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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS

November 10, 2021Morris County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at Nov 10, 2021, 11:45 AM CST for Morris County, Kansas. It was in force for 15 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: Nov 10, 2021, 11:45 AM CST (17:45 UTC)
Expired: Nov 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
In force: 15 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 30

County Morris County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 107 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-p

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

Hodograph

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: 24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Nov 10, 5:30 AM CST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 5:30 AM CST, 6 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 3:46 AM CST, 7 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
346 AM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-111000-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
346 AM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to severe storms are possible across portions of
east-central and northeast Kansas this afternoon and evening.
These storms may produce large hail, strong wind gusts, and
locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.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, Nov 10, 11:45 AM CST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1145 AM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

KSZ037-101800-
Morris-
1145 AM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Morris
County through NOON CST...

At 1144 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northeast of Burdick, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
White City, Wilsey, Parkerville and Burdick.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3856 9687 3882 9680 3874 9661 3852 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 205DEG 34KT 3862 9679

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 10, 12:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	27 min
Nov 10, 12:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Wabaunsee	23 min
Nov 10, 12:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	29 min
Nov 10, 1:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	43 min
Nov 10, 1:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha	28 min
Nov 10, 1:21 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Jackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	114 min
Nov 10, 1:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	30 min
Nov 10, 1:38 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	37 min
Nov 10, 2:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson	34 min
Nov 10, 4:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	30 min
Nov 10, 4:09 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	3 hr
Nov 10, 4:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Coffey	25 min
Nov 10, 4:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	33 min
Nov 10, 4:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Coffey	29 min
Nov 10, 5:22 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	2 hr
Nov 10, 5:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson	36 min
Nov 10, 5:44 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage, Shawnee	31 min
Nov 10, 5:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Coffey	36 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.