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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Topeka, KS

April 29, 2019Dickinson County, Geary County, Morris County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2019, 12:26 AM CDT for Dickinson County, Geary County, Morris County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 29, 2019, 12:26 AM CDT (05:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2019, 1:02 AM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Morris County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:29 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 29, 12:30 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Abilene, KS	6 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB BROKEN OFF A HEALTHY TREE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 28, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 538 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 653 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

951 
WUUS53 KTOP 290526
SVRTOP
KSC041-061-127-290615-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0021.190429T0526Z-190429T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1226 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Dickinson County in central Kansas...
  Southwestern Geary County in east central Kansas...
  Northwestern Morris County in east central Kansas...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1225 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
  Enterprise, moving east at 60 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Woodbine around 1235 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3890 9734 3902 9663 3876 9659 3872 9727
TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 258DEG 51KT 3884 9713 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Skow

3 follow-up statements

140 
WWUS53 KTOP 290542
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1242 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

KSC041-061-127-290615-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190429T0615Z/
Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
1242 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL DICKINSON...SOUTHWESTERN GEARY AND NORTHWESTERN
MORRIS COUNTIES...

At 1242 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Woodbine, moving east at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Dickinson, southwestern Geary and northwestern Morris
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3894 9709 3902 9663 3876 9659 3873 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 257DEG 38KT 3888 9689 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Skow

669 
WWUS53 KTOP 290552
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1252 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

KSC041-290602-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190429T0615Z/
Dickinson-
1252 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3897 9688 3902 9663 3876 9659 3875 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0552Z 258DEG 51KT 3891 9671 

$$

KSC061-127-290615-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190429T0615Z/
Geary-Morris-
1252 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEARY AND NORTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES...

At 1252 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Dwight, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
White City and Parkerville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3897 9688 3902 9663 3876 9659 3875 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0552Z 258DEG 51KT 3891 9671 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Skow

530 
WWUS53 KTOP 290602
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
102 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

KSC061-127-290610-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190429T0615Z/
Geary-Morris-
102 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEARY AND
NORTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, part of this 
warning has been replaced by a new warning in effect until 1:45 am 
CDT.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3897 9688 3902 9663 3876 9659 3875 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 258DEG 51KT 3894 9655 

$$

Skow

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	45 min
Apr 29, 12:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	25 min
Apr 29, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	32 min
Apr 29, 1:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Wabaunsee	35 min
Apr 29, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	28 min
Apr 29, 1:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Shawnee	33 min
Apr 29, 2:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon, Osage	28 min
Apr 29, 2:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Franklin	26 min
Apr 29, 3:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	52 min
Apr 29, 3:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	46 min
Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage	31 min
Apr 29, 3:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	20 min
Apr 29, 4:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 5 more	3 days

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.