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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2017, 6:30 PM CST for Jackson County, Jefferson County, Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 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, 6:30 PM CST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Shawnee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
653
WFUS53 KTOP 070030 RRA
TORTOP
KSC085-087-177-070100-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0008.170307T0030Z-170307T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
630 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas...
Northeastern Shawnee County in east central Kansas...
Southeastern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 700 PM CST
* At 629 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 5 miles southwest of
Meriden, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. 3 miles northeast of
silver lake at 619 PM CST.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* The tornado will be near...
Meriden around 635 PM CST.
Ozawkie and Perry Lake around 645 PM CST.
Oskaloosa around 655 PM CST.
McLouth around 700 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 9519 3911 9519 3910 9578 3941 9575
3942 9566 3942 9518 3913 9518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 268DEG 42KT 3915 9567
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
Gargan1 follow-up statement
471
WWUS53 KTOP 070053
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
653 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
KSC085-087-177-070101-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170307T0100Z/
Jefferson-Shawnee-Jackson-
653 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN SHAWNEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CST...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northeastern
and east central Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
the warned area until 730 PM.
LAT...LON 3913 9519 3911 9519 3910 9578 3941 9575
3942 9566 3942 9518 3913 9518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 268DEG 42KT 3916 9536
$$
GarganThe 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, 6:35 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 6, 7:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin | 32 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.