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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Topeka, KS

June 28, 20244 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2024, 7:11 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 34 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 28, 2024, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2024, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS

The radar

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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
Jun 28, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 28, 2:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 2:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 2:59 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 6:38 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
638 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

KSZ010-022-023-290030-
Pottawatomie-Riley-Marshall-
638 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RILEY...NORTHWESTERN
POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT...

At 638 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Frankfort to 3 miles west
of Riley. Movement was east at 20 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...
Blaine, Riley, Leonardville, Olsburg, Randolph, Wheaton, Tuttle Creek
Lake, and Lillis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3957 9624 3926 9661 3925 9696 3931 9696
      3964 9651 3970 9624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 267DEG 17KT 3960 9649 3931 9689

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

Reese

Local storm report, Jun 28, 6:44 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 6:47 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
647 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0642 PM     Rain             2 NW Junction City      39.04N 96.86W
06/28/2024  M3.57 Inch       Geary              KS   Public

            Public weather station - rainfall from 1730
            to 1842 local time.

&&

IM

Local storm report, Jun 28, 6:53 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
653 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     Flash Flood      1 W Junction City       39.03N 96.84W
06/28/2024                   Geary              KS   Emergency Mngr

            Numerous streets flooded across Junction
            City. EM reported a water rescue.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 7:02 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
702 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0659 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NE Grandview Plaza    39.05N 96.76W
06/28/2024  M66 MPH          Geary              KS   ASOS

            KFRI ASOS gusted to 66 mph.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 7:07 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
707 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0704 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NE Grandview Plaza    39.05N 96.76W
06/28/2024  M75 MPH          Geary              KS   ASOS

            KFRI ASOS gusted to 75 mph.

&&

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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 28, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Geary, Riley	32 min
Jun 28, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon, Wabaunsee	41 min
Jun 28, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Lyon	28 min
Jun 28, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Shawnee, Wabaunsee	36 min
Jun 28, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	36 min
Jun 28, 8:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee	4 hr
Jun 28, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Shawnee, Wabaunsee	31 min
Jun 28, 8:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Lyon, Osage	43 min
Jun 28, 8:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary	4 hr
Jun 28, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee	34 min
Jun 28, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Lyon, Osage	42 min
Jun 28, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Osage	25 min
Jun 28, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee	34 min
Jun 28, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage	49 min
Jun 28, 8:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Shawnee	3 hr
Jun 28, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Osage	20 min
Jun 28, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	51 min
Jun 28, 9:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	12 min
Jun 28, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Osage	29 min
Jun 28, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson	31 min
Jun 28, 10:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage	3 hr
Jun 29, 12:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Wabaunsee	7 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.