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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2021, 8:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 28 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 20, 2021, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Geary County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 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 20, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 3676 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.1
- Supercell composite
- 18.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KTOP 210132
SVRTOP
KSC061-111-127-197-210200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0151.210821T0132Z-210821T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
832 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Geary County in east central Kansas...
Morris County in east central Kansas...
Southwestern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
Northwestern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 831 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles northwest of Dwight to 3 miles southeast of
Wilsey to 10 miles southeast of Lincolnville, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Council Grove, Americus, White City, Alta Vista, Dwight, Allen,
Admire, Wilsey, Parkerville, Bushong, Dunlap, Council Grove Lake
and Burdick.
This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 138 and 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3852 9635 3852 9693 3858 9693 3857 9679
3887 9678 3896 9613 3855 9610 3845 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 276DEG 35KT 3887 9665 3860 9663 3839 9681
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Laflin2 follow-up statements
813
WWUS53 KTOP 210153
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
853 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
KSC061-111-127-197-210200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210821T0200Z/
Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Lyon-
853 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY...NORTHEASTERN MORRIS...SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE
AND NORTHWESTERN LYON COUNTIES...
At 853 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles west of Volland to 8 miles southeast of Alta
Vista to 5 miles north of Dunlap, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Council Grove, Alta Vista and Council Grove Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 9611 3865 9654 3885 9657 3890 9658
3896 9613
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 261DEG 36KT 3896 9650 3881 9635 3865 9638
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Laflin947
WWUS53 KTOP 210158
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
858 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
KSC061-111-127-197-210208-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210821T0200Z/
Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Lyon-
858 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY...
NORTHEASTERN MORRIS...SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND NORTHWESTERN LYON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
east central Kansas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until 200 AM CDT for east central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3870 9611 3865 9654 3885 9657 3890 9658
3896 9613
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 276DEG 35KT 3896 9645 3881 9630 3865 9633
$$
LaflinThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Morris | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jackson, Wabaunsee | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Cloud | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie and 2 more | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee | 45 min |
| Aug 20, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 10:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Osage | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage | 24 min |
| Aug 20, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Osage | 25 min |
| Aug 21, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.