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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Topeka, KS

July 14, 20235 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2023, 12:14 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 46 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
Jul 14, 2023, 12:14 PM CDT (17:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 14, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2023-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 60 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2023-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-316 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1896 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 Jul 14, 6:08 AM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 6:08 AM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 3:23 AM CDT, 8 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
323 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-150830-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
323 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A line of thunderstorms is expected to move into the area from the
northwest by this afternoon and early evening. Storms are expected to
be capable of producing winds of 70 mph or greater at times. A few
storms could also produce large hail.

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

Potentially hazardous heat and humidity may return to the area by
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed this afternoon and evening.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:46 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1146 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023

KSZ009-141730-
Washington-
1146 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Washington
County through 1230 PM CDT...

At 1146 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Palmer, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Washington, Linn, Greenleaf, Barnes and Palmer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3988 9681 3957 9681 3957 9690 3959 9731
      3981 9730
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 270DEG 21KT 3971 9719

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Omitt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 11:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington44 min
Jul 14, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley51 min
Jul 14, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee50 min
Jul 14, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson, Morris30 min
Jul 14, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris51 min
Jul 14, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Shawnee62 min
Jul 14, 2:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee57 min
Jul 14, 2:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee23 min
Jul 14, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Osage, Wabaunsee41 min
Jul 14, 2:31 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson29 min
Jul 14, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRiley26 min
Jul 14, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPGeary37 min
Jul 14, 2:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris2 hr
Jul 14, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson45 min
Jul 14, 2:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPJefferson, Shawnee3 hr
Jul 14, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatTOPDouglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Osage42 min
Jul 14, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee48 min
Jul 14, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPJefferson32 min
Jul 14, 3:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPOsage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee2 hr
Jul 14, 3:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPWabaunsee2 hr
Jul 14, 3:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPPottawatomie, Riley3 hr
Jul 14, 3:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee38 min
Jul 14, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris33 min
Jul 14, 3:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson2 hr
Jul 14, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas32 min
Jul 14, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris41 min
Jul 14, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon44 min
Jul 14, 4:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPLyon56 min
Jul 14, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey36 min
Jul 14, 4:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris40 min
Jul 14, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson55 min
Jul 14, 5:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPWabaunsee62 min
Jul 14, 5:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPJefferson, Shawnee67 min
Jul 14, 5:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPDouglas, Jefferson95 min
Jul 14, 5:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPLyon30 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.