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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Topeka, KS

June 25, 2021Dickinson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 9:24 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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, 9:24 PM CDT (02:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Dickinson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 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, 9:34 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Carlton, KS

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 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 38 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 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 191 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
38 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-314 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1286 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

751 
WUUS53 KTOP 260224
SVRTOP
KSC041-260300-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0098.210626T0224Z-210626T0300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

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

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 924 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gypsum,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Abilene, Solomon, Enterprise, Hope and Carlton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 9709 3861 9706 3861 9737 3891 9737
      3892 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 240DEG 34KT 3866 9742 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gargan
4 follow-up statements
555 
WWUS53 KTOP 260232
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
932 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC041-260300-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210626T0300Z/
Dickinson-
932 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...

At 932 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carlton, moving
northeast 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...
Abilene, Solomon, Enterprise, Hope and Carlton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 9709 3861 9706 3861 9737 3891 9737
      3892 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 240DEG 34KT 3870 9734 

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

Gargan
674 
WWUS53 KTOP 260244
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
944 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC041-260300-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210626T0300Z/
Dickinson-
944 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...

At 944 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of
Carlton, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Abilene, Solomon, Enterprise, Hope and Carlton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 9709 3861 9706 3861 9737 3891 9737
      3892 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 243DEG 34KT 3875 9720 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gargan
277 
WWUS53 KTOP 260252
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
952 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC041-260300-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210626T0300Z/
Dickinson-
952 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...

At 951 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of
Hope, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported in Carlton at 934 PM CDT.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Abilene, Solomon, Enterprise, Hope and Carlton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 9709 3861 9706 3861 9737 3891 9737
      3892 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 240DEG 33KT 3877 9714 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gargan
895 
WWUS53 KTOP 260253
SVSTOP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
953 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC041-260303-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210626T0300Z/
Dickinson-
953 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 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 gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3890 9709 3861 9706 3861 9737 3891 9737
      3892 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 240DEG 34KT 3877 9714 

$$

Gargan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha26 min
Jun 25, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson32 min
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson30 min
Jun 25, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson, Morris29 min
Jun 25, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington28 min
Jun 25, 9:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin22 hr
Jun 25, 9:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPAnderson22 hr
Jun 25, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson35 min
Jun 25, 9:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin, Osage12 hr
Jun 25, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud33 min
Jun 25, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris36 min
Jun 25, 10:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage21 hr
Jun 25, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud, Ottawa28 min
Jun 25, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa34 min
Jun 26, 2:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPBrown, Nemaha115 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.