Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Topeka, KS

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WWUS53 KTOP 010313
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1013 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

KSC045-059-010323-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0149.000000T0000Z-140901T0315Z/
DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-
1013 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.  HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3869 9506 3867 9506 3867 9521 3874 9519
      3884 9514 3898 9507 3898 9506 3877 9505
      3870 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 270DEG 36KT 3884 9504

$$

SANDERS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
636 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2014

...Update to aviation forecast discussion...

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Monday)
Issued at 311 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

Elevated activity has weakened and exited with good insolation in
recent hours in weak subsidence allowing for a quick increase in
winds and temps. 19Z surface observations suggest cold front from
south central Nebraska to the SW corner of Kansas with some CU
development on the north end. Recent water vapor imagery shows
main upper wave pushing through southern Wyoming with convection
in NC Colorado well behind the front.

Overall setup continues to support a rather wet next 12-18 hours
with cold front coming into northern and western areas overnight and
upper trough following, with low level jet ramping up to around
60kts. Nearby 12Z observed precipitable water values were at to just
above normal and continued advection of deeper moisture to the south
will pump these values up.

Still having some question on the early hours of the event. With
surface low pressure in far SE Colorado, convergence along the front
is not great, and the main upper trough well behind will not boost
convergence until perhaps the daytime hours of Labor Day. Various
higher resolution models are delayed with the convective initiation
until around 23-0Z and could occur well into the CWA. Dewpoint
depressions should remain in the 25-40F range for somewhat high
cloud bases, but increasing low level wind fields will support
strong low level helicity. Again, with the trough lagging, mid level
winds are somewhat low to support a long-lived supercell, and wind
and hail continue to the be the main severe weather concerns with ML
CAPE of 2000-2500 J/kg and downdraft CAPE around 1200 J/kg currently
analyzed. The high-res models are also similar with a secondary
impulse of convection moving through in the late evening to
overnight hours, perhaps via a sustained MCS from the current NC
Colorado storms. This could track over northern areas again and
bring an increased flooding concern, but with recent rains spotty at
best, am not confident enough for a Watch. Convection should overall
slowly clear from northwest to central areas overnight.

Cold front still appears to sag south into southern areas for the
afternoon hours of Labor Day. This again is not a clear-cut forecast
with convective activity possibly affecting the location of the
effective front. If at least some insolation can occur, cooling mid
levels behind the upper trough should allow for moderate instability
to again develop along and ahead of the effective front with plenty
of shear to support severe storms. This time, upper winds will be
stronger but weaker near the surface.

.LONG TERM...(Monday Night through Sunday)
Issued at 311 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

For Monday night and Tuesday, have continued chances for precip as
the expected outflow boundary from tonight's convection gets hung
up across southeast and south central KS. In general would anticipate
POPs diminishing and becoming increasingly confined to far
southern portions of the forecast area with time through the day
Tuesday as the upper forcing moves east of the area and the low
level jet veers to the southwest decreasing convergence along the
front.

Tuesday night may be more interesting in terms of strong to
possibly severe thunderstorms. Most model guidance is pointing to
strong theta-e advection overnight with good isentropic upglide.
Additionally model forecast soundings have fairly steep mid level
lapse rates with potentially 1000 to 1500 J/km of elevated
instability. The NAM also shows around 30 KTS of effective bulk
shear, so it is not out of the question that there could be some
elevated storms capable of producing large hail. This activity may
linger into Wednesday morning. After that the forecast is
expecting a dry period through Thursday before models bring a
frontal system into the area Thursday night through Friday night.
Because of this boundary, have continued with some chance POPs for
Thursday night through Friday. By Saturday, both the GFS and ECMWF
build a surface ridge into the central plains with dryer air
advecting in. Because of this, have trended POPs down for Saturday
and kept Sunday dry.

Temps are expected to remain warm through Thursday until the
frontal system enters the region with chances for rain. The
warmest days look to be Wednesday and Thursday as 850 temps warm
to around 25C. Therefore have highs in the mid 90s with lows
around 70 to the lower 70s. Temps should trend cooler by the
weekend due to cold air advection behind the front. May see lows
in the 50s with highs in the upper 70s to around 80 by Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFs through 00Z Monday Evening)
Issued at 636 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

Convective line timing remains the main concern. Line has still
not congealed with persistent outflow, but appears this process may
be occurring at this time. Have TS mention a bit earlier than
previously expected. Brief to periods of IFR visibilities are
likely given upstream obs. When to end TS is other concern with
additional storms currently behind the front. Have left timing of
this rather similar at this point but will have to monitor trends.
Front should be south of the terminals before redevelopment
occurs in peak heating Monday.

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...65
LONG TERM...Wolters
AVIATION...65

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
343 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-012045-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
343 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...JUST WEST OF CONCORDIA...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. THE
STORMS WILL THEN QUICKLY SPREAD EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS
THROUGH 10 PM. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS MORE LIKELY TO MOVE
INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.

LARGE HAIL AS BIG AS GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
OF 60 TO 80 MPH ARE THE MOST LIKELY HAZARD WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.
IF STORMS REMAIN DISCRETE...THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED TORNADO
MAINLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. AS THE STORMS SPREAD EAST...THEY AREA EXPECTED TO
EVOLVE INTO A LINE OF STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS BECOMING A
GREATER HAZARD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL SOUTH
OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORMS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY. BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE
ENTIRE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL COULD OCCUR WITH THE STORMS
TUESDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY.

A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND LINGER
THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WHILE
THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM IS IN THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
EVENING AND MAKE REPORTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.

WOLTERS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
906 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

KSZ024-026-039-040-010230-
DOUGLAS-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-
906 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SHAWNEE...JEFFERSON...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

THROUGH 930 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT
45 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SHAWNEE...JEFFERSON...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON
AND NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR INDICATED THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF
45 TO 55 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED
INCLUDE VALLEY FALLS...BILLARD AIRPORT...TOPEKA...OZAWKIE...
PAULINE...GRANTVILLE...FORBES FIELD...TECUMSEH...PERRY LAKE...
NORTONVILLE...BERRYTON...OSKALOOSA...WINCHESTER...RICHLAND...PERRY...
LECOMPTON AND WILLIAMSTOWN.

MOTORISTS ALONG THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 171 AND 196
COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 350 AND 355 COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT.

&&

LAT...LON 3910 9525 3887 9549 3896 9595 3899 9595
      3920 9574 3943 9562 3942 9517 3931 9517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 282DEG 37KT 3943 9551 3918 9562
          3902 9580

SANDERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
915 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0849 PM     TSTM WND GST     FORT RILEY AIRFIELD     39.06N 96.76W
08/31/2014  M56 MPH          GEARY              KS   ASOS

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
935 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0931 PM     TSTM WND GST     WSW HARVEYVILLE         38.79N 95.96W
08/31/2014  E60 MPH          WABAUNSEE          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL SMALL LIMBS DOWN.

0920 PM     TSTM WND GST     WSW HARVEYVILLE         38.79N 95.96W
08/31/2014  E60 MPH          WABAUNSEE          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

KSANDERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
940 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0938 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W CARBONDALE          38.82N 95.70W
08/31/2014  E60 MPH          OSAGE              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KSANDERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
941 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0938 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW CARBONDALE        38.83N 95.73W
08/31/2014  E60 MPH          OSAGE              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED GUST OF 60 MPH FROM TRAINED SPOTTER.

&&

BDRAKE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
953 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0952 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SW RICHLAND           38.86N 95.58W
08/31/2014  E60 MPH          OSAGE              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATE UP TO 60 MPH GUST

&&

BDRAKE