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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 10, 2015, 8:19 PM CDT for Osage County, Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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
- Sep 10, 2015, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2015, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Osage County, KS, Shawnee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 8:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ssw Auburn, KS | SAW A BROKEN WALL CLOUD PASS ABOUT 2 MILES EAST. DID NOT SEE A FUNNEL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 3190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1398 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 9.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
031
WFUS53 KTOP 110119
TORTOP
KSC139-177-110145-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0033.150911T0119Z-150911T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
819 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL SHAWNEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 819 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BURLINGAME AROUND 840 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 167.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3872 9585 3881 9595 3893 9595 3893 9588
3882 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 315DEG 26KT 3889 9593
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SANDERS2 follow-up statements
229
WWUS53 KTOP 110131
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
831 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2015
KSC177-110139-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150911T0145Z/
SHAWNEE-
831 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SHAWNEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SHAWNEE
COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3872 9585 3881 9595 3887 9595 3887 9579
3882 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 316DEG 25KT 3883 9586
$$
KSC139-110145-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150911T0145Z/
OSAGE-
831 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN OSAGE COUNTY...
AT 829 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BURLINGAME...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BURLINGAME AROUND 840 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 165.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3872 9585 3881 9595 3887 9595 3887 9579
3882 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 316DEG 25KT 3883 9586
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SANDERS214
WWUS53 KTOP 110139
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
839 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2015
KSC139-110148-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150911T0145Z/
OSAGE-
839 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OSAGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
845 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER LARGE
HAIL....GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHWEST PORTION OF OSAGE COUNTY UNTIL TIME 900 PM.
LAT...LON 3872 9585 3881 9595 3887 9595 3887 9579
3882 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 315DEG 26KT 3883 9586
$$
SANDERSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 30 min |
| Sep 10, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin | 26 min |
| Sep 10, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 24 min |
| Sep 10, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey | 37 min |
| Sep 10, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 48 min |
| Sep 10, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 48 min |
| Sep 10, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary | 43 min |
| Sep 10, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin | 36 min |
| Sep 10, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 48 min |
| Sep 10, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 42 min |
| Sep 10, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa | 48 min |
| Sep 10, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 42 min |
| Sep 10, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 38 min |
| Sep 10, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Sep 10, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas | 33 min |
| Sep 10, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 48 min |
| Sep 10, 8:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 39 min |
| Sep 10, 8:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Wabaunsee | 51 min |
| Sep 10, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris | 25 min |
| Sep 10, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 32 min |
| Sep 10, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 40 min |
| Sep 10, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 31 min |
| Sep 10, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Osage, Shawnee | 45 min |
| Sep 10, 9:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage | 52 min |
| Sep 10, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee | 39 min |
| Sep 10, 9:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Coffey | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage, Wabaunsee | 23 min |
| Sep 10, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson | 30 min |
| Sep 10, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 33 min |
| Sep 11, 1:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 5 hr |
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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.