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Special Weather Statement, NWS Topeka, KS

August 19, 2025Ottawa County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 19, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2025, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

County Ottawa County, KS

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 19, 12:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson, Morris	44 min
Aug 19, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Geary	33 min
Aug 19, 1:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	43 min
Aug 19, 1:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	3 hr
Aug 19, 1:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Geary	51 min
Aug 19, 1:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	52 min
Aug 19, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Ottawa	18 min
Aug 19, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	29 min
Aug 19, 2:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Ottawa	3 hr

Nearby

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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.