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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Topeka, KS

April 2, 20255 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2025, 4:54 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 51 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 2, 2025, 4:54 AM CDT (09:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2025, 5:45 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Osage County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 1, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Apr 1, 11:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 56 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2025-04-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2025-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 356 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1178 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
559 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 2, 3:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 3:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 1, 11:16 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1116 PM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025

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

1055 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 S Manchester          39.05N 97.33W
04/01/2025                   Dickinson          KS   Trained Spotter

            Line of trees down.

&&

BD
Local storm report, Apr 1, 11:17 PM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1117 PM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025

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

1055 PM     Hail             3 S Manchester          39.05N 97.33W
04/01/2025  M1.25 Inch       Dickinson          KS   Public

            Hail almost completely covering the ground.

&&

BD
Local storm report, Apr 1, 11:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1135 PM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025

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

1130 PM     Hail             3 E Oneida              39.87N 95.88W
04/01/2025  E1.50 Inch       Nemaha             KS   Public

&&

JP
Local storm report, Apr 2, 12:22 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1222 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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

1206 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 E Everest             39.68N 95.41W
04/02/2025  M62 MPH          Brown              KS   Public

            Public weather station.

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
121 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

KSZ035-036-020645-
Geary-Dickinson-
121 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DICKINSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM CDT...

At 120 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Carlton, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and
         vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Enterprise, Woodbine, Chapman, Carlton, Hope, and Abilene.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 279 and 292.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for east central
Kansas.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
central and east central Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3884 9737 3906 9691 3881 9692 3881 9693
      3872 9693 3861 9718 3861 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 238DEG 49KT 3873 9731

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Jones
Local storm report, Apr 2, 3:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic30 min
Apr 1, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Ottawa37 min
Apr 1, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic33 min
Apr 1, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPCloud, Republic26 min
Apr 1, 8:53 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOttawa22 min
Apr 1, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa46 min
Apr 1, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson, Ottawa24 min
Apr 1, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPCloud, Republic15 min
Apr 1, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington17 min
Apr 1, 9:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary33 min
Apr 1, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson17 min
Apr 1, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPClay, Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley48 min
Apr 1, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon30 min
Apr 1, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa39 min
Apr 1, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage39 min
Apr 1, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha58 min
Apr 1, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley50 min
Apr 1, 10:26 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPDickinson, Ottawa34 min
Apr 1, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPFranklin35 min
Apr 1, 10:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Riley3 hr
Apr 1, 10:55 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Dickinson20 min
Apr 1, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie50 min
Apr 1, 11:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay, Geary, Riley4 hr
Apr 1, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley46 min
Apr 1, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa35 min
Apr 1, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPBrown50 min
Apr 1, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie, Riley35 min
Apr 2, 12:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa3 hr
Apr 2, 12:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPPottawatomie3 hr
Apr 2, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie, Riley32 min
Apr 2, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie26 min
Apr 2, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Ottawa22 min
Apr 2, 1:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie96 min
Apr 2, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson24 min
Apr 2, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley28 min
Apr 2, 2:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and 3 more7 hr
Apr 2, 3:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee26 min
Apr 2, 3:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon36 min
Apr 2, 4:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Osage59 min
Apr 2, 4:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCoffey23 min
Apr 2, 7:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPRiley8 hr
Apr 2, 10:11 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie6 hr
Apr 2, 10:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie13 hr
Apr 2, 4:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDickinson16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.