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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2022, 6:15 PM CDT for Cloud County, Republic County, Washington County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2022, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Cloud County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 6:27 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Morrowville, 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.
629
WFUS53 KTOP 292315
TORTOP
KSC029-157-201-292345-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0003.220429T2315Z-220429T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
615 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Republic County in north central Kansas...
Western Washington County in north central Kansas...
Northeastern Cloud County in north central Kansas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 615 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Agenda, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud near Clyde.
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...
Clyde, Linn, Greenleaf, Morrowville, Haddam and Agenda.
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 3958 9740 3971 9750 3994 9722 3969 9695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 233DEG 31KT 3970 9737
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
Flanagan1 follow-up statement
664
WWUS53 KTOP 292327
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
627 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
KSC029-292337-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220429T2345Z/
Cloud-
627 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3962 9734 3977 9743 3994 9722 3969 9695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 236DEG 29KT 3973 9727
$$
KSC157-201-292345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220429T2345Z/
Republic-Washington-
627 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL REPUBLIC AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 627 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Agenda, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
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...
Linn, Greenleaf, Morrowville and Haddam.
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 3962 9734 3977 9743 3994 9722 3969 9695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 236DEG 29KT 3973 9727
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
FlanaganThe 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, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 32 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.