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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2022, 6:49 PM CDT for Lyon County, Morris County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2022, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2022, 7:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 784 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 30, 6:14 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:14 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 531 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022 KSZ008-009-020-034-312245- Republic-Washington-Cloud-Ottawa- 531 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Storms are possible tonight. Damaging wind, frequent lightning and hail are possible with storms tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall Tuesday through Wednesday night could lead to the redevelopment of flooding for areas that remain saturated from recent rains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf KSZ010>012-021>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-312245- Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Clay-Riley-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson- Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage- Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 531 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Tornado Watch has been issued until 1 AM. See weather.gov/TOP for more details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Severe storms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening across northeast and east central Kansas mainly southeast of a Council Grove to Hiawatha line. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall Tuesday through Wednesday night could lead to the redevelopment of flooding for areas that remain saturated from recent rains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 30, 5:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
517 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
KSZ022>024-038-302245-
Wabaunsee-Pottawatomie-Riley-Jackson-
517 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Riley,
northwestern Wabaunsee, southeastern Pottawatomie and southwestern
Jackson Counties through 545 PM CDT...
At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Belvue, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Wamego, St. Marys, Belvue and Emmett.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 317 and 328.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 9638 3907 9649 3950 9599 3939 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 231DEG 46KT 3919 9617
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CPSpecial weather statement, May 30, 5:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
540 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
KSZ036>038-302315-
Wabaunsee-Geary-Morris-
540 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Geary,
eastern Morris and southwestern Wabaunsee Counties through 615 PM
CDT...
At 540 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Council Grove Lake, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Council Grove, Alma, Alta Vista, Dwight, Volland and Council Grove
Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3868 9672 3904 9644 3905 9639 3897 9619
3858 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 212DEG 47KT 3872 9656
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CPSpecial weather statement, May 30, 5:50 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2:32 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 13 hr |
| May 30, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 28 min |
| May 30, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Morris | 35 min |
| May 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 30 min |
| May 30, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jackson | 25 min |
| May 30, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson | 31 min |
| May 30, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson | 26 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.