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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Topeka, KS

March 16, 2021Lyon County, Osage County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2021, 11:57 PM CDT for Lyon County, Osage County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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
Mar 16, 2021, 11:57 PM CDT (04:57 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Lyon County, KS, Osage County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:58 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 2021-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 295 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
964 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

048 
WUUS53 KTOP 170457
SVRTOP
KSC111-139-197-170530-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0008.210317T0457Z-210317T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1157 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
  Northwestern Osage County in east central Kansas...
  Northeastern Lyon County in east central Kansas...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1156 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Admire,
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Harveyville and Admire. 

This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 154 and 162.

This replaces the previous severe thunderstorm warning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3863 9609 3868 9618 3890 9605 3883 9583
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 217DEG 30KT 3869 9609 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Teefey
2 follow-up statements
907 
WWUS53 KTOP 170507
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1207 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

KSC111-139-197-170530-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210317T0530Z/
Wabaunsee-Osage-Lyon-
1207 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WABAUNSEE...NORTHWESTERN OSAGE AND NORTHEASTERN LYON
COUNTIES...

At 1207 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Eskridge, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Harveyville.

This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 153 and 162.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3864 9607 3871 9616 3890 9605 3883 9583
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 206DEG 30KT 3879 9607 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Gargan
082 
WWUS53 KTOP 170513
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1213 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

KSC111-139-197-170530-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210317T0530Z/
Wabaunsee-Osage-Lyon-
1213 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WABAUNSEE...NORTHWESTERN OSAGE AND NORTHEASTERN LYON
COUNTIES...

At 1213 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast
of Eskridge, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Harveyville.

This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 152 and 162.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3866 9604 3875 9613 3890 9605 3883 9583
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 215DEG 28KT 3882 9605 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Gargan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 11:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon27 min
Mar 16, 11:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Wabaunsee25 min
Mar 17, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Osage42 min
Mar 17, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee, Wabaunsee28 min
Mar 17, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Osage, Shawnee18 min
Mar 17, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas37 min
Mar 17, 2:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee36 min
Mar 17, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee32 min
Mar 17, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJefferson14 min
Mar 17, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey30 min
Mar 17, 7:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage2 hr
Mar 17, 7:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee35 min
Mar 17, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon, Osage44 hr
Mar 17, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPAnderson35 hr
Mar 17, 9:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin24 hr
Mar 17, 3:11 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Lyon and 4 more12 hr
Mar 17, 4:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin, Osage39 hr

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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.