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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Topeka, KS

May 25, 2021Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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
May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 8:04 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 N Randolph, KS

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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1016 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 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1016 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

113 
WUUS53 KTOP 260102
SVRTOP
KSC149-161-260145-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0032.210526T0102Z-210526T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
802 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Riley County in northeastern Kansas...
  Northwestern Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 802 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Randolph,
  moving southeast at 15 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...
  Olsburg and Tuttle Creek Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3946 9691 3955 9669 3944 9643 3927 9670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 308DEG 12KT 3945 9674 

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

Teefey
2 follow-up statements
428 
WWUS53 KTOP 260121
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
821 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

KSC149-161-260145-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210526T0145Z/
Riley-Pottawatomie-
821 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL RILEY AND NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES...

At 821 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Olsburg, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Olsburg, Randolph and Tuttle Creek Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3944 9643 3927 9670 3944 9683 3952 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 307DEG 10KT 3942 9669 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Teefey
204 
WWUS53 KTOP 260138
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
838 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

KSC149-161-260148-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210526T0145Z/
Riley-Pottawatomie-
838 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL RILEY AND
NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 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.

LAT...LON 3944 9643 3927 9670 3944 9683 3952 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 308DEG 12KT 3939 9663 

$$

Teefey

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud29 min
May 25, 7:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPCloud3 hr
May 25, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRiley24 min
May 25, 7:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPMarshall3 hr
May 25, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRiley32 min
May 25, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown24 min
May 26, 3:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPBrown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin and 14 more31 hr
May 26, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa31 min
May 26, 6:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPClay, Cloud54 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.