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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2020, 11:31 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2020, 11:31 PM CDT (04:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2020, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
County Dickinson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 19, 9:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 9:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 346 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-202100- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 346 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and tonight. There may be a few strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and Tonight. The main hazard will be damaging wind gusts this afternoon with the focus changing to heavy rainfall overnight. Localized flooding may be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible again on Monday afternoon and possibly on Tuesday. The main hazards will be damaging winds once again in the afternoon with heavy rainfall into the overnight period on Monday which may lead to localized flooding once again. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 748 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 KSZ054-200115- Lyon- 748 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LYON COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... At 748 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Emporia, moving east at 10 mph. Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Emporia. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 138. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 124 and 135. LAT...LON 3839 9632 3854 9621 3845 9600 3830 9613 TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 291DEG 8KT 3843 9619 JP
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
752 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020
KSZ059-200115-
Anderson-
752 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY UNTIL
815 PM CDT...
At 752 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Colony, moving east at 10 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Colony, Kincaid and Lone Elm.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3813 9552 3815 9533 3816 9508 3804 9508
3804 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 291DEG 7KT 3812 9539
JPSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 8:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1131 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020
KSZ021-034>037-200500-
Geary-Clay-Dickinson-Ottawa-Morris-
1131 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DICKINSON...SOUTHWESTERN GEARY...
WESTERN MORRIS...SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...
At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Talmage to 3 miles northwest of Latimer to
near Burdick. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur with this line
of storms.
Locations impacted include...
Abilene, Herington, Chapman, Solomon, Enterprise, White City, Hope,
Woodbine, Manchester, Longford, Latimer, Talmage, Moonlight and
Burdick.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 289.
LAT...LON 3923 9733 3886 9675 3867 9669 3852 9676
3852 9693 3861 9693 3861 9712 3884 9737
3896 9737 3896 9746 3899 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 232DEG 17KT 3904 9730 3877 9689 3853 9684
GarganThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson | 23 min |
| Jul 19, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson | 49 min |
| Jul 19, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Anderson | 92 min |
| Jul 19, 8:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Coffey | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 9:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey | 4 hr |
| Jul 19, 11:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Riley | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 12:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Cloud | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 2:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Republic | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Nemaha | 23 min |
| Jul 20, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Republic | 61 min |
| Jul 20, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 6:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 6:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Brown, Marshall, Nemaha | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 35 min |
| Jul 20, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 6:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Brown | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Shawnee | 63 min |
| Jul 20, 7:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 67 min |
| Jul 20, 9:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Osage | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 10:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 9 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Republic | 3 hr |
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