Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Topeka, KS

Issued

Jun 1, 2011, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)

Expired

Jun 1, 2011, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

38 min

Issued by

NWS Topeka, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

70.0 mph

County Ottawa County, KS

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS53 KTOP 020252
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KSC143-020330-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
952 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 950 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TESCOTT...OR 14
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINNEAPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TESCOTT...
  CULVER...
  NILES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED
ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH....AND SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3908 9793 3899 9737 3896 9737 3895 9752
      3895 9793 3896 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 293DEG 27KT 3899 9790
WIND...HAIL 70MPH <.75IN

$$

LEIGHTON

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1021 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

KSC143-020331-
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OTTAWA-
1021 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT...

AT 1021 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO
LONGER SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE
STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3908 9793 3899 9737 3896 9737 3895 9752
      3895 9793 3896 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 293DEG 27KT 3890 9764

$$

LEIGHTON

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.