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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Topeka, KS

August 12, 2021Jackson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 2:14 PM CDT for Jackson County, Kansas. It was in force for 11 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
Aug 12, 2021, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 2:25 PM CDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Jackson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 52 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 951 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-437 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

937 
WUUS53 KTOP 121914
SVRTOP
KSC085-122000-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0124.210812T1914Z-210812T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
214 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Jackson County in northeastern Kansas...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 214 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Circleville,
  moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Holton, Denison, Circleville and Soldier. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3942 9557 3942 9559 3936 9559 3947 9601
      3957 9599 3957 9557
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 276DEG 22KT 3952 9590 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
299 
WWUS53 KTOP 121925
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
225 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

KSC085-121935-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210812T2000Z/
Jackson-
225 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3942 9557 3942 9559 3936 9559 3947 9601
      3957 9599 3957 9557
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 276DEG 22KT 3951 9581 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha14 min
Aug 12, 12:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPBrown, Nemaha2 hr
Aug 12, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJackson37 min
Aug 12, 2:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPJackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie70 min
Aug 12, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa26 min
Aug 12, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa34 min
Aug 12, 4:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPOttawa3 hr
Aug 12, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas28 min
Aug 12, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa31 min
Aug 12, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa31 min
Aug 12, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas36 min
Aug 12, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Shawnee31 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.