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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS

April 24, 2016Ottawa County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2016, 5:05 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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
Apr 24, 2016, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ottawa County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 24, 5:51 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Wsw Culver, KS

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
Apr 24, 3:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 12:00Z on 2016-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2016-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

072 
WUUS53 KTOP 242205
SVRTOP
KSC143-242245-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0002.160424T2205Z-160424T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
505 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 505 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF BROOKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE 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...
  MINNEAPOLIS...TESCOTT AND CULVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3907 9793 3917 9774 3896 9758 3896 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 236DEG 25KT 3884 9801 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GARGAN
2 follow-up statements
259 
WWUS53 KTOP 242223
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
523 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

KSC143-242245-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160424T2245Z/
OTTAWA-
523 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY...

AT 522 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
BROOKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
RURAL AREAS SOUTH OF MINNEAPOLIS...TESCOTT AND CULVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3907 9793 3911 9769 3896 9758 3896 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 240DEG 29KT 3889 9786 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GARGAN
799 
WWUS53 KTOP 242235
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
535 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

KSC143-242245-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160424T2245Z/
OTTAWA-
535 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY...

AT 534 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CULVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. A SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WAS LOCATED NEAR TESCOTT...MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
MINNEAPOLIS...TESCOTT AND CULVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3907 9793 3911 9769 3896 9758 3896 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 241DEG 26KT 3890 9779 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GARGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 3:39 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTOPCoffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee15 hr
Apr 24, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa47 min
Apr 24, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic42 min
Apr 24, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall37 min
Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Ottawa46 min
Apr 24, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic30 min
Apr 24, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Riley35 min
Apr 24, 6:53 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRepublic37 min
Apr 24, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson50 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.