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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Topeka, KS

July 4, 20246 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2024, 1:39 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 36 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, 1:39 AM CDT (06:39 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2024, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Geary County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 6:16 PM CDT, 7 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 2:15 PM CDT, 11 hours 24 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
Jul 3, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	28 min
Jul 3, 10:44 PM CDT	Flood Watch	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage and 2 more	8 hr
Jul 3, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	46 min
Jul 3, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	45 min
Jul 4, 12:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Ottawa	44 min
Jul 4, 12:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Riley	40 min
Jul 4, 1:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley	36 min
Jul 4, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	37 min
Jul 4, 2:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee	35 min
Jul 4, 2:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	2 hr
Jul 4, 2:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee	4 hr
Jul 4, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage, Shawnee	36 min
Jul 4, 3:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Douglas, Franklin	51 min
Jul 4, 3:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Franklin	3 hr
Jul 4, 5:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	13 hr
Jul 4, 7:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	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.