Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 6, 2016, 3:08 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. 2 reports 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
- Oct 6, 2016, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 3:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Ssw Clyde, KS | |
| Oct 6, 3:55 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Clifton, KS | PHOTO EVIDENCE SUPPORTS 2.25 INCH HAIL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KTOP 062008
SVRTOP
KSC027-029-143-157-201-062045-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0252.161006T2008Z-161006T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
308 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTH CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 307 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DELPHOS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
CLYDE...CLIFTON...MILTONVALE...DELPHOS...MORGANVILLE...AGENDA...
AURORA AND VINING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3976 9737 3948 9711 3923 9773 3937 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 233DEG 35KT 3935 9764
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SANDERS2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KTOP 062020
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
320 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC143-062030-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-161006T2045Z/
OTTAWA-
320 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3976 9737 3948 9711 3931 9754 3931 9772
3943 9775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 233DEG 35KT 3943 9751
$$
KSC027-029-157-201-062045-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-161006T2045Z/
CLAY-WASHINGTON-REPUBLIC-CLOUD-
320 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN
REPUBLIC AND EASTERN CLOUD COUNTIES...
AT 320 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
AURORA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
CLYDE...CLIFTON...MILTONVALE...MORGANVILLE...AGENDA...AURORA AND
VINING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3976 9737 3948 9711 3931 9754 3931 9772
3943 9775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 233DEG 35KT 3943 9751
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SANDERS000
WWUS53 KTOP 062039
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
339 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-029-157-201-062045-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-161006T2045Z/
CLAY-WASHINGTON-REPUBLIC-CLOUD-
339 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN
REPUBLIC AND EASTERN CLOUD COUNTIES...
AT 339 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
VINING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLYDE...CLIFTON...AURORA AND VINING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3951 9714 3936 9754 3948 9765 3975 9736
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 233DEG 35KT 3954 9732
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SANDERSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Shawnee | 36 min |
| Oct 5, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Douglas | 30 min |
| Oct 5, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Douglas | 36 min |
| Oct 5, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Douglas | 28 min |
| Oct 5, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Shawnee | 32 min |
| Oct 6, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 12:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 45 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 46 min |
| Oct 6, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Washington | 46 min |
| Oct 6, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa | 41 min |
| Oct 6, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 49 min |
| Oct 6, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay | 26 min |
| Oct 6, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Riley | 35 min |
| Oct 6, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 47 min |
| Oct 6, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 44 min |
| Oct 6, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 16 min |
| Oct 6, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary | 36 min |
| Oct 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley | 48 min |
| Oct 6, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 43 min |
| Oct 6, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson | 41 min |
| Oct 6, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 15 min |
| Oct 6, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Lyon, Morris, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 48 min |
| Oct 6, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Nemaha | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 44 min |
| Oct 6, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 19 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.