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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS

March 10, 2021Coffey County, Lyon County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2021, 7:32 PM CST for Coffey County, Lyon County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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
Mar 10, 2021, 7:32 PM CST (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 10, 2021, 8:00 PM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Coffey County, KS, Lyon County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 10, 7:55 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 443 N New Strawn, KSAWOS STATION KUKL BURLINGTON.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2021-03-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

746 
WUUS53 KTOP 110132
SVRTOP
KSC031-111-110200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0002.210311T0132Z-210311T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
732 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Coffey County in east central Kansas...
  Southeastern Lyon County in east central Kansas...

* Until 800 PM CST.

* At 732 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest
  of Gridley, moving northeast at 50 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...
  Burlington, New Strawn, Gridley and John Redmond Reservoir. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3817 9596 3817 9611 3841 9571 3818 9552
      3804 9590 3804 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 239DEG 42KT 3814 9598 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gargan
1 follow-up statement
151 
WWUS53 KTOP 110153
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
753 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

KSC111-110203-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0200Z/
Lyon-
753 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LYON 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 3824 9596 3839 9570 3818 9552 3804 9590
      3804 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 239DEG 42KT 3827 9571 

$$

KSC031-110200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0200Z/
Coffey-
753 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL COFFEY COUNTY...

At 753 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Strawn,
moving northeast at 50 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...
Burlington, New Strawn, Gridley and John Redmond Reservoir. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3824 9596 3839 9570 3818 9552 3804 9590
      3804 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 239DEG 42KT 3827 9571 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Teefey

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 6:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOPFranklin26 min
Mar 10, 6:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOsage27 min
Mar 10, 6:51 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon24 min
Mar 10, 6:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage46 min
Mar 10, 7:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas36 min
Mar 10, 7:43 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOPFranklin32 min
Mar 10, 7:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey46 min
Mar 10, 8:46 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson29 min
Mar 11, 3:58 AM CSTFlood WatchTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage3 days

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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.