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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 15, 2021, 5:42 PM CST for Franklin County, Osage County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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
- Dec 15, 2021, 5:42 PM CST (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2021, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Franklin County, KS, Osage County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 466 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 477 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
809
WUUS53 KTOP 152342
SVRTOP
KSC059-139-160015-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0188.211215T2342Z-211216T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
542 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Franklin County in east central Kansas...
Southeastern Osage County in east central Kansas...
* Until 615 PM CST.
* At 540 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
of Princeton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management. Widespread wind damage has been
reported with these storms.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Quenemo, Melvern and Rantoul.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 170 and 186.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing widespread
wind damage across east central Kansas. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
&&
LAT...LON 3845 9572 3857 9568 3863 9507 3855 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 265DEG 39KT 3855 9534
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
021
WWUS53 KTOP 160006
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
606 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
KSC139-160015-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-211216T0015Z/
Osage-
606 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for
east central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3851 9538 3860 9532 3863 9507 3855 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 265DEG 39KT 3857 9499
$$
KSC059-160015-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-211216T0015Z/
Franklin-
606 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 605 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Osawatomie, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Ottawa and Rantoul.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 179 and 186.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing widespread
wind damage across east central Kansas. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 9538 3860 9532 3863 9507 3855 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 265DEG 39KT 3857 9499
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$143
WWUS53 KTOP 160010 RRA
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
610 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
KSC059-160020-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-211216T0015Z/
Franklin-
610 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for
east central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3851 9538 3860 9532 3863 9507 3855 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 265DEG 39KT 3857 9493
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa, Republic | 48 min |
| Dec 15, 2:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Marshall, Ottawa, Republic and 2 more | 48 min |
| Dec 15, 3:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 45 min |
| Dec 15, 3:01 PM CST | Blowing Dust Advisory | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa, Republic, Washington | 3 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and 4 more | 41 min |
| Dec 15, 3:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 13 min |
| Dec 15, 3:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 15 min |
| Dec 15, 3:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 51 min |
| Dec 15, 3:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Geary, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie and 3 more | 51 min |
| Dec 15, 3:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie | 10 min |
| Dec 15, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 20 min |
| Dec 15, 4:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 40 min |
| Dec 15, 4:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 27 min |
| Dec 15, 4:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 40 min |
| Dec 15, 4:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee and 1 more | 37 min |
| Dec 15, 4:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 51 min |
| Dec 15, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin, Osage | 36 min |
| Dec 15, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage | 45 min |
| Dec 15, 5:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee | 36 min |
| Dec 15, 5:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 36 min |
| Dec 15, 5:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin | 18 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.