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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at Mar 26, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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 26, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
County Dickinson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 26, 2:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 2:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 2:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 253 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-272000- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 253 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon in north central and northeast Kansas. Thunderstorm chances spread across the majority of the area for the evening and much of the overnight hours. A few of the storms late this afternoon and early this evening may be strong to severe with hail around an inch in diameter and wind gusts around 60 MPH being the primary hazards. A brief tornado cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Warm and windy conditions are expected Monday, which may result in elevated fire danger. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 6:14 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 614 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021 KSZ035-036-262345- Geary-Dickinson- 614 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DICKINSON AND WEST CENTRAL GEARY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northeast of Carlton, moving northeast at 45 mph. Penny size hail will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Junction City, Abilene, Chapman, Enterprise, Carlton and Moonlight. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 274 and 295. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3861 9716 3868 9735 3912 9718 3904 9683 TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 205DEG 39KT 3873 9722 CP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Republic | 23 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.