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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Topeka, KS

June 24, 2021Douglas County, Franklin County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 6:42 AM CDT for Douglas County, Franklin County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 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 24, 2021, 6:42 AM CDT (11:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:41 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 42 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 2021-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1636 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 2021-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 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
1636 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-314 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

004 
WUUS53 KTOP 241142
SVRTOP
KSC045-059-241200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0066.210624T1142Z-210624T1200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
642 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Franklin County in east central Kansas...
  Southeastern Douglas County in east central Kansas...

* Until 700 AM CDT.

* At 641 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 3 miles east of Lawrence to near Vinland to 4 miles
  east of Centropolis, moving east at 40 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...
  Southern Lawrence, Baldwin City, Eudora, Wellsville and Vinland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3871 9533 3883 9526 3897 9526 3898 9519
      3897 9519 3896 9518 3898 9516 3897 9513
      3897 9511 3895 9509 3896 9508 3898 9508
      3899 9506 3872 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 253DEG 35KT 3895 9521 3885 9520 3873 9528 

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

Teefey
2 follow-up statements
726 
WWUS53 KTOP 241150
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
650 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

KSC059-241159-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210624T1200Z/
Franklin-
650 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3876 9526 3897 9526 3898 9519 3897 9519
      3896 9518 3898 9516 3897 9513 3897 9511
      3895 9509 3896 9508 3898 9508 3899 9506
      3876 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1149Z 252DEG 35KT 3897 9514 3887 9513 3875 9521 

$$

KSC045-241200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210624T1200Z/
Douglas-
650 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY...

At 649 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Eudora to 3 miles northeast of Vinland to near
Baldwin City, moving east at 40 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...
Southern Lawrence, Baldwin City, Eudora and Vinland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3876 9526 3897 9526 3898 9519 3897 9519
      3896 9518 3898 9516 3897 9513 3897 9511
      3895 9509 3896 9508 3898 9508 3899 9506
      3876 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1149Z 252DEG 35KT 3897 9514 3887 9513 3875 9521 

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

Teefey
635 
WWUS53 KTOP 241158
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
658 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

KSC045-241208-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210624T1200Z/
Douglas-
658 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 700 AM CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the 
warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3876 9526 3897 9526 3898 9519 3897 9519
      3896 9518 3898 9516 3897 9513 3897 9511
      3895 9509 3896 9508 3898 9508 3899 9506
      3876 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 253DEG 35KT 3899 9504 3889 9503 3877 9511 

$$

Teefey

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown32 min
Jun 24, 5:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Shawnee27 min
Jun 24, 1:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPAnderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson and 9 more58 hr
Jun 24, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall26 min
Jun 24, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall30 min
Jun 24, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha44 min
Jun 24, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall23 min
Jun 24, 6:16 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha29 min
Jun 24, 6:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha34 min
Jun 24, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha24 min
Jun 24, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley29 min
Jun 24, 6:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPBrown, Nemaha61 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.