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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 8:07 PM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 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, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2766 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1424 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 23.2
The text
As transmitted.
608
WUUS53 KTOP 250107
SVRTOP
KSC149-161-250130-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0076.210625T0107Z-210625T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
807 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Riley County in northeastern Kansas...
Southwestern Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southeastern
Manhattan, moving northeast 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...
Manhattan, Wamego, St. George and Louisville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3920 9629 3912 9665 3920 9670 3935 9638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 244DEG 23KT 3918 9659
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Gargan3 follow-up statements
264
WWUS53 KTOP 250114
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
814 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
KSC149-161-250130-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210625T0130Z/
Riley-Pottawatomie-
814 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RILEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES...
At 814 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Manhattan,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Manhattan, Wamego, St. George and Louisville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3920 9629 3913 9661 3920 9662 3935 9638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 244DEG 23KT 3920 9653
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Gargan795
WWUS53 KTOP 250120
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
820 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
KSC161-250128-
/O.CAN.KTOP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210625T0130Z/
Riley-
820 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RILEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3920 9629 3918 9640 3919 9641 3919 9646
3916 9647 3917 9648 3918 9648 3917 9649
3917 9652 3919 9652 3918 9654 3920 9654
3920 9652 3922 9654 3932 9636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 244DEG 23KT 3922 9649
$$
KSC149-250130-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210625T0130Z/
Pottawatomie-
820 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...
At 818 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northwest of
St. George, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wamego, St. George and Louisville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3920 9629 3918 9640 3919 9641 3919 9646
3916 9647 3917 9648 3918 9648 3917 9649
3917 9652 3919 9652 3918 9654 3920 9654
3920 9652 3922 9654 3932 9636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 244DEG 23KT 3922 9649
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Gargan845
WWUS53 KTOP 250122
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
822 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
KSC149-250132-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210625T0130Z/
Pottawatomie-
822 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATOMIE
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3920 9629 3918 9640 3919 9641 3919 9646
3916 9647 3917 9648 3918 9648 3917 9649
3917 9652 3919 9652 3918 9654 3920 9654
3920 9652 3922 9654 3932 9636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 244DEG 23KT 3923 9647
$$
GarganThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 45 min |
| Jun 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 23 min |
| Jun 24, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Riley | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 7 hr |
| Jun 24, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 49 min |
| Jun 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Nemaha | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jackson | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Nemaha | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 11:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Brown | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 12:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary | 22 min |
| Jun 25, 2:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 7:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 12 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Morris | 33 min |
| Jun 25, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 21 min |
| Jun 25, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee | 11 min |
| Jun 25, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Osage | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Wabaunsee | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Douglas | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Osage | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Shawnee | 35 min |
| Jun 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson, Shawnee | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 3:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Coffey, Lyon | 69 min |
| Jun 25, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 4:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 115 min |
| Jun 25, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Morris | 33 min |
| Jun 25, 4:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 81 min |
| Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 6:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson | 43 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.