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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Topeka, KS

April 25, 2024Lyon County, Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2024, 12:53 PM CDT for Lyon County, Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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: Apr 25, 2024, 12:53 PM CDT (17:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2024, 1:30 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

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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 Apr 24, 6:13 PM CDT, 18 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 6:13 PM CDT, 18 hours 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 2:51 PM CDT, 22 hours 2 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
Apr 25, 7:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud	45 min
Apr 25, 8:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	40 min
Apr 25, 9:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	36 min
Apr 25, 9:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	30 min
Apr 25, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay	37 min
Apr 25, 11:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley	34 min
Apr 25, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee	33 min
Apr 25, 12:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	48 min
Apr 25, 12:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	32 min
Apr 25, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	34 min
Apr 25, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	29 min
Apr 25, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	25 min
Apr 25, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	41 min
Apr 25, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson	24 min
Apr 25, 4:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	5 hr
Apr 25, 5:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	3 hr
Apr 25, 5:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Coffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee	3 hr
Apr 25, 6:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	3 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.