Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2016, 3:07 PM CDT for Geary County, Riley County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 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
- Apr 26, 2016, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Geary County, KS, Riley County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ogden, KS | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY EM. |
| Apr 26, 3:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Manhattan, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 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 75 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
- 1934 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 22.6
The text
As transmitted.
700
WUUS53 KTOP 262007
SVRTOP
KSC061-161-197-262045-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0039.160426T2007Z-160426T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
307 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 306 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
DWIGHT...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN...OGDEN...ST. GEORGE AND KEATS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 304 AND 326.
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 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3922 9655 3921 9655 3920 9652 3920 9656
3918 9656 3918 9655 3919 9652 3917 9652
3918 9648 3917 9647 3919 9646 3919 9641
3916 9638 3917 9636 3915 9635 3916 9633
3912 9625 3888 9649 3887 9674 3926 9671
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 199DEG 28KT 3894 9657
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GDP1 follow-up statement
477
WWUS53 KTOP 262026
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
326 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
KSC061-161-197-262045-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160426T2045Z/
WABAUNSEE-GEARY-RILEY-
326 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE...SOUTHEASTERN GEARY AND SOUTHEASTERN
RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 326 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
OGDEN...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN...OGDEN...ST. GEORGE AND KEATS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 305 AND 323.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3922 9655 3921 9655 3920 9652 3920 9656
3918 9656 3918 9655 3919 9652 3917 9652
3918 9648 3917 9647 3919 9646 3919 9641
3916 9638 3917 9636 3915 9635 3916 9633
3914 9628 3894 9650 3894 9673 3926 9671
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 199DEG 18KT 3901 9662
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GDPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 4:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 4:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Republic | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 5:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 5:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 5:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Marshall | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 6:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 13 min |
| Apr 26, 6:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon, Wabaunsee | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Osage, Shawnee | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 4:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 4:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Riley, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 15 min |
| Apr 26, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 11 min |
| Apr 26, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage, Wabaunsee | 8 min |
| Apr 26, 5:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 3 days |
| Apr 26, 5:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 36 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 19 min |
| Apr 26, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Shawnee | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 6:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee | 4 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.