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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Topeka, KS

October 10, 2021Anderson County, Franklin County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 10, 2021, 7:56 PM CDT for Anderson County, Franklin County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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
Oct 10, 2021, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
Expired
Oct 10, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Anderson County, KS, Franklin County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -61 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1808 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

819 
WUUS53 KTOP 110056
SVRTOP
KSC003-059-110130-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0170.211011T0056Z-211011T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
756 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Franklin County in east central Kansas...
  Northwestern Anderson County in east central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Williamsburg,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Ottawa, Richmond, Williamsburg, Princeton, Lane and Rantoul. 

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 168 and 195.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3839 9507 3832 9545 3844 9551 3853 9551
      3872 9513 3857 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 234DEG 41KT 3844 9542 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gargan
2 follow-up statements
154 
WWUS53 KTOP 110103
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
803 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

KSC003-110112-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-211011T0130Z/
Anderson-
803 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3839 9507 3839 9535 3855 9548 3872 9513
      3858 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 234DEG 41KT 3849 9533 

$$

KSC059-110130-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-211011T0130Z/
Franklin-
803 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...

At 802 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Princeton,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Richmond, Princeton, Lane and Rantoul. 

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 173 and 195.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3839 9507 3839 9535 3855 9548 3872 9513
      3858 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 234DEG 41KT 3849 9533 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

Gargan
606 
WWUS53 KTOP 110121
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
821 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

KSC059-110130-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-211011T0130Z/
Franklin-
821 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3839 9507 3839 9535 3855 9548 3872 9513
      3858 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 234DEG 41KT 3861 9512 

$$

Gargan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey30 min
Oct 10, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin27 min
Oct 11, 4:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPCoffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee2 hr
Oct 11, 6:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPCoffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee3 hr
Oct 11, 7:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPOsage6 hr

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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.