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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Topeka, KS

May 27, 2021Geary County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2021, 12:58 AM CDT for Geary County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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: May 27, 2021, 12:58 AM CDT (05:58 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2021, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Geary County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:58 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 72 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 328 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2025 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

031 
WUUS53 KTOP 270558
SVRTOP
KSC061-197-270645-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0036.210527T0558Z-210527T0645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1258 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Geary County in east central Kansas...
  Southwestern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...

* Until 145 AM CDT.

* At 1257 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles northeast of White City to 3 miles south of
  Dwight, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Alta Vista around 110 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Volland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3883 9639 3883 9650 3887 9650 3887 9676
      3907 9661 3907 9650 3904 9650 3904 9639
      3888 9618 3882 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0557Z 229DEG 28KT 3888 9669 3880 9659 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Baerg

3 follow-up statements

448 
WWUS53 KTOP 270604
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
104 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC061-197-270645-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210527T0645Z/
Geary-Wabaunsee-
104 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY AND SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTIES...

At 103 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles north of Dwight to near Alta Vista, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
  Volland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3883 9639 3883 9650 3887 9650 3887 9671
      3907 9661 3907 9650 3904 9650 3904 9639
      3888 9618 3882 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 229DEG 31KT 3892 9662 3884 9652 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Baerg

045 
WWUS53 KTOP 270609
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
109 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC061-197-270645-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210527T0645Z/
Geary-Wabaunsee-
109 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY AND SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTIES...

At 109 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Dwight to Alta Vista, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Volland around 120 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3883 9639 3883 9650 3887 9650 3887 9666
      3907 9661 3907 9650 3904 9650 3904 9639
      3888 9618 3882 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0609Z 229DEG 31KT 3895 9658 3887 9648 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Baerg

919 
WWUS53 KTOP 270636
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
136 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC061-197-270645-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210527T0645Z/
Geary-Wabaunsee-
136 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY AND
SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these
thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
northeastern and east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3883 9639 3883 9650 3887 9650 3887 9666
      3907 9661 3907 9650 3904 9650 3904 9639
      3888 9618 3882 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0635Z 229DEG 28KT 3908 9639 3900 9629 

$$

Baerg

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	39 min
May 26, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Ottawa, Riley	66 min
May 27, 12:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	30 min
May 27, 12:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Morris	13 min
May 27, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	53 min
May 27, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	33 min
May 27, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Morris	46 min
May 27, 12:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Dickinson, Morris	4 hr
May 27, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	33 min
May 27, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Shawnee, Wabaunsee	67 min
May 27, 1:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	35 min
May 27, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Republic, Washington	23 min
May 27, 1:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington	49 min
May 27, 1:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Coffey	48 min
May 27, 1:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	45 min
May 27, 2:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson	59 min
May 27, 2:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	57 min
May 27, 2:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	37 min
May 27, 2:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington	41 min
May 27, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley	51 min
May 27, 3:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas	54 min
May 27, 3:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Marshall, Riley, Washington	4 hr
May 27, 4:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris, Wabaunsee	23 min
May 27, 4:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Morris	6 hr
May 27, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Wabaunsee	32 min
May 27, 5:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Geary, Morris	18 min
May 27, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Shawnee	34 min
May 27, 5:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris	4 hr
May 27, 5:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Osage, Shawnee	29 min
May 27, 5:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	34 min
May 27, 5:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Osage	52 min
May 27, 6:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	3 hr
May 27, 6:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson	37 min
May 27, 6:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Franklin	27 min
May 27, 8:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	8 hr
May 27, 8:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris	14 hr
May 27, 10:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage	9 hr
May 27, 10:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	8 hr
May 27, 10:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Shawnee	7 hr
May 27, 10:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Morris	20 hr
May 27, 2:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	26 hr
May 27, 2:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	32 hr
May 27, 2:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	16 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.