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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Topeka, KS

June 20, 2021Osage County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT for Osage County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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
Jun 20, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Osage County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2316 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
2316 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2228 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.8

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The text

As transmitted.

204 
WUUS53 KTOP 210019
SVRTOP
KSC139-210045-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0059.210621T0019Z-210621T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
719 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Osage County in east central Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 719 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lyndon,
  moving east at 30 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...
  Osage City, Lyndon, Quenemo and Pomona Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9551 3849 9551 3856 9584 3870 9582
      3871 9550 3870 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 274DEG 25KT 3861 9575 

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

Teefey
2 follow-up statements
705 
WWUS53 KTOP 210023
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
723 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

KSC139-210045-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210621T0045Z/
Osage-
723 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY...

At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lyndon, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Osage City, Lyndon, Quenemo and Pomona Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9551 3849 9551 3856 9584 3870 9582
      3871 9550 3870 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 274DEG 25KT 3861 9571 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Teefey
214 
WWUS53 KTOP 210035
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
735 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

KSC139-210045-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210621T0045Z/
Osage-
735 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY...

At 735 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
Pomona Lake, moving east at 30 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...
Osage City, Lyndon, Quenemo and Pomona Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9551 3849 9551 3856 9584 3870 9582
      3871 9550 3870 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 274DEG 25KT 3860 9560 

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

Teefey

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOsage15 min
Jun 20, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey26 min
Jun 20, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPFranklin, Osage31 min
Jun 20, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey26 min
Jun 20, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey28 min
Jun 20, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPFranklin, Osage23 min
Jun 20, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin34 min
Jun 20, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson15 min
Jun 20, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson34 min
Jun 20, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin23 min
Jun 20, 9:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPFranklin26 min
Jun 20, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.