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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2024, 10:07 PM CDT for Lyon County, Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 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 31, 2024, 10:07 PM CDT (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2024, 10:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 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 Jul 31, 6:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 6:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 324 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 KSZ011-012-021>024-026-034>040-054>056-012030- Nemaha-Brown-Clay-Riley-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa- Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin- 324 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Kansas, east central Kansas, north central Kansas and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through this evening as heat indices range from 105-114 degrees. A line of storms, some strong to severe will push southeast this evening and overnight into Thursday. Storms will be capable of producing hail up to 1 inch and damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. && More detailed information can be found at: www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf KSZ008>010-020-012030- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Cloud- 324 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 582 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Kansas and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through this evening as heat indices range from 105-114 degrees. A line of storms, some strong to severe will push southeast this evening and overnight into Thursday. Storms will be capable of producing hail up to 1 inch and damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 10 PM this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. && More detailed information can be found at: www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf KSZ058-059-012030- Coffey-Anderson- 324 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A line of storms moving out of north-central KS will move into east- central KS late this evening, posing a risk for severe damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Excessive heat warning continues through 8 PM Thursday. Heat indices will reach from 102 to 105 degrees. && More detailed information can be found at: www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 26 min |
| Jul 31, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Washington | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Jackson, Lyon, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha and 5 more | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon and 5 more | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Osage and 1 more | 37 min |
| Jul 31, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee | 35 min |
| Jul 31, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin, Osage | 41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.