Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2012, 7:16 PM CST for Clay County, Cloud County, Washington County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 2 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
- Feb 28, 2012, 7:16 PM CST (01:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:20 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | W Clifton, KS | |
| Feb 28, 7:22 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 50 | 6 E Clifton, KS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 427 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 451 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KTOP 290116
SVRTOP
KSC027-029-201-290200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0003.120229T0116Z-120229T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
716 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CST
* AT 714 PM CST...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 5 MILES
SOUTH OF VINING...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VINING...
CLIFTON...
PALMER...
LINN...
GREENLEAF...
WASHINGTON...
BARNES...
HANOVER...
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 3994 9680 3978 9681 3957 9693 3957 9696
3951 9697 3930 9732 3934 9753 3975 9729
3990 9706
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 225DEG 53KT 3951 9730
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BLAIR3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KTOP 290128
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
728 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
KSC029-290137-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
CLOUD-
728 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 9681 3957 9693 3957 9696 3951 9697
3934 9725 3938 9737 3957 9736 3977 9720
3990 9706 3994 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 227DEG 49KT 3961 9717
$$
KSC027-201-290200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
CLAY-WASHINGTON-
728 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
FOR WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 723 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CLIFTON...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLIFTON...PALMER...LINN...GREENLEAF...WASHINGTON...BARNES AND
HANOVER.
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 NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 9681 3957 9693 3957 9696 3951 9697
3934 9725 3938 9737 3957 9736 3977 9720
3990 9706 3994 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 227DEG 49KT 3961 9717
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BLAIR911
WWUS53 KTOP 290136
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
736 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
KSC027-201-290200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
CLAY-WASHINGTON-
736 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 732 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN CLIFTON. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH
OF PALMER...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALMER...LINN...GREENLEAF...WASHINGTON...BARNES AND HANOVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED
ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 9681 3957 9693 3957 9696 3951 9697
3942 9712 3949 9727 3961 9722 3990 9706
3994 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 232DEG 50KT 3959 9709
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BLAIR695
WWUS53 KTOP 290147
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
747 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
KSC027-290157-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
CLAY-
747 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 9681 3957 9693 3957 9712 3963 9707
3991 9697 3994 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 232DEG 50KT 3968 9693
$$
KSC201-290200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
WASHINGTON-
747 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 745 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF GREENLEAF...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WASHINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARNES AND HANOVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED
ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 9681 3957 9693 3957 9712 3963 9707
3991 9697 3994 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 232DEG 50KT 3968 9693
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BLAIRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic | 20 min |
| Feb 28, 6:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 25 min |
| Feb 28, 7:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Republic | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 7:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Morris | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 8:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 8:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 28 min |
| Feb 28, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Feb 28, 8:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 42 min |
| Feb 28, 9:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 9:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Osage, Shawnee | 36 min |
| Feb 28, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin | 47 min |
| Feb 28, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas | 14 min |
| Feb 29, 4:10 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Dickinson, Lyon, Morris, Ottawa | 14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.