Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 9:45 PM CDT for Clay County, Dickinson County, Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 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 14, 2012, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2012, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Ottawa County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 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, 10:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Abilene, KS | TIME ESTIMATED |
| Jun 14, 10:16 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Sw Abilene, KS | |
| Jun 14, 10:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Enterprise, 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.
820
WUUS53 KTOP 150245
SVRTOP
KSC027-041-143-150330-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0087.120615T0245Z-120615T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
945 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
EASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 942 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF IDANA TO SALINA...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
BROKEN.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABILENE...OAK HILL...NILES...LONGFORD...MANCHESTER...SOLOMON...
TALMAGE...WAKEFIELD...CARLTON....ENTERPRISE...CHAPMAN...AND HOPE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 287.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3931 9746 3931 9737 3934 9737 3931 9696
3861 9704 3860 9737 3861 9738 3891 9738
3896 9738 3896 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 295DEG 35KT 3941 9731 3882 9764
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
GARGAN3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KTOP 150308
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1008 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC143-150317-
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OTTAWA KS-
1008 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3913 9737 3913 9720 3920 9697 3861 9704
3860 9737 3863 9738 3893 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 295DEG 35KT 3931 9705 3873 9738
$$
KSC027-041-150330-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-120615T0330Z/
CLAY KS-DICKINSON KS-
1008 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DICKINSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
AT 1005 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM CLAY CENTER TO GYPSUM...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABILENE...CARLTON...ENTERPRISE...CHAPMAN...AND HOPE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 287.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 9737 3913 9720 3920 9697 3861 9704
3860 9737 3863 9738 3893 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 295DEG 35KT 3931 9705 3873 9738
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
GARGAN459
WWUS53 KTOP 150321
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1021 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC027-150329-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-120615T0330Z/
CLAY KS-
1021 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3890 9734 3898 9726 3901 9717 3908 9698
3861 9704 3860 9737 3863 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 295DEG 35KT 3926 9691 3868 9725
$$
KSC041-150330-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-120615T0330Z/
DICKINSON KS-
1021 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DICKINSON
COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
AT 1014 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAKEFIELD TO CARLTON...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. MEASURED BY AUTOMATED WEATHER
INSTRUMENTATION.
IMPACT...MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABILENE...CHAPMAN...AND HOPE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 270 AND 288.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 9734 3898 9726 3901 9717 3908 9698
3861 9704 3860 9737 3863 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 295DEG 35KT 3926 9691 3868 9725
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
GARGAN363
WWUS53 KTOP 150330
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC041-150340-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-120615T0330Z/
DICKINSON KS-
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DICKINSON COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3890 9734 3898 9726 3901 9717 3908 9698
3861 9704 3860 9737 3863 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 295DEG 35KT 3925 9689 3867 9723
$$
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, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Marshall, Republic, Washington | 38 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, 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.