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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Topeka, KS

July 4, 20245 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2024, 12:35 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 40 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 4, 2024, 12:35 AM CDT (05:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2024, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Clay County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Riley County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 126 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2024-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 84 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2024-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1206 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.6

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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 3, 6:16 PM CDT, 6 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 6:16 PM CDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 2:15 PM CDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
215 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-041915-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
215 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to move across the area
tonight. A few damaging wind gusts could occur, especially in central
portions of the state. Heavy rainfall is also possible, particularly
in parts of east central Kansas.

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

There is a 40 to 60 percent chance for thunderstorm development
along a cold front in eastern Kansas Thursday afternoon and early
evening, mainly along and southeast of the Kansas Turnpike. If
storms form, damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall will be the main
hazards.

.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, Jul 3, 10:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1002 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

KSZ008-009-020-040330-
Republic-Cloud-Washington-
1002 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT REPUBLIC...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN CLOUD COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM CDT...

At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles south of Friend to 4 miles north of
Hardy to 4 miles east of Kirwin. Movement was southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Belleville, Scandia, Jamestown, Courtland, Cuba, Norway, Republic,
Haddam, Munden, Narka, and Mahaska.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4000 9707 3974 9739 3954 9793 4000 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 308DEG 36KT 4059 9729 4007 9792 3965 9904

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

101
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 10:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1044 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

KSZ008-009-020-040430-
Republic-Cloud-Washington-
1044 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT REPUBLIC...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN CLOUD COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...

At 1044 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles southeast of Hebron to 5 miles west of
Jewell. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Concordia, Belleville, Scandia, Jamestown, Courtland, Cuba,
Morrowville, Norway, Republic, Haddam, Munden, Narka, Mahaska,
Agenda, and Hollenberg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4000 9692 3948 9771 3953 9793 4000 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 280DEG 34KT 4015 9753 3968 9825

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Prieto
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 11:45 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1145 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

KSZ020-021-034-040530-
Clay-Cloud-Ottawa-
1145 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OTTAWA...WEST CENTRAL CLAY AND
SOUTHERN CLOUD COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...

At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Asherville to 4 miles west of Barnard to 3
miles southwest of Lincoln. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Minneapolis, Bennington, Miltonvale, Glasco, Delphos, Tescott,
Culver, Wells, and Ada.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3942 9793 3942 9722 3896 9760 3896 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 275DEG 41KT 3941 9795 3918 9813 3902 9819

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Flanagan
Local storm report, Jul 4, 12:30 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1230 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

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

1227 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Culver                  38.97N 97.75W
07/04/2024  E65 MPH          Ottawa             KS   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Estimated 55-65mph wind gusts.

&&

Flanagan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic28 min
Jul 3, 10:44 PM CDTFlood WatchTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage and 2 more8 hr
Jul 3, 10:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic46 min
Jul 3, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa45 min
Jul 4, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPOttawa44 min
Jul 4, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley36 min
Jul 4, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon37 min
Jul 4, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Lyon, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee36 min
Jul 4, 2:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJackson, Shawnee35 min
Jul 4, 2:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee2 hr
Jul 4, 2:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee4 hr
Jul 4, 2:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOsage, Shawnee36 min
Jul 4, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson, Douglas, Franklin51 min
Jul 4, 3:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPDouglas, Franklin3 hr
Jul 4, 5:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon, Osage13 hr
Jul 4, 7:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPWabaunsee6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.