Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2011, 9:45 PM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 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 19, 2011, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | E Manhattan, KS | |
| Jun 19, 9:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Manhattan, KS | |
| Jun 19, 9:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Nnw Manhattan, KS | MOST OF THE HAIL WAS QUARTER-SIZE |
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 19, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 5521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.7
- Supercell composite
- 31.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
392
WUUS53 KTOP 200245
SVRTOP
KSC149-161-200315-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0151.110620T0245Z-110620T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
945 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 943 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTH OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN...
ST. GEORGE...
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.
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3928 9644 3920 9635 3910 9646 3914 9673
3929 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 220DEG 21KT 3914 9657
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BLAIR2 follow-up statements
742
WWUS53 KTOP 200255
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
955 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
KSC149-161-200315-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-110620T0315Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
955 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWEST POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 953 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN EAST MANHATTAN. THE STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHEASTERN MANHATTAN AND ST. GEORGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3928 9644 3920 9635 3910 9646 3915 9668
3929 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 211DEG 22KT 3919 9655
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
BLAIR387
WWUS53 KTOP 200305
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1005 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
KSC149-161-200315-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-110620T0315Z/
RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
1005 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE AND
SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT...
AT 1005 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 1015 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 3928 9644 3920 9635 3910 9646 3915 9668
3929 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 211DEG 22KT 3925 9650
$$
BLAIRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 10:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Morris, Osage | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Washington | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Republic | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 49 min |
Nearby
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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.