 3 AM CDT. WIND DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN COFFEY
COUNTY SOUTH OF BURLINGTON. WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH HAVE OCCURRED NEAR
MELVERN...WITH A LARGE TREE BLOWN OVER 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTTAWA
IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE VERY LIKELY AT THIS TIME.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Osage, Shawnee45 min
Apr 25, 7:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPDouglas, Jefferson3 hr
Apr 25, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson28 min
Apr 25, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic42 min
Apr 26, 9:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud39 min
Apr 26, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud45 min
Apr 26, 10:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington56 min
Apr 26, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa40 min
Apr 26, 1:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington53 min
Apr 26, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa48 min
Apr 26, 1:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Washington26 min
Apr 26, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Washington46 min
Apr 26, 3:19 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary26 min
Apr 26, 3:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay, Marshall, Washington3 hr
Apr 26, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee40 min
Apr 26, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Wabaunsee27 min
Apr 26, 6:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris4 hr
Apr 26, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Shawnee37 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.