Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Topeka, KS

June 10, 20234 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2023, 12:15 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 30 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: Jun 10, 2023, 12:15 AM CDT (05:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2023, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Geary County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 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-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: 106 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jun 10, 12:15 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 12:15 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:12 PM CDT, 9 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
312 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-102015-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
312 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Kansas, east central
Kansas, north central Kansas and northeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms over north central Kansas
this afternoon, becoming more scattered this evening and overnight.
An isolated strong to severe storm may produce gusty winds, small
hail, and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional rounds of showers and storms from Saturday afternoon
to Sunday morning may produce rainfall amounts in upwards of 2
inches, especially over far northeast and east central Kansas. This
may result in localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

&&

More detailed information can be found at:
www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 10:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1021 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

KSZ034-100345-
Ottawa-
1021 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Ottawa
County through 1045 PM CDT...

At 1020 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bennington, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Minneapolis, Bennington, Culver, Wells and Niles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3917 9772 3917 9737 3896 9737 3896 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 230DEG 14KT 3904 9766

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Reese

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 10:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1051 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

KSZ021-034-035-100430-
Clay-Dickinson-Ottawa-
1051 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Dickinson,
southeastern Ottawa and southwestern Clay Counties through 1130 PM
CDT...

At 1050 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles southwest of Manchester to 4 miles
southeast of Salina. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Abilene, Solomon, Enterprise, Manchester, Longford, Carlton, Niles,
Moonlight and Talmage.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 281.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3916 9744 3920 9705 3861 9716 3861 9737
      3896 9737 3896 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 271DEG 22KT 3907 9741 3877 9755

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Reese

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:18 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1118 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

KSZ022-035>037-100445-
Geary-Dickinson-Riley-Morris-
1118 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Dickinson,
southwestern Geary, south central Riley and western Morris Counties
through 1145 PM CDT...

At 1118 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Woodbine to 3 miles west
of Lincolnville. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Junction City, Herington, Ogden, Grandview Plaza, Chapman,
Enterprise, White City, Hope, Woodbine, Latimer and Burdick.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 282 and 305.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 9693 3861 9693 3861 9716 3913 9707
      3913 9669 3852 9670 3852 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 261DEG 32KT 3885 9702 3850 9702

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:26 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1126 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1116 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 NNW Hope              38.74N 97.11W
06/09/2023  E55 MPH          Dickinson          KS   Public

            Personal weather station.

&&

JP

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:45 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1145 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

KSZ022-035>038-100515-
Wabaunsee-Geary-Dickinson-Riley-Morris-
1145 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern
Dickinson, Geary, southeastern Riley, Morris and southwestern
Wabaunsee Counties through 1215 AM CDT...

At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ogden to 4 miles west of Burdick. Movement
was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Junction City, Herington, Council Grove, Grandview Plaza, White City,
Alta Vista, Dwight, Woodbine, Wilsey, Parkerville, Latimer, Council
Grove Lake, Volland and Burdick.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 294 and 325.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9693 3861 9693 3861 9707 3908 9685
      3909 9633 3852 9640
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 261DEG 40KT 3914 9672 3857 9692

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:50 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	45 min
Jun 9, 8:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	38 min
Jun 9, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud	22 min
Jun 9, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud, Washington	29 min
Jun 9, 9:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	34 min
Jun 9, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	25 min
Jun 9, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	24 min
Jun 9, 10:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Cloud	3 hr
Jun 9, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	39 min
Jun 9, 11:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Geary	27 min
Jun 9, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Geary, Morris	30 min
Jun 9, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee	23 min
Jun 10, 12:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	25 min
Jun 10, 12:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	29 min
Jun 10, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	25 min
Jun 10, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	9 min
Jun 10, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage, Shawnee	34 min
Jun 10, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.