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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Topeka, KS

July 22, 20234 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2023, 3:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 31 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 22, 2023, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2023, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, KS, 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 20:43 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 22, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 299 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2023-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 89 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2023-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
89 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-154 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1164 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 22, 3:40 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:40 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
132 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

KSZ038-221900-
Wabaunsee-
132 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Wabaunsee County through 200 PM CDT...

At 131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southwest of Belvue, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Maple Hill, McFarland and Paxico.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 328 and 345.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3890 9616 3915 9635 3918 9628 3918 9627
      3921 9623 3920 9621 3921 9618 3919 9618
      3919 9614 3916 9609 3915 9609 3914 9604
      3912 9603 3913 9601 3911 9600 3911 9599
      3909 9595 3906 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 312DEG 23KT 3916 9621

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

ST
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

KSZ038-221915-
Wabaunsee-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Wabaunsee
County through 215 PM CDT...

At 151 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles south of Paxico, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Alma, Eskridge, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico and Keene.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 331 and 341.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 9605 3874 9612 3902 9631 3914 9610
      3895 9595 3879 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 325DEG 29KT 3901 9616

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

ST
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
216 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

KSZ038-039-054-055-221945-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Lyon-Osage-
216 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Shawnee,
southern Wabaunsee, northwestern Osage and northeastern Lyon Counties
through 245 PM CDT...

At 215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles south of Dover to 4 miles west of
Eskridge to near Volland. Movement was southeast at 35 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...
Alma, Eskridge, Dover, Burlingame, Harveyville and Keene.

This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 152 and 164.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 9581 3868 9605 3876 9630 3903 9643
      3904 9633 3897 9615 3904 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 334DEG 29KT 3890 9594 3888 9619 3897 9637

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

ST
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
241 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

KSZ038-054-055-222015-
Wabaunsee-Lyon-Osage-
241 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Wabaunsee, southwestern Osage and northeastern Lyon Counties through
315 PM CDT...

At 241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Admire, moving south 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...
Harveyville, Reading, Allen and Admire.

This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 134 and 156.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 9624 3880 9594 3846 9580 3842 9615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 344DEG 29KT 3869 9607

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

ST
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:58 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
258 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

KSZ008-222030-
Republic-
258 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Republic
County through 330 PM CDT...

At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Belleville, moving southeast at 25 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...
Belleville, Cuba, Munden and Agenda.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4000 9755 3975 9739 3966 9737 3965 9766
      4000 9784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 330DEG 24KT 3990 9765

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

ST

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee28 min
Jul 22, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee23 min
Jul 22, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee29 min
Jul 22, 2:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon34 min
Jul 22, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic32 min
Jul 22, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic, Washington27 min
Jul 22, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa34 min
Jul 22, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson28 min
Jul 22, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa32 min
Jul 22, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson31 min
Jul 22, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic28 min
Jul 22, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa23 min
Jul 22, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson32 min
Jul 22, 5:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPRepublic3 hr
Jul 22, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa35 min
Jul 22, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie, Riley35 min
Jul 22, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa31 min
Jul 22, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPOttawa25 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.