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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS

May 19, 2017Clay County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2017, 6:52 PM CDT for Clay County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 19, 2017, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

County Clay County, KS

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 19, 3:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 3:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 3:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
343 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-202045-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
343 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north
central and northeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and tonight.

Another round of thunderstorms will move through the area late
this afternoon into the evening hours. Periods of heavy rain can
be expected with these storms, and may cause flash flooding
especially where multiple storms train over the same area. There
is a chance for a few of these storms to become severe...mainly
south of a Council Grove to Topeka to Oskaloosa line. Hail and
damaging wind will be the primary hazards with the strongest
storms, although a tornado can not be completely ruled out. The
potential for severe weather should end by midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

There is a small chance for spotter activation between 4 PM and
midnight...mainly south of a Council Grove to Topeka to Oskaloosa
line.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at...
http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 19, 1:19 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 19, 6:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
652 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

KSZ021-035-200015-
Clay-Dickinson-
652 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL DICKINSON AND
SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Manchester, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wakefield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3936 9696 3909 9696 3906 9721 3926 9729
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 237DEG 32KT 3912 9721

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPShawnee, Wabaunsee3 hr
May 18, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley24 min
May 18, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee32 min
May 18, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Franklin39 min
May 18, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Shawnee64 min
May 18, 7:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley3 hr
May 18, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon37 min
May 18, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Lyon, Osage42 min
May 18, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson, Coffey, Osage26 min
May 18, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJefferson30 min
May 18, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Shawnee38 min
May 18, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson20 min
May 18, 11:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDickinson58 hr
May 19, 12:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPShawnee21 hr
May 19, 2:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPJackson, Shawnee41 hr
May 19, 11:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.