Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 15, 2021, 5:54 PM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2021, 5:54 PM CST (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2021, 6:30 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Osage County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 6:01 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | Colony, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.
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WUUS53 KTOP 152354
SVRTOP
KSC003-031-059-139-160030-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0189.211215T2354Z-211216T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
554 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Franklin County in east central Kansas...
Anderson County in east central Kansas...
Southeastern Osage County in east central Kansas...
Eastern Coffey County in east central Kansas...
* Until 630 PM CST.
* At 553 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Rantoul to 5 miles west of Colony, moving east
at 70 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Garnett, Burlington, Waverly, Richmond, Colony, Williamsburg, New
Strawn, Greeley, Princeton, Lane, Westphalia, Kincaid, Lone Elm,
Harris and Le Roy.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 161 and 170.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across east central Kansas. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
&&
LAT...LON 3804 9588 3847 9562 3855 9506 3804 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 258DEG 60KT 3853 9511 3805 9546
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KTOP 160009 RRA
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
609 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
KSC031-139-160018-
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Osage-Coffey-
609 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND EASTERN
COFFEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for
east central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3804 9552 3850 9543 3855 9506 3804 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 258DEG 60KT 3858 9481 3810 9516
$$
KSC003-059-160030-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0189.000000T0000Z-211216T0030Z/
Franklin-Anderson-
609 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST
FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTIES...
At 608 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles east of Paola to near Kincaid, moving east at
70 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Garnett, Richmond, Colony, Greeley, Princeton, Lane, Westphalia,
Kincaid, Lone Elm and Harris.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across east central Kansas. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 9552 3850 9543 3855 9506 3804 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 258DEG 60KT 3858 9481 3810 9516
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$235
WWUS53 KTOP 160029
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
629 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
KSC003-059-160039-
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Franklin-Anderson-
629 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CST...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for
east central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3804 9552 3850 9543 3855 9506 3804 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 258DEG 60KT 3865 9441 3817 9477
$$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, 5:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin, Osage | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.