Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2019, 6:12 PM CDT for Marshall County, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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
- May 21, 2019, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Marshall County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 6:28 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 E Olsburg, KS | SPOTTERS REPORTED A COUPLE OF FUNNELS JUST NORTHEAST OF K-16 AND K-13 HIGHWAY JUNCTION. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
555
WFUS53 KTOP 212312
TORTOP
KSC117-149-212345-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0008.190521T2312Z-190521T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
612 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas...
South central Marshall County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles east of Tuttle Creek Lake, moving northeast at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Olsburg around 620 PM CDT.
Westmoreland around 630 PM CDT.
Blaine around 640 PM CDT.
Wheaton around 645 PM CDT.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3926 9654 3936 9668 3965 9648 3948 9617
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 213DEG 25KT 3933 9656
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Skow2 follow-up statements
442
WWUS53 KTOP 212319
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
619 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
KSC117-149-212345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190521T2345Z/
Pottawatomie-Marshall-
619 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTH CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTIES...
At 619 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southeast of Olsburg, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Westmoreland around 625 PM CDT.
Blaine around 640 PM CDT.
Wheaton around 645 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3941 9664 3965 9648 3948 9617 3932 9655
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 211DEG 26KT 3940 9652
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Skow143
WWUS53 KTOP 212325
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
625 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
KSC117-149-212345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190521T2345Z/
Pottawatomie-Marshall-
625 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...
At 625 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Blaine, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Blaine around 630 PM CDT.
Wheaton around 640 PM CDT.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3945 9656 3965 9648 3950 9620 3941 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 233DEG 28KT 3948 9647
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$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, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 32 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 | 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, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Nemaha, Shawnee | 46 min |
| May 21, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | 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 | 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.