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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Topeka, KS

March 14, 20245 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2024, 12:19 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 26 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: Mar 14, 2024, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2024, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 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 05:21 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 13, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 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-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: 1683 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1038 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 8.2

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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 Mar 13, 11:48 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 11:48 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 5:48 PM CDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
548 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024

KSZ022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-142300-
Riley-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-
548 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024

...TORNADO WATCH 37 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A Tornado Watch has been issued. See weather.gov/top for more
details.

Thunderstorms are forecast to develop during the late afternoon and
evening hours across northeast and north central Kansas and could
quickly become severe. The likely window for thunderstorm
development is between 5 and 8 pm. The storms will be capable of
producing very large hail over two inches in diameter, damaging wind
gusts, and even a tornado or two. The storms should move to the
north and northeast through the evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There could be some thunderstorms across northeast and east central
Kansas Thursday. These storms are not expected to be severe but
could still produce a lightning hazard for those outside.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report hail of one inch or
larger, wind damage, tornados and flooding.

&&

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

KSZ008>012-020-021-034-142300-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-
548 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 36 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued. See weather.gov/top for
details.

Thunderstorms are forecast to develop during the late afternoon and
evening hours across northeast and north central Kansas and could
quickly become severe. The likely window for thunderstorm
development is between 5 and 8 pm. The storms will be capable of
producing very large hail over two inches in diameter, and damaging
wind gusts to 70 mph. The storms should move to the north and
northeast through the evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There could be some thunderstorms across northeast and east central
Kansas Thursday. These storms are not expected to be severe but
could still produce a lightning hazard for those outside.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report hail of one inch or
larger, wind damage, tornadoes and flooding.

&&

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

KSZ059-142300-
Anderson-
548 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A few thunderstorms are possible this evening. While the greatest
threat for severe weather will be north of Anderson County, there is
still a very slight chance (less than 20%) that a severe storm could
impact Anderson County with large hail and damaging wind.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There could be some thunderstorms across northeast and east central
Kansas Thursday. These storms are not expected to be severe but
could still produce a lightning hazard for those outside.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report hail of one inch or
larger, wind damage, tornadoes and flooding.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 11:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:38 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:52 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:53 PM CDT, 26 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
Mar 13, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee	34 min
Mar 13, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary	31 min
Mar 13, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	29 min
Mar 13, 7:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee	33 min
Mar 13, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	42 min
Mar 13, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Geary, Wabaunsee	23 min
Mar 13, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Riley	47 min
Mar 13, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	43 min
Mar 13, 8:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Riley, Wabaunsee	26 min
Mar 13, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley	35 min
Mar 13, 8:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	26 min
Mar 13, 8:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	33 min
Mar 13, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	39 min
Mar 13, 8:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee	35 min
Mar 13, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	33 min
Mar 13, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	45 min
Mar 13, 9:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Jackson	25 min
Mar 13, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	33 min
Mar 13, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	36 min
Mar 13, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Washington	38 min
Mar 13, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson	47 min
Mar 13, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	47 min
Mar 13, 9:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Jefferson	25 min
Mar 13, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	27 min
Mar 13, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson	38 min
Mar 13, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay	24 min
Mar 13, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson	22 min
Mar 13, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	27 min
Mar 13, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	39 min
Mar 13, 10:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson	37 min
Mar 13, 10:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	47 min
Mar 13, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	41 min
Mar 13, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Ottawa	27 min
Mar 13, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	26 min
Mar 13, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa, Washington	37 min
Mar 14, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Washington	30 min
Mar 14, 12:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	34 min
Mar 14, 12:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Marshall	47 min
Mar 14, 1:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Pottawatomie	29 min
Mar 14, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	25 min
Mar 14, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson, Nemaha	40 min
Mar 14, 1:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin	43 min
Mar 14, 1:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown, Jackson	38 min
Mar 14, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	23 min
Mar 14, 2:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	36 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.