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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Topeka, KS

June 20, 2021Franklin County, Osage County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 7:44 PM CDT for Franklin County, Osage County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, KS, Osage County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.

072 
WUUS53 KTOP 210044
SVRTOP
KSC059-139-210115-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0060.210621T0044Z-210621T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

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

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lyndon,
  moving east at 25 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...
  Lyndon, Pomona, Quenemo and Melvern. 

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 163 and 170.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3853 9576 3867 9569 3863 9542 3843 9549
      3846 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 284DEG 19KT 3859 9565 

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

Teefey
2 follow-up statements
885 
WWUS53 KTOP 210055
SVSTOP

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

KSC059-139-210115-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210621T0115Z/
Franklin-Osage-
755 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES...

At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Quenemo, moving
east at 20 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...
Lyndon, Pomona, Quenemo and Melvern. 

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 163 and 170.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9572 3866 9565 3863 9542 3843 9549
      3846 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 284DEG 19KT 3858 9557 

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

Teefey
808 
WWUS53 KTOP 210103
SVSTOP

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

KSC059-139-210115-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210621T0115Z/
Franklin-Osage-
803 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES...

At 803 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Quenemo, moving
east at 20 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...
Pomona, Quenemo and Melvern. 

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 164 and 170.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3851 9564 3861 9559 3863 9542 3843 9549
      3845 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 284DEG 19KT 3857 9551 

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, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsage26 min
Jun 20, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey26 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

Nearby

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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.