Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 8:37 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 38 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
- Jun 14, 2012, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2012, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cloud County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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 14, 8:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 N Glasco, KS | |
| Jun 14, 9:17 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 Wnw Linn, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 1868 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KTOP 150137
SVRTOP
KSC029-117-157-201-150215-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0085.120615T0137Z-120615T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
837 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 832 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF SUMMERFIELD TO 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BARNARD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. 60 MPH
WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITH THIS LINE OF
STORMS.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
BROKEN.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARYSVILLE...BLUE RAPIDS...OKETO...SUMMERFIELD...CLYDE...
GREENLEAF...LINN...PALMER...GLASCO...BARNES...AURORA...BEATTIE...
WATERVILLE...AND AXTELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 9624 3980 9624 3960 9688 3957 9738
3932 9767 3931 9793 4001 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 310DEG 30KT 4007 9632 3932 9826
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
GARGAN2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KTOP 150157
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
857 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC029-117-157-201-150215-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-120615T0215Z/
REPUBLIC KS-MARSHALL KS-CLOUD KS-WASHINGTON KS-
857 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON...
CLOUD...MARSHALL AND REPUBLIC COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 855 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF SUMMERFIELD TO 7 MILES WEST OF
BARNARD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLUE RAPIDS...BARNES...AURORA...BEATTIE...WATERVILLE AND AXTELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 9624 3980 9624 3960 9688 3957 9738
3932 9767 3931 9793 4001 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 318DEG 30KT 3995 9622 3921 9816
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
GARGAN275
WWUS53 KTOP 150211
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
911 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC117-201-150220-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-120615T0215Z/
MARSHALL KS-WASHINGTON KS-
911 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WASHINGTON AND MARSHALL
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. WIND GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH WERE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE
EAST AT 40 MPH.
LAT...LON 4001 9737 3957 9738 3932 9767 3931 9793
4001 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 273DEG 38KT 3949 9764
$$
KSC029-157-150215-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-120615T0215Z/
REPUBLIC KS-CLOUD KS-
911 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLOUD AND
REPUBLIC COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 904 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CONCORDIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. AT 903 PM...A TRAINED
SPOTTER REPORTED 70 MPH WINDS 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURR OAK.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. TREE BRANCHES
UP TO THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN. POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE
TO SHINGLE ROOFS AND METAL OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AURORA...CLYDE...AGENDA...CUBA...MUNDEN AND NARKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4001 9737 3957 9738 3932 9767 3931 9793
4001 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 273DEG 38KT 3949 9764
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70 MPH
$$
GARGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Republic | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay, Marshall, Nemaha, Washington | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 10:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 44 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.