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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Topeka, KS

April 24, 2016Jackson County, Shawnee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2016, 9:13 PM CDT for Jackson County, Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2016, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, KS, Shawnee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 30 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 2016-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 156 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 2016-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 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
156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1654 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

268 
WUUS53 KTOP 250213
SVRTOP
KSC085-177-250300-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0021.160425T0213Z-160425T0300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SHAWNEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 913 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ST. MARYS...
  MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
           ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROSSVILLE...SILVER LAKE...HOYT...MAYETTA...DENISON...DELIA AND
  POTAWATOMI RESERVATION.

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 NORTHEASTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3941 9559 3910 9560 3910 9596 3911 9597
      3911 9600 3912 9599 3913 9599 3912 9602
      3913 9604 3936 9603 3942 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 265DEG 31KT 3921 9610 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

GARGAN
3 follow-up statements
537 
WWUS53 KTOP 250235
SVSTOP

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

KSC085-177-250300-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160425T0300Z/
SHAWNEE-JACKSON-
935 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN SHAWNEE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...

AT 934 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR POTAWATOMI RESERVATION TO 6 MILES WEST OF HOYT TO
SILVER LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SILVER LAKE...HOYT...MAYETTA...DENISON AND POTAWATOMI RESERVATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY 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 NORTHEASTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3941 9559 3910 9560 3910 9596 3911 9597
      3912 9599 3913 9599 3924 9594 3936 9600
      3942 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 262DEG 36KT 3938 9587 3924 9583 3911 9586 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GARGAN
571 
WWUS53 KTOP 250245
SVSTOP

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

KSC085-177-250300-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160425T0300Z/
SHAWNEE-JACKSON-
945 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SHAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...

AT 945 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MAYETTA TO NEAR HOYT TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TOPEKA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOYT...MAYETTA AND DENISON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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

LAT...LON 3941 9559 3910 9560 3910 9584 3926 9576
      3938 9586 3942 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 268DEG 36KT 3939 9576 3922 9568 3911 9574 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

GARGAN
188 
WWUS53 KTOP 250303
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1003 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

KSC085-177-250313-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160425T0300Z/
SHAWNEE-JACKSON-
1003 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHAWNEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 3941 9559 3910 9560 3910 9584 3926 9576
      3938 9586 3942 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 265DEG 31KT 3939 9576 3922 9568 3911 9574 

$$

PHILLIPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley51 min
Apr 24, 7:15 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPWashington16 min
Apr 24, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley44 min
Apr 24, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay40 min
Apr 24, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa50 min
Apr 24, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington20 min
Apr 24, 7:35 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPGeary, Riley25 min
Apr 24, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie52 min
Apr 24, 7:59 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Riley18 min
Apr 24, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson45 min
Apr 24, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRiley26 min
Apr 24, 8:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa4 hr
Apr 24, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley51 min
Apr 24, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha44 min
Apr 24, 8:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley3 hr
Apr 24, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley46 min
Apr 24, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Wabaunsee36 min
Apr 24, 8:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPGeary, Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley3 hr
Apr 24, 9:13 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Wabaunsee22 min
Apr 24, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Riley, Wabaunsee43 min
Apr 24, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson27 min
Apr 24, 9:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley4 hr
Apr 24, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJefferson44 min
Apr 24, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee45 min
Apr 24, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris30 min
Apr 24, 10:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson23 min
Apr 24, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris33 min
Apr 25, 8:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDickinson29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.