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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Topeka, KS

June 8, 2024Anderson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2024, 1:28 AM CDT for Anderson County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2024, 1:28 AM CDT (06:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2024, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Anderson County, KS

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NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 8, 12:30 AM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 12:30 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 7:04 PM CDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
704 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-090015-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
704 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the
listening area. There is a risk for severe thunderstorms tonight
across the area. Thunderstorms will be capable of damaging winds
over 70 mph, very heavy rainfall and large hail. Areas along and
northeast of a line from Belleville to Manhattan to Ottawa have
the greatest chance of seeing severe storms tonight and the main
window for these storms to move through is between 9pm and 2am.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A second round of thunderstorms is forecast for Saturday night.
These storms are more likely along and south of Interstate 70.
Very heavy rainfall is possible along with damaging winds and
large hail.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather to the
National Weather Service in Topeka.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 11:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1132 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024

KSZ012-080500-
Brown-
1132 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Powhattan, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects
         and vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hiawatha, Horton, Everest, Robinson, Powhattan, Willis, and Kickapoo
Reservation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northeastern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3965 9534 3965 9577 3983 9577 3986 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 270DEG 33KT 3974 9569

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Reese

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1210 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

KSZ055-056-080545-
Franklin-Osage-
1210 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE
COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT...

At 1210 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lyndon, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Strong 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. Hail damage to outdoor objects and
         vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Wellsville, Lyndon, Centropolis, Pomona, Williamsburg,
Quenemo, Melvern, Princeton, Lane, Rantoul, and Pomona Lake.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 169 and 198.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
east central Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9507 3844 9507 3850 9577 3870 9574
      3873 9506 3869 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 271DEG 43KT 3860 9564

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

BD

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:38 AM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:44 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	57 min
Jun 7, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	46 min
Jun 7, 10:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	51 min
Jun 7, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Republic	40 min
Jun 7, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	29 min
Jun 7, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	38 min
Jun 7, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Dickinson	33 min
Jun 7, 11:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	25 min
Jun 7, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington	17 min
Jun 7, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson	26 min
Jun 7, 11:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Morris	38 min
Jun 7, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	37 min
Jun 7, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley	47 min
Jun 7, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	28 min
Jun 7, 11:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson	25 min
Jun 7, 11:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	28 min
Jun 7, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	37 min
Jun 7, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson	32 min
Jun 7, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon	32 min
Jun 8, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Franklin, Osage	35 min
Jun 8, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	18 min
Jun 8, 12:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	24 min
Jun 8, 12:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Dickinson	24 min
Jun 8, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson, Shawnee	36 min
Jun 8, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Coffey, Osage	34 min
Jun 8, 12:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Franklin	37 min
Jun 8, 12:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	31 min
Jun 8, 12:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Franklin, Osage	3 hr
Jun 8, 1:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	24 min
Jun 8, 1:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson	3 hr
Jun 8, 6:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall	6 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.