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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2024, 3:07 AM CDT for Clay County, Dickinson County, Geary County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 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 2, 2024, 3:07 AM CDT (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2024, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:07 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 648 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1442 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
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 2, 12:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 12:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 7:34 AM CDT, 19 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 734 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-021245- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 734 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Kansas, east central Kansas, north central Kansas and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms moving out of western Kansas could impact portions of central Kansas in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday morning with large hail and damaging winds being the main concerns. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Another round of storms could impact northern Kansas late Sunday and into Monday morning with damaging winds being the main concern. .SPOTTER MESSAGE... Weather spotters are encouraged to relay reports of hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, and flooding. && More detailed information can be found at: www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
148 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
KSZ008-009-021-022-035>037-020730-
Geary-Republic-Clay-Dickinson-Riley-Washington-Morris-
148 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN DICKINSON...GEARY...
WESTERN RILEY...MORRIS...EASTERN REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON AND CLAY
COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM CDT...
At 148 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles northeast of Hubbell to 3 miles south
of Herington. Movement was east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Junction City, Clay Center, Herington, Washington, Ogden, Grandview
Plaza, Chapman, Wakefield, Riley, Enterprise, White City, Clifton,
Milford, Leonardville, Linn, Hope, Greenleaf, Dwight, Morganville,
and Woodbine.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 276 and 306.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 9700 3852 9648 3852 9693 3861 9693
3861 9712 4000 9747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 249DEG 9KT 4003 9743 3862 9695
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
101Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:41 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
241 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
KSZ009-020815-
Washington-
241 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
THROUGH 315 AM CDT...
At 241 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Washington, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Washington, Hanover, Morrowville, and Hollenberg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 9693 3987 9680 3983 9681 3972 9711
4000 9734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 233DEG 17KT 3981 9710
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
101Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:44 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
KSZ009-010-021>023-035>037-020815-
Geary-Clay-Pottawatomie-Dickinson-Riley-Washington-Morris-Marshall-
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DICKINSON...GEARY...RILEY...
MORRIS...WESTERN POTTAWATOMIE...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...CLAY AND
SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT...
At 244 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles south of Hanover to near Riley to 7
miles southeast of Burdick. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Manhattan, Junction City, Abilene, Clay Center, Marysville,
Herington, Council Grove, Blue Rapids, Ogden, Grandview Plaza,
Chapman, Wakefield, Riley, Enterprise, Waterville, White City,
Milford, Leonardville, Linn, and Hope.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 272 and 314.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3941 9654 3852 9650 3852 9693 3861 9693
3861 9715 3911 9736 3969 9723 3989 9670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 238DEG 19KT 3982 9692 3931 9678 3851 9673
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
101The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary, Morris, Riley, Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 4:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary, Morris, Riley, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 4:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Clay, Riley, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 4:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Morris | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 5:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 5:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Riley | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 8:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 116 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.