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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2022, 6:13 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2022, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2022, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Dickinson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 87 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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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 6:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 Ssw Enterprise, KS | |
| Apr 29, 6:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 7 Ssw Enterprise, KS | ALSO REPORTS A FUNNEL CLOUD. |
| Apr 29, 6:31 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 S Abilene, KS | SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO NORTH OF CARLTON. |
| Apr 29, 6:45 PM CDT | HAIL 4 | Enterprise, KS | |
| Apr 29, 6:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Abilene, KS | |
| Apr 29, 6:51 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Abilene, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 414 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.0
The text
As transmitted.
934
WFUS53 KTOP 292313
TORTOP
KSC041-292345-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0002.220429T2313Z-220429T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
613 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Dickinson County in central Kansas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 612 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southwest of Carlton, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...At 610 PM, weather spotters reported a funnel cloud north
of Durham.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Abilene, Enterprise and Carlton.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 271 and 275.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 9737 3895 9729 3890 9693 3889 9693
3861 9717 3861 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 201DEG 32KT 3863 9733
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Reese2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KTOP 292329
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
629 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
KSC041-292345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220429T2345Z/
Dickinson-
629 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DICKINSON COUNTY...
At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles north of Carlton, moving north-northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Abilene, Enterprise and Carlton.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 271 and 275.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 9737 3895 9729 3890 9693 3889 9693
3861 9717 3871 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 201DEG 32KT 3876 9726
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
Reese984
WWUS53 KTOP 292334
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
634 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
KSC041-292345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220429T2345Z/
Dickinson-
634 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DICKINSON COUNTY...
At 633 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles northeast of
Carlton, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...At 632 PM, trained weather spotters confirmed a tornado
north of Carlton.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Abilene and Enterprise.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 271 and 275.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3873 9736 3895 9729 3890 9693 3889 9693
3867 9716
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 202DEG 32KT 3878 9721
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
ReeseThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 4:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 14 min |
| Apr 29, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 29, 7:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Cloud | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 31 min |
| Apr 29, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Riley, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.