Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2011, 10:24 PM CDT for Clay County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2011, 10:24 PM CDT (03:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Clay County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 1, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1634 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019
WFUS53 KTOP 020324
TORTOP
KSC027-020400-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0023.110602T0324Z-110602T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1024 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
* AT 1019 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORGANVILLE...OR 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORGANVILLE...
CLAY CENTER...
GREEN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW!
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3945 9696 3942 9696 3930 9717 3946 9725
3953 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 317DEG 14KT 3946 9716
HAIL 1.25IN
$$
LEIGHTON3 follow-up statements
993 WWUS53 KTOP 020339 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1039 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 KSC027-020400- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110602T0400Z/ CLAY- 1039 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY... AT 1034 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAY CENTER... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLAY CENTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW! TORNADOS ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. && LAT...LON 3941 9722 3947 9712 3941 9697 3930 9717 TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 328DEG 16KT 3940 9712 HAIL 1.25IN $$ LEIGHTON
163 WWUS53 KTOP 020351 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1051 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 KSC027-020400- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110602T0400Z/ CLAY- 1051 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY... AT 1048 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAY CENTER... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLAY CENTER AND RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW! TORNADOS ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. && LAT...LON 3932 9714 3938 9715 3943 9707 3940 9699 TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 310DEG 10KT 3939 9708 HAIL 1.00IN $$ LEIGHTON
491 WWUS53 KTOP 020354 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1054 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 KSC027-020404- /O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110602T0400Z/ CLAY- 1054 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT... AT 1054 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POSSIBLE TORNADO HAD WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. && LAT...LON 3932 9714 3938 9715 3943 9707 3940 9699 TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 310DEG 10KT 3938 9707 $$ LEIGHTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Pottawatomie, Riley | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Wabaunsee | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 8:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 21 min |
| Jun 1, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 9:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 24 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Riley, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 10:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Riley, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 11:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud | 22 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 65 min |
| Jun 1, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 12:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 117 min |
| Jun 2, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jackson | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 1:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 6 days |
| Jun 2, 1:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Clay | 5 days |
| Jun 2, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 22 min |
| Jun 2, 2:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 4 days |
| Jun 2, 3:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 56 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 24 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 24 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 39 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Ottawa, Saline | 6 days |
| Jun 2, 6:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa, Republic | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 115 min |
| Jun 2, 7:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Shawnee | 14 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 24 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 27 hr |
| Jun 2, 8:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 13 hr |
| Jun 2, 8:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Marshall, Ottawa and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 2, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa, Saline | 4 days |
| Jun 2, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 33 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 36 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 18 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 9 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee | 5 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.