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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Topeka, KS

July 31, 2024Lyon County, Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

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

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 31, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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, Jul 31, 3:24 PM CDT, 6 hours 43 minutes before
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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Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa26 min
Jul 31, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Ottawa31 min
Jul 31, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa48 min
Jul 31, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley44 min
Jul 31, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington44 min
Jul 31, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee41 min
Jul 31, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Washington38 min
Jul 31, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Jackson, Lyon, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha and 5 more44 min
Jul 31, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon and 5 more38 min
Jul 31, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris48 min
Jul 31, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Osage and 1 more37 min
Jul 31, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee35 min
Jul 31, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPFranklin, Osage41 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.