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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS

May 16, 2021Franklin County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2021, 4:18 PM CDT for Franklin County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 16, 2021, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS

County Franklin County, KS

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 230 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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Mixed-layer CAPE: 122 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1041 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 16, 4:02 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 4:02 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 3:55 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
355 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-172100-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
355 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north
central and northeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop this afternoon
and evening. Heavy rain remains a possibility, with local flash
flooding possible. Due to the heavy rainfall from this morning
south of I-70, any additional rainfall will cause flash flooding.
Some rivers and creeks have also gone above minor flood stage.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will redevelop Monday
afternoon. The stronger storms may produce some small hail and
gusty winds, but widespread severe weather is not expected.

.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, May 16, 2:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 3:24 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 3:46 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 4:03 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 4:04 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 4:18 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
418 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSZ040-055-056-059-162145-
Douglas-Franklin-Osage-Anderson-
418 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...NORTHWESTERN
ANDERSON...SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS AND EASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES UNTIL 445
PM CDT...

At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Pomona Lake to near Richmond. Movement was
northeast at 35 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Baldwin City, Wellsville, Overbrook, Centropolis, Pomona,
Richmond, Williamsburg, Quenemo, Melvern, Lone Star, Princeton, Lane,
Rantoul, Pomona Lake and Globe.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 160 and 198.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9507 3844 9507 3830 9527 3839 9551
      3843 9551 3844 9565 3871 9567 3892 9545
      3870 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 216DEG 29KT 3868 9561 3840 9522

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	34 min
May 16, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	25 min
May 16, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	25 min
May 16, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	37 min
May 16, 1:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Ottawa	3 hr
May 16, 2:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Ottawa	6 hr
May 16, 7:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Geary, Wabaunsee	3 hr
May 16, 7:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Lyon	3 hr
May 16, 8:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Ottawa	9 hr
May 16, 8:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Lyon	3 hr
May 16, 9:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	3 hr
May 16, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Osage	28 hr
May 16, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	28 hr
May 16, 9:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Douglas, Franklin	3 hr
May 16, 10:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	4 hr
May 16, 10:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	46 hr
May 16, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	62 hr
May 16, 11:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	16 hr
May 16, 11:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Ottawa, Saline	3 days
May 16, 12:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Shawnee, Wabaunsee	3 hr
May 16, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon	28 min
May 16, 2:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	10 hr
May 16, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	34 min
May 16, 3:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Ottawa, Saline	16 hr
May 16, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	36 min
May 16, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	29 min
May 16, 4:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud	2 hr
May 16, 5:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Morris, Osage	2 hr
May 16, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Franklin	25 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.