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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Topeka, KS

May 27, 2013Marshall County, Washington County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2013, 9:33 PM CDT for Marshall County, Washington County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 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
May 27, 2013, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Marshall County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 27, 9:40 PM CDTTORNADO1 Nw Marysville, KS
May 27, 9:40 PM CDTTORNADO2 W Marysville, KS
May 27, 9:42 PM CDTTORNADO2 W Marysville, KSDAMAGE TO JOHN DEERE DEALERSHIP

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2013-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2862 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2013-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2862 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
6.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

927 
WFUS53 KTOP 280233
TORTOP
KSC117-201-280300-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0007.130528T0233Z-130528T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
933 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
  EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 931 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BREMEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
           OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
           EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARYSVILLE...BREMEN AND BEATTIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4000 9636 3977 9632 3973 9685 3991 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 262DEG 29KT 3984 9679

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$
3 follow-up statements
262 
WWUS53 KTOP 280238
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
938 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

KSC117-201-280300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130528T0300Z/
MARSHALL-WASHINGTON-
938 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON
AND NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 936 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BREMEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MARYSVILLE AROUND 945 PM CDT.
  BEATTIE AROUND 1000 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4000 9636 3977 9632 3973 9685 3991 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 262DEG 29KT 3984 9674

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
103 
WWUS53 KTOP 280242
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
942 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

KSC201-280252-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130528T0300Z/
WASHINGTON-
942 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3993 9680 4000 9636 3977 9632 3973 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 261DEG 35KT 3985 9667

$$

KSC117-280300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130528T0300Z/
MARSHALL-
942 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 941 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MARYSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NORTHERN MARYSVILLE NOW...
  BEATTIE AROUND 1000 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3993 9680 4000 9636 3977 9632 3973 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 261DEG 35KT 3985 9667

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$
591 
WWUS53 KTOP 280248
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
948 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

KSC117-280300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130528T0300Z/
MARSHALL-
948 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 945 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MARYSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF  
         MARYSVILLE AT 945 PM...MOVING EAST.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BEATTIE AROUND 1000 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3994 9671 4000 9636 3982 9633 3978 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 259DEG 35KT 3986 9660

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud47 min
May 27, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic51 min
May 27, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic37 min
May 27, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud, Washington32 min
May 27, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha32 min
May 27, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic31 min
May 27, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Washington26 min
May 27, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall24 min
May 27, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington37 min
May 27, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha34 min
May 27, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown, Jackson30 min
May 27, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha26 min
May 27, 11:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPBrown, Nemaha3 hr
May 27, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown33 min
May 28, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall5 days
May 28, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson23 min
May 28, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPFranklin27 min
May 28, 2:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPBrown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie16 hr
May 28, 3:27 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOPClay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa, Republic26 hr
May 28, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha44 min
May 28, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPNemaha33 min
May 28, 4:18 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPNemaha42 min
May 28, 4:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha3 hr
May 28, 4:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPNemaha50 min
May 28, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa30 min
May 28, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha26 min
May 28, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa52 min
May 28, 5:31 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPOttawa29 min
May 28, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay40 min
May 28, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPBrown34 min
May 28, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha46 min
May 28, 5:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPOttawa39 min
May 28, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud34 min
May 28, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha25 min
May 28, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown23 min
May 28, 6:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha4 hr
May 28, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic, Washington32 min
May 28, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha47 min
May 28, 6:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPOttawa31 min
May 28, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington26 min
May 28, 6:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOttawa4 hr
May 28, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown34 min
May 28, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa47 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.