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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS

March 6, 2017Anderson County, Coffey County, Franklin County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 2017, 7:54 PM CST for Anderson County, Coffey County, Franklin County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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: Mar 6, 2017, 7:54 PM CST (01:54 UTC)
Expired: Mar 6, 2017, 8:26 PM CST
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Franklin County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 6, 2:27 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 76 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 707 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1970 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 333 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 349 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 9.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

991 
WUUS53 KTOP 070154
SVRTOP
KSC003-031-059-070245-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0013.170307T0154Z-170307T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
754 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Franklin County in east central Kansas...
  Anderson County in east central Kansas...
  Southeastern Coffey County in east central Kansas...

* Until 845 PM CST

* At 753 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles north of Osawatomie to near Le Roy, moving
  east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Garnett, Richmond, Colony, Greeley, Lane, Rantoul, Westphalia,
  Kincaid, Lone Elm, Le Roy and Harris.

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 1000 PM CST for east central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3864 9510 3864 9507 3804 9508 3804 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 265DEG 44KT 3859 9498 3805 9561 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gargan

3 follow-up statements

455 
WWUS53 KTOP 070208
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
808 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

KSC003-031-059-070245-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0245Z/
Franklin-Anderson-Coffey-
808 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...ANDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN COFFEY
COUNTIES...

At 807 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles south of Osawatomie to 4 miles southeast of
Neosho Falls, moving east at 45 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...
Garnett, Richmond, Colony, Greeley, Lane, Rantoul, Westphalia,
Kincaid, Lone Elm and Le Roy.

Spotters estimated 70 MPH wind gust in Garnett at 751 PM CDT. Power 
is also out in Garnett.

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 1000 PM CST for east central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3804 9508 3804 9571 3859 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 275DEG 39KT 3845 9496 3794 9552 

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

Gargan

181 
WWUS53 KTOP 070221
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
821 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

KSC031-070231-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0245Z/
Coffey-
821 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COFFEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for east central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3806 9508 3844 9525 3846 9522 3836 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 273DEG 33KT 3824 9504 3799 9528 

$$

KSC003-059-070245-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0245Z/
Franklin-Anderson-
821 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES...

At 821 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southwest of Parker to 5 miles north of La
Harpe, 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...
Greeley.

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 1000 PM CST for east central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3806 9508 3844 9525 3846 9522 3836 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 273DEG 33KT 3824 9504 3799 9528 

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

Gargan

323 
WWUS53 KTOP 070226
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
826 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

KSC003-059-070235-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0245Z/
Franklin-Anderson-
826 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND
NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for east central
Kansas.


LAT...LON 3806 9508 3844 9525 3846 9522 3836 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 265DEG 44KT 3824 9500 3799 9524 

$$

Gargan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 6, 6:05 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	25 min
Mar 6, 6:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TOP	Shawnee	26 min
Mar 6, 6:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	30 min
Mar 6, 6:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	30 min
Mar 6, 6:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon, Osage	25 min
Mar 6, 6:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee	43 min
Mar 6, 6:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage	56 min
Mar 6, 6:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage	64 min
Mar 6, 7:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas	18 min
Mar 6, 7:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Franklin	18 min
Mar 7, 3:27 AM CST	Wind Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more	15 hr
Mar 7, 3:30 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin and 12 more	12 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.