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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Topeka, KS

May 19, 2025Lyon County, Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2025, 6:56 PM CDT for Lyon County, Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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
May 19, 2025, 6:56 PM CDT (23:56 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 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
May 19, 1:37 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 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 May 19, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 1:47 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
147 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

KSZ009>012-021>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-201900-
Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Clay-Riley-Pottawatomie-Jackson-
Jefferson-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-
Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
147 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

...TORNADO WATCH 294 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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.

Severe storms are expected later this afternoon and into the
evening. Very large hail, damaging winds will be the main hazards. A
few tornadoes will also be possible and flooding risk may rise if
storms a slow to move out of the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.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

KSZ008-020-034-201900-
Republic-Cloud-Ottawa-
147 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening. Large
hail and damaging wind gusts are the main hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.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

Local storm report, May 19, 5:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
512 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

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

0506 PM     Hail             2 W Olsburg             39.43N 96.65W
05/19/2025  E1.50 Inch       Pottawatomie       KS   Trained Spotter

&&

smb
Local storm report, May 19, 5:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
527 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

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

0524 PM     Funnel Cloud     5 W Eskridge            38.87N 96.20W
05/19/2025                   Wabaunsee          KS   Trained Spotter

&&
Local storm report, May 19, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
535 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

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

0531 PM     Hail             3 W Onaga               39.49N 96.23W
05/19/2025  E1.00 Inch       Pottawatomie       KS   NWS Employee

&&

Flanagan
Local storm report, May 19, 6:20 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
620 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

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

0557 PM     Hail             3 E Herington           38.66N 96.89W
05/19/2025  E1.00 Inch       Morris             KS   Trained Spotter

&&

smb
Local storm report, May 19, 6:46 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPDickinson, Ottawa25 min
May 18, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon31 min
May 18, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic34 min
May 18, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa33 min
May 18, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris, Wabaunsee26 min
May 18, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey, Lyon, Osage37 min
May 18, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPCloud, Republic36 min
May 18, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Riley47 min
May 18, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic, Washington35 min
May 18, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley34 min
May 18, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington18 min
May 18, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Riley19 min
May 18, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha26 min
May 18, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson46 min
May 18, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud27 min
May 18, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud, Washington23 min
May 19, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJackson25 min
May 19, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee29 min
May 19, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee30 min
May 19, 1:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee, Wabaunsee25 min
May 19, 1:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Shawnee36 min
May 19, 2:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee25 min
May 19, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJefferson34 min
May 19, 2:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson34 min
May 19, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey42 min
May 19, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Douglas, Franklin46 min
May 19, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin21 min
May 19, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie, Riley31 min
May 19, 3:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Franklin3 hr
May 19, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall50 min
May 19, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Riley48 min
May 19, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall35 min
May 19, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley40 min
May 19, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPMarshall19 min
May 19, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Wabaunsee52 min
May 19, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPMarshall22 min
May 19, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie17 min
May 19, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie49 min
May 19, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha30 min
May 19, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee37 min
May 19, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPLyon, Wabaunsee47 min
May 19, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Morris46 min
May 19, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee26 min
May 19, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon41 min
May 19, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee24 min
May 19, 6:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPWabaunsee4 hr
May 19, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha32 min
May 19, 6:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPJackson, Pottawatomie4 hr
May 19, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee, Wabaunsee37 min
May 19, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Morris, Wabaunsee24 min
May 19, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPWabaunsee18 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.