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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Topeka, KS

May 21, 2019Dickinson County, Geary County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2019, 4:28 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Geary County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 11 reports 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: May 21, 2019, 4:28 PM CDT (21:28 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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
May 21, 4:36 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Sse Enterprise, KS	SPOTTER WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF ENTERPRISE AND WAS LOOKING AT THE TORNADO. IT WAS MAKING BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS AND BECOMING MORE RAIN WRAPPED.
May 21, 4:45 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Ese Enterprise, KS	TORNADO DAMAGE NEAR PAINT RD AND 2000 AVE REPORTS OF 5 POWER POLES SNAPPED ROUGHLY HALFWAY UP.
May 21, 4:45 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 S Chapman, KS	BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR N 2100 AVE AND RAIN RD, MOVING NORTHEAST. SIGHTING OF SOME DEBRIS GETTING KICKED UP. TYPE OF DEBRIS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
May 21, 4:46 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ne Chapman, KS	KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADO ALONG INTERSTATE 70 NEAR MILE MARKER 287.
May 21, 4:46 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ssw Chapman, KS	TORNADO NEAR RAIN RD AND 2400 AVE. TREE DEBRIS NOTED.
May 21, 4:48 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Nne Chapman, KS	K 18 HWY EAST OF SAGE RD, BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OF A ROPE TORNADO.
May 21, 4:51 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 E Chapman, KS	SOLDIER VIEWING FROM MILFORD LAKE DAM COULD SEE A TORNADO BRIEFLY BUT IT LIFTED AND WAS HAVING A HARD TIME REORGANIZING.
May 21, 4:59 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 Ne Chapman, KS	VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA CONFIRMING TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.
May 21, 5:00 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Ene Chapman, KS	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR I-70 AND THE GEARY AND DICKINSON COUNTY LINE.
May 21, 5:03 PM CDT	HAIL 1	6 Nne Chapman, KS	COULDNT SEE THE TORNADO BUT HAD QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
May 21, 5:04 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 Wnw Junction City, KS	CONFIRMED TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF MILDFORD LAKE.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 8 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 21, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 114 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 231 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

299 
WFUS53 KTOP 212128
TORTOP
KSC041-061-212200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0005.190521T2128Z-190521T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
428 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Dickinson County in central Kansas...
  Southwestern Geary County in east central Kansas...

* Until 500 PM CDT.
    
* At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles north of Hope, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Enterprise around 440 PM CDT.
  Chapman around 455 PM CDT.
  Junction City around 500 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 283 and 297.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3912 9697 3894 9671 3887 9684 3887 9689
      3884 9689 3871 9713 3878 9724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 221DEG 28KT 3879 9712 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Skow

4 follow-up statements

602 
WWUS53 KTOP 212132
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
432 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSC041-061-212200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190521T2200Z/
Dickinson-Geary-
432 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTIES...
    
At 432 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles south of Enterprise, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail. A funnel cloud has been 
         reported with this storm.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Enterprise around 435 PM CDT.
  Chapman around 450 PM CDT.
  Junction City around 500 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 283 and 297.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3897 9675 3878 9709 3883 9720 3912 9697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 217DEG 30KT 3884 9709 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Skow

720 
WWUS53 KTOP 212136
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
436 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSC041-061-212200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190521T2200Z/
Dickinson-Geary-
436 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTIES...
    
At 436 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Enterprise,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

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.

This tornado will be near...
  Chapman around 450 PM CDT.
  Junction City around 500 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 282 and 297.
 
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 3898 9676 3881 9707 3886 9718 3912 9697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 218DEG 28KT 3888 9707 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Skow

024 
WWUS53 KTOP 212143
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
443 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSC041-061-212200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190521T2200Z/
Dickinson-Geary-
443 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTIES...
        
At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles east of Enterprise, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. A brief tornado 
         was reported earlier with this storm.

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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Chapman around 450 PM CDT.
  Junction City around 500 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 282 and 297.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3898 9676 3884 9702 3892 9713 3912 9697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 219DEG 25KT 3891 9704 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Skow

320 
WWUS53 KTOP 212145
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
445 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSC041-061-212200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190521T2200Z/
Dickinson-Geary-
445 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTIES...
    
At 445 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Chapman, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

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.

This tornado will be near...
  Chapman around 455 PM CDT.
  Junction City around 500 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 283 and 297.
 
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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3898 9676 3886 9703 3893 9712 3912 9697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 226DEG 20KT 3892 9702 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Skow

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 21, 3:58 PM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 3:58 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Topeka KS
358 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 356 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

This afternoon the nearly vertically-stacked closed mid-level low
and surface low were quickly lifting northward into western KS, with
the associated surface warm front gradually lifting northward toward
the CWA. Despite the widespread morning precipitation diminishing by
late morning, there has been very little in the way of breaks in the
cloud cover this afternoon, thus limiting the rise in temperatures
as readings are generally in the 50s with low 60s starting to extend
into central and east central KS.  However, some better clearing in
the cloud cover was noted into central KS, and this break in the
cloud cover was enough to support some increased instability to get
scattered thunderstorm development ahead of the warm front. With the
northward lift of the warm front, dewpoints into the 60s were also
gradually lifting into central to east central KS. Model guidance
continues to show steepening low-level and mid-level lapse rates
late this afternoon into this evening, supporting increased
instability ahead of the warm front.  This increasing instability
combined with very strong deep layer shear should support scattered
thunderstorm development where the more favorable cloud cover
scattering has occurred.  Some strong to severe storms are possible,
with large hail being the primary hazard.  However, with favorable
SRH in place, also cannot rule out the potential for a few tornadoes
with this scattered thunderstorm activity. There is still some
uncertainty in the coverage of these thunderstorms into this
evening, but, in general, the best potential looks to be stretched
across central to north central and northeast KS.  As the surface
low and associated warm front quickly lift to the north,
thunderstorms should exit to the north by mid to late evening with
diminishing cloud cover expected overnight.  As a result, low
temperatures tonight look to drop into the mid 40s to low 50s.

A very brief period of dry weather is expected through much of the
day Wednesday before the next surface warm front starts lifting
northward toward the area.  Scattered showers and storms look to
develop along and north of this lifting warm front, with models
showing the northern extent of this precipitation possibly extending
into east central KS by mid/late Wednesday afternoon.  Decent
heating should occur through the day with southwesterly surface
winds aiding in afternoon temperatures reaching into the 70s.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 356 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

On Wednesday, the upper-level low will continue to pivot towards the
High Plains as a positively-tilted trough enters the southwest US.
Higher surface pressure will overspread the area as a shortwave
ridge begins to move over the Central Plains. Models indicate that
there could be a weak boundary associated with the inverted surface
trough. On Wednesday night as the low-level jet increases,
convergence and moisture advection into this boundary could be a
focus for thunderstorm development. 0-6 km bulk shear is forecast to
be around 60 kts with modest instability. This would support
organized updrafts and the potential for large hail and damaging
winds. With the potential for additional rainfall starting Wednesday
evening, a new flash flood watch may be needed into Thursday.

For Thursday and Thursday night, the aforementioned upper low
will traverse the Rockies and into the High Plains region. In
response, lee troughing will help transport warm, moist air into
the region. With increasing instability and deep layer shear on
the order of 55 kts, there could be the potential for organized
supercell thunderstorms. Better environmental forcing will be west
of the forecast area, so it appears that storms will initiate in
western KS and move into the forecast area during the afternoon
and evening. Forecast hodographs across north-central KS support
the risk for tornadoes.

Beyond Thursday night, models show continuous southwest flow aloft
for the remainder of the period. With this continuing pattern and
the potential for lingering boundaries, continuous showers and
thunderstorms are possible through the end of the period. With soils
already wet from previous rain, flooding and flash flooding will be
possible with any prolonged period of precipitation. High
temperatures throughout the period should stay around normal with
highs near 80 and low temperatures in the mid 60s.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Wednesday afternoon)
Issued at 1256 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

MVFR ceilings will continue for TOP and FOE, and IFR ceilings for
MHK as precipitation continues through the area. Isolated
thunderstorms are possible later in the afternoon and into the
evening. Confidence in thunderstorm intensity and coverage is
uncertain at this time. Strong surface winds will veer through the
period and continue through the evening and morning hours for all
sites. LLWS is possible at TOP and FOE as the low-level jet
increases this evening.

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for KSZ008>012-
020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059.

&&

SHORT TERM...Hennecke
LONG TERM...Bunker/Hennecke
AVIATION...Bunker/Hennecke

Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 4:05 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
405 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-222115-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
405 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north
central and northeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and tonight.

Additional rainfall will continue to exacerbate flooding across
the area, with several rivers rising into or above flood stage.
Flash flooding is also possible for locations receiving locally
heavy rainfall over saturated ground, and a flash flood watch
remains in effect through this evening.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across portions of central,
north central, and northeast Kansas with some strong to severe
storms possible. Large hail is the primary hazard, with some
damaging winds and a few tornadoes also possible. These
thunderstorms should exit to the north and diminish by mid to
late evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Wednesday evening thunderstorms may bring another chance for
severe weather, with another threat for severe storms Thursday
into Thursday night.

River flooding is expected to continue through much of the
week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed across portions of north central
to central Kansas tonight.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at...
http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 11:34 AM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1134 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1129 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NE TALMAGE            39.09N 97.18W
05/21/2019  M1.77 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

Local storm report, May 21, 12:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1246 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1129 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NE TALMAGE            39.09N 97.18W
05/21/2019  M1.77 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

1036 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE HOYT               39.22N 95.67W
05/21/2019  M2.05 INCH       JACKSON            KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL.

1014 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 E NEW STRAWN          38.27N 95.63W
05/21/2019  M5.70 INCH       COFFEY             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0940 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WNW OLSBURG           39.44N 96.64W
05/21/2019  E1.25 INCH       POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24-HR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0851 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 ENE WAKEFIELD         39.23N 96.96W
05/21/2019  M1.20 INCH       CLAY               KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT.

0844 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LECOMPTON               39.05N 95.39W
05/21/2019  M1.76 INCH       DOUGLAS            KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL.

0843 AM     HEAVY RAIN       AMERICUS                38.51N 96.27W
05/21/2019  M2.50 INCH       LYON               KS   PUBLIC

            24-HR RAINFALL.

0842 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW OTTAWA            38.60N 95.28W
05/21/2019  M3.90 INCH       FRANKLIN           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24-HR RAINFALL.

0831 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 NNW MOONLIGHT         39.12N 97.15W
05/21/2019  M1.75 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0826 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 N WELLS               39.22N 97.55W
05/21/2019  M1.36 INCH       OTTAWA             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LE ROY                  38.08N 95.63W
05/21/2019  M5.22 INCH       COFFEY             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0818 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW READING            38.58N 96.02W
05/21/2019  M1.80 INCH       LYON               KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HR RAINFALL.

0816 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 ENE PRINCETON         38.52N 95.19W
05/21/2019  M4.39 INCH       FRANKLIN           KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0749 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GARNETT                 38.28N 95.25W
05/21/2019  M4.26 INCH       ANDERSON           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            24 HOUR RAINFALL.

0716 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GRIDLEY                 38.10N 95.88W
05/21/2019  M4.45 INCH       COFFEY             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HR RAINFALL.

0704 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WHITE CITY              38.80N 96.73W
05/21/2019  M1.54 INCH       MORRIS             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HR RAINFALL.

0701 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 N WESTPHALIA          38.26N 95.50W
05/21/2019  M3.84 INCH       ANDERSON           KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HR RAINFALL.

0650 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N SILVER LAKE         39.15N 95.85W
05/21/2019  M1.52 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24-HR RAINFALL.

1245 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VALLEY FALLS            39.34N 95.46W
05/21/2019                   JEFFERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A 4 FOOT DIAMETER ROTTEN TREE DOWNED POWER
            LINES AND SNAPPED A POWER POLE.

1100 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW OLPE               38.23N 96.21W
05/20/2019  E2.25 INCH       LYON               KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STORM TOTAL AS OF 11 PM CDT. STILL RAINING.

0948 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SE ADA                39.12N 97.84W
05/20/2019  E1.65 INCH       OTTAWA             KS   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0945 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VALLEY FALLS            39.34N 95.46W
05/20/2019                   JEFFERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A 5 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWNED.

0930 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE AUBURN            38.90N 95.80W
05/20/2019  E1.50 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. STILL RAINING
            LIGHTLY.

0915 PM     HEAVY RAIN       8 ENE NEW CAMBRIA       38.93N 97.37W
05/20/2019  M0.37 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION FW0784 SOLOMON.

0911 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VALLEY FALLS            39.35N 95.46W
05/20/2019                   JEFFERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DOWNED POWER LINES. APPEARS TO BE A
            MICROSCALE WAKE LOW TYPE FEATURE THAT MOVED
            THROUGH.

0910 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GARNETT                 38.28N 95.25W
05/20/2019  M2.94 INCH       ANDERSON           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MEASURED AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER.

0907 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SE HARRIS             38.27N 95.37W
05/20/2019  M2.64 INCH       ANDERSON           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED WITH WEATHER STATION.

0903 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GARNETT                 38.28N 95.24W
05/20/2019                   ANDERSON           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PORTIONS OF US HIGHWAY 59 ARE CLOSED WITHIN
            THE CITY OF GARNETT DUE TO HIGH WATER ACROSS
            THE ROAD.

0815 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NE FORBES FIELD       38.99N 95.62W
05/20/2019  M1.12 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TOTAL AS OF 815 PM.

0715 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NE CHAPMAN            38.98N 97.01W
05/20/2019  E1.15 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR TOTAL AS OF 7 PM. STILL LIGHTLY
            RAINING.

0713 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WNW LAWRENCE          38.99N 95.33W
05/20/2019  E0.84 INCH       DOUGLAS            KS   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR TOTAL AS OF 715 PM. STILL RAINING.

0631 PM     HEAVY RAIN       8 ENE NEW CAMBRIA       38.93N 97.37W
05/20/2019  M0.85 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION FW0784 SOLOMON.

0618 PM     HEAVY RAIN       8 ENE NEW CAMBRIA       38.93N 97.37W
05/20/2019  M0.91 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION FW0784 SOLOMON.

0601 PM     HEAVY RAIN       8 ENE NEW CAMBRIA       38.93N 97.37W
05/20/2019  M0.94 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION FW0784 SOLOMON.

&&

Special weather statement, May 21, 2:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
234 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ020-034-212000-
Cloud-Ottawa-
234 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OTTAWA AND SOUTHWESTERN CLOUD
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

At 233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Barnard to near Tescott to
3 miles east of Brookville. Movement was north at 45 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Minneapolis, Bennington, Glasco, Delphos, Tescott, Culver, Wells and
Ada.

LAT...LON 3948 9793 3945 9763 3916 9741 3896 9752
      3896 9787 3901 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 183DEG 41KT 3913 9801 3900 9785 3879 9779

Skow

Local storm report, May 21, 2:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
259 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0258 PM     FLOOD            2 SW MERIDEN            39.17N 95.60W
05/21/2019                   SHAWNEE            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            70TH STREET CLOSED AT MUDDY CREEK DUE TO
            FLOODING.

&&

Local storm report, May 21, 4:00 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
400 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 PM     HAIL             2 SW CARLTON            38.67N 97.32W
05/21/2019  E1.00 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BUNKER

Special weather statement, May 21, 4:20 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
420 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ009-021-022-036-212200-
Geary-Clay-Riley-Washington-
420 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GEARY...NORTHWESTERN
RILEY...CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

At 420 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles east of Agenda to 4 miles southwest of
Wakefield. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Clay Center, Washington, Wakefield, Clifton, Milford, Linn,
Greenleaf, Morganville, Morrowville, Green, Palmer, Vining,
Hollenberg, Milford Lake and Idana.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central, north central, northeastern and east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 4000 9698 3914 9686 3913 9721 3973 9735
      4000 9709
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 209DEG 30KT 3973 9728 3919 9709

Skow

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 8:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	4 hr
May 20, 9:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	4 hr
May 20, 10:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	4 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	9 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Washington	55 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	11 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	21 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	44 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	56 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud	58 hr
May 20, 11:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	4 hr
May 20, 11:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon	14 hr
May 21, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee	59 min
May 21, 3:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Jefferson	17 hr
May 21, 5:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	63 hr
May 21, 9:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Dickinson, Douglas, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon and 6 more	5 hr
May 21, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	3 days
May 21, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 11 more	52 min
May 21, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson and 8 more	63 min
May 21, 12:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Shawnee	9 hr
May 21, 1:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 9 more	6 hr
May 21, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	26 min
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	23 hr
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	47 hr
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	66 hr
May 21, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	38 min
May 21, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	30 min
May 21, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Washington	40 min
May 21, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	34 min
May 21, 5:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	21 days
May 21, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	46 min
May 21, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley	27 min
May 21, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley	45 min
May 21, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Washington	24 min
May 21, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Ottawa	31 min
May 21, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	26 min
May 21, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Marshall, Riley, Washington	50 min
May 21, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	49 min
May 21, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie	33 min
May 21, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Nemaha, Shawnee	46 min
May 21, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee	40 min
May 21, 6:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	35 min
May 21, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Nemaha, Pottawatomie	39 min
May 21, 6:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	36 min
May 21, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson	24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.