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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2015, 5:24 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 13, 2015, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2015, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Dickinson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 5:59 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Sw Carlton, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 2018 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -385 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
742
WUUS53 KTOP 132224
SVRTOP
KSC041-132315-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0133.150713T2224Z-150713T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
524 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 524 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GYPSUM...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPE AND CARLTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 9737 3885 9717 3861 9703 3861 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 250DEG 17KT 3865 9737
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SANDERS3 follow-up statements
252
WWUS53 KTOP 132247
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
547 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
KSC041-132315-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-150713T2315Z/
DICKINSON-
547 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 547 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARLTON...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPE AND CARLTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 9737 3885 9717 3861 9703 3861 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 250DEG 17KT 3869 9724
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SANDERS335
WWUS53 KTOP 132257
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
557 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
KSC041-132315-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-150713T2315Z/
DICKINSON-
557 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 556 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOPE...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPE AND CARLTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3871 9737 3881 9715 3861 9703 3861 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 250DEG 17KT 3870 9718
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SANDERS268
WWUS53 KTOP 132313
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
613 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
KSC041-132323-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-150713T2315Z/
DICKINSON-
613 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3871 9737 3881 9715 3861 9703 3861 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 250DEG 17KT 3870 9718
$$
SANDERSWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 13, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 347 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-142100- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 347 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDICES ARE READING BETWEEN 105 AND 116 DEGREES. A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TONIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND HAIL TO AROUND AN INCH IN DIAMETER COULD OCCUR WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENED THROUGH TUESDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OSKALOOSA TO ABILENE. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 105. THERE ARE OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 105 RANGE ARE LIKELY FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. && MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TOP/SITREP WOLTERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 3:39 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Osage, Shawnee | 40 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.