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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS

August 7, 2021Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 10:28 PM CDT for Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
Aug 7, 2021, 10:28 PM CDT (03:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
55

Counties Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 2021-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1803 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 2021-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
1803 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1923 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
7.5

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The text

As transmitted.

859 
WWUS83 KTOP 080328
SPSTOP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1028 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
 
KSZ022>024-036>039-054-080400-
Wabaunsee-Geary-Shawnee-Lyon-Pottawatomie-Riley-Jackson-Morris-
1028 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Geary,
southeastern Riley, Morris, western Shawnee, Wabaunsee, southeastern
Pottawatomie, southwestern Jackson and northern Lyon Counties through
1100 PM CDT...

At 1027 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles north of Belvue to 6 miles southeast of
Wilsey. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Wamego, Herington, Council Grove, Rossville, Alma, Eskridge, St.
Marys, Dover, Silver Lake, St. George, Maple Hill, White City, Alta
Vista, Dwight, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Belvue, Emmett and
Louisville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 308 and 352.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 144 and 154.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
central, northeastern and east central Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3872 9693 3887 9689 3887 9690 3937 9627
      3938 9572 3887 9588 3887 9595 3862 9595
      3852 9679 3852 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 270DEG 42KT 3931 9621 3857 9659 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

Reese

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic41 min
Aug 7, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud, Ottawa49 min
Aug 7, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa33 min
Aug 7, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Riley, Washington49 min
Aug 7, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Ottawa, Riley52 min
Aug 7, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington49 min
Aug 7, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPGeary, Lyon, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee41 min
Aug 7, 10:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha31 min
Aug 7, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJackson, Shawnee34 min
Aug 7, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris and 3 more32 min
Aug 8, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage30 min
Aug 8, 2:27 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more4 days

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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.