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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS
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.
The area
The outline as issued.
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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</html>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 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 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 3 hr |
| May 18, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 24 min |
| May 18, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Shawnee | 32 min |
| May 18, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin | 39 min |
| May 18, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 64 min |
| May 18, 7:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 3 hr |
| May 18, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 37 min |
| May 18, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 42 min |
| May 18, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Osage | 26 min |
| May 18, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 18, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Shawnee | 38 min |
| May 18, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 20 min |
| May 18, 11:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 58 hr |
| May 19, 12:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 21 hr |
| May 19, 2:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Shawnee | 41 hr |
| May 19, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Wabaunsee | 36 min |
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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.