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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Topeka, KS

June 11, 2021Douglas County, Jefferson County, Shawnee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2021, 2:03 PM CDT for Douglas County, Jefferson County, Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 min. 3 reports 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
Jun 11, 2021, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Shawnee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 2:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 75Grantville, KS
Jun 11, 2:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGTecumseh, KSTREE DAMAGE.
Jun 11, 2:41 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Tecumseh, KSREPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 12:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 30 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2135 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1019 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

179 
WUUS53 KTOP 111903
SVRTOP
KSC045-087-177-111945-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0047.210611T1903Z-210611T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
203 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas...
  Northeastern Shawnee County in east central Kansas...
  Douglas County in east central Kansas...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 203 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Winchester to 6 miles north of Topeka, moving
  southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  McLouth around 215 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Lecompton, Lawrence, Clinton, Clinton Lake, Lone Star, Pleasant
Grove, Globe, Baldwin City and Vinland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3875 9548 3887 9550 3914 9565 3922 9518
      3897 9519 3895 9509 3899 9506 3874 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 314DEG 42KT 3931 9527 3914 9570 

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

Omitt
1 follow-up statement
233 
WWUS53 KTOP 111916
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
216 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KSC045-087-177-111945-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210611T1945Z/
Jefferson-Shawnee-Douglas-
216 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN SHAWNEE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

At 215 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near McLouth to Topeka, moving south at 30 mph.

These are very dangerous storms.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
         considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
         Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

These severe storms will be near...
  Clinton and Lawrence around 240 PM CDT.
  Eudora and Globe around 255 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread 
wind damage across Jefferson County. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a 
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
 
&&

LAT...LON 3875 9548 3887 9550 3914 9565 3922 9518
      3897 9519 3895 9509 3899 9506 3874 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 338DEG 28KT 3923 9519 3906 9562 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

Omitt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha35 min
Jun 11, 12:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Marshall, Nemaha41 min
Jun 11, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha49 min
Jun 11, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson47 min
Jun 11, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJefferson35 min
Jun 11, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee, Wabaunsee24 min
Jun 11, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson19 min
Jun 11, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee50 min
Jun 11, 3:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPDouglas3 hr
Jun 11, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson25 min
Jun 11, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson25 min
Jun 11, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Douglas, Franklin, Osage40 min
Jun 11, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin30 min
Jun 11, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin30 min
Jun 11, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey28 min
Jun 11, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey29 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.