Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2012, 8:15 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 45 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 30, 2012, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 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 30, 8:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Wsw Wamego, KS | |
| Jun 30, 8:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Alma, KS | 1 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 2504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
029
WUUS53 KTOP 010115
SVRTOP
KSC061-085-149-161-197-010200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0090.120701T0115Z-120701T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
815 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
EASTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 812 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHEATON TO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF OGDEN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
WAMEGO...ALMA...ST. GEORGE...LOUISVILLE...BELVUE...VOLLAND...
EMMETT...MCFARLAND AND ST. MARYS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 309 AND 333.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3932 9595 3885 9638 3905 9666 3952 9623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 316DEG 11KT 3943 9625 3907 9659
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
WOYNICK2 follow-up statements
650
WWUS53 KTOP 010121
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
821 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
KSC061-085-010131-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/
JACKSON KS-GEARY KS-
821 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GEARY AND
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY.
LAT...LON 3929 9603 3923 9603 3885 9638 3900 9650
3907 9650 3907 9656 3912 9660 3944 9631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 311DEG 38KT 3929 9620 3906 9626
3897 9643
$$
KSC149-161-197-010200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/
RILEY KS-POTTAWATOMIE KS-WABAUNSEE KS-
821 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WABAUNSEE...SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTIES
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 816 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE TO MCFARLAND TO 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF VOLLAND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 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...
ALMA...MCFARLAND...BELVUE...VOLLAND AND ST. MARYS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 317 AND 333.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3929 9603 3923 9603 3885 9638 3900 9650
3907 9650 3907 9656 3912 9660 3944 9631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 311DEG 38KT 3929 9620 3906 9626
3897 9643
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
WOYNICK173
WWUS53 KTOP 010158
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
858 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
KSC149-161-197-010207-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/
RILEY KS-POTTAWATOMIE KS-WABAUNSEE KS-
858 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 900 PM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE WARNED
AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.
LAT...LON 3929 9603 3923 9603 3885 9638 3900 9650
3907 9650 3907 9656 3912 9660 3944 9631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 311DEG 38KT 3904 9583 3881 9589
3872 9606
$$
WOYNICKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Lyon, Osage, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Lyon, Osage | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Cloud | 34 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.