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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2019, 6:54 AM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2019, 6:54 AM CDT (11:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2019, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 6:09 AM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:09 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 321 AM CDT Wed Aug 7 2019 KSZ021>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-080830- Clay-Riley-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary- Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey- Anderson- 321 AM CDT Wed Aug 7 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A flash flood watch is in effect for tonight. Thunderstorms will sweep across the area this morning producing the risk for damaging winds and perhaps some hail. The severe risk from storms this morning will likely last through midday. After 4 pm, additional storms are expected to develop and some could be severe with the risk for large hail and damaging winds. In addition...very heavy flooding rains are expected to occur from thunderstorms that develop overnight. Some areas could see 2 to 6 inches of rain and a few areas could see more. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thunderstorms will be possible every day for the rest of the week. Although isolated severe weather cannot be ruled out it, it appears that the greater threat will be from locally heavy rains with some risk for flash flooding through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed both early this morning and again after 4 pm today. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep KSZ008>012-020-080830- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud- 321 AM CDT Wed Aug 7 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms will sweep across the area this morning producing the risk for damaging winds and perhaps some hail. The severe risk from storms this morning will likely last through midday. After 4 pm, additional storms are expected to develop and some could be severe with the risk for large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thunderstorms will be possible every day for the rest of the week. Although isolated severe weather cannot be ruled out it, it appears that the greater threat will be from locally heavy rains with some continued risk for flash flooding through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed early this morning and again after 4 pm this afternoon. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
500 AM CDT Wed Aug 7 2019
KSZ008-009-020>022-034-071030-
Republic-Clay-Cloud-Riley-Washington-Ottawa-
500 AM CDT Wed Aug 7 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN RILEY...NORTHEASTERN
OTTAWA...SOUTHERN REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON...CLAY AND CLOUD COUNTIES
UNTIL 530 AM CDT...
At 500 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles south of Hanover to 7 miles northeast
of Glasco. Movement was south at 50 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Concordia, Clay Center, Minneapolis, Belleville, Washington, Clyde,
Clifton, Miltonvale, Leonardville, Linn, Greenleaf, Morganville,
Randolph, Barnes, Cuba, Morrowville, Norway, Green, Wells and Palmer.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for
north central and northeastern Kansas.
LAT...LON 4000 9696 3965 9680 3957 9681 3957 9677
3945 9672 3942 9673 3941 9672 3908 9769
3974 9783 4000 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 343DEG 45KT 3984 9686 3941 9771
GarganLocal storm report, Aug 7, 5:57 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 3:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 15 more | 32 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 5:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 5:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Geary, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris and 5 more | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey, Lyon | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson | 55 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.