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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS

July 13, 2018Riley County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2018, 3:03 PM CDT for Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2018, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2018, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS

County Riley 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 Jul 13, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 9:05 AM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 2:28 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:03 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
303 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018

KSZ010-022-023-132030-
Pottawatomie-Riley-Marshall-
303 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN RILEY...NORTHWESTERN
POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

At 302 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong
thunderstorm over Randolph, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Blue Rapids, Waterville, Leonardville, Olsburg, Randolph and Tuttle
Creek Lake.

LAT...LON 3959 9634 3929 9670 3938 9690 3957 9682
      3957 9681 3959 9681 3972 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 209DEG 22KT 3941 9676

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Riley	32 min
Jul 13, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	36 min
Jul 13, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	33 min
Jul 13, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	33 min
Jul 13, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	32 min
Jul 13, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	26 min
Jul 13, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Republic, Washington	47 min
Jul 13, 5:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Dickinson	52 min
Jul 13, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa	43 min
Jul 13, 5:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	17 min

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