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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Topeka, KS

June 25, 2021Dickinson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 4:36 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2021, 4:36 PM CDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Dickinson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 25, 4:40 PM CDTHAIL 0.72 W Woodbine, KSVIA MPING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 146 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -236 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
146 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-476 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

313 
WUUS53 KTOP 252136
SVRTOP
KSC041-252200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0093.210625T2136Z-210625T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
436 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Dickinson County in central Kansas...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 436 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
  Hope, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
  Enterprise, Hope and Woodbine. 

This includes Interstate 70 near mile marker 281.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3896 9711 3888 9693 3887 9693 3887 9691
      3886 9689 3885 9689 3867 9709 3876 9722
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 224DEG 17KT 3878 9710 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Flanagan/Gargan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha45 min
Jun 24, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie23 min
Jun 24, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha43 min
Jun 24, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown35 min
Jun 24, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPPottawatomie33 min
Jun 24, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRiley30 min
Jun 24, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPPottawatomie, Riley28 min
Jun 24, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPNemaha26 min
Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha7 hr
Jun 24, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley23 min
Jun 24, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha49 min
Jun 24, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPPottawatomie34 min
Jun 24, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha34 min
Jun 24, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee32 min
Jun 24, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJackson35 min
Jun 24, 9:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJefferson36 min
Jun 24, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJefferson34 min
Jun 24, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha34 min
Jun 24, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown27 min
Jun 24, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown29 min
Jun 24, 11:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPBrown6 hr
Jun 25, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha31 min
Jun 25, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson24 min
Jun 25, 12:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown5 hr
Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown34 min
Jun 25, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa29 min
Jun 25, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa30 min
Jun 25, 1:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson46 min
Jun 25, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPGeary22 min
Jun 25, 2:35 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTOPBrown, Nemaha5 hr
Jun 25, 2:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPPottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee51 min
Jun 25, 3:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee30 min
Jun 25, 4:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson34 min
Jun 25, 7:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha12 hr
Jun 25, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris33 min
Jun 25, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Morris32 min
Jun 25, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Lyon, Osage21 min
Jun 25, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Morris, Wabaunsee11 min
Jun 25, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOsage34 min
Jun 25, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee31 min
Jun 25, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas26 min
Jun 25, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOsage24 min
Jun 25, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee35 min
Jun 25, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon27 min
Jun 25, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Franklin, Osage50 min
Jun 25, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJefferson, Shawnee34 min
Jun 25, 3:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCoffey, Franklin, Osage7 hr
Jun 25, 3:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPCoffey, Lyon69 min
Jun 25, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin36 min
Jun 25, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee48 min
Jun 25, 4:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee115 min
Jun 25, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee41 min
Jun 25, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon36 min
Jun 25, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin48 min
Jun 25, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris33 min
Jun 25, 4:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin6 hr
Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPJackson, Jefferson, Shawnee81 min
Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Shawnee36 min
Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Riley43 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCoffey, Lyon6 hr
Jun 25, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson30 min
Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee40 min
Jun 25, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson, Franklin52 min
Jun 25, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin32 min
Jun 25, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey29 min
Jun 25, 6:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey4 hr
Jun 25, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.