8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 10, 2:02 AM CST, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 302 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2006 .DISCUSSION... EARLY MORNING CONVECTION TO OUR NORTH AND WEST HAS KICKED OFF SEVERAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IN THE AREA...WITH THE MAIN ONE RUNNING FROM SENECA SOUTHWEST TO MORRIS COUNTY ATTM. THIS HAS TRIGGERED A FEW STORMS UP NORTH...NEARER TO THE SFC FRONT AND THE NOSE OF THE LLJ. STORMS ALSO CONTINUE SOUTH OF THE CWA IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ASSOCIATED WITH SHORTWAVE THERE MOVING NORTHEAST. TODAY...THINK AT THIS TIME THAT THE FRONT WILL STAY NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN ANOTHER DAY OF HOT TEMPERATURES. INCREASED MAX TEMPS A BIT. WILL KEEP AN ISOLD POP IN THE MORNING HOURS DUE TO OUTFLOWS...THEN HAVE KEPT ISOLD/SCT POPS IN THE AFTERNOON AS DESTABILIAZTION OCCURS. DAYTIME STORMS THAT FORM IN STRONG HEATING WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG WINDS. TONIGHT...MAIN FRONT RELIES UPON SEVERAL SHORTWAVES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST DOWN THE UPPER RIDGE AND PUSH THE BOUNDARY INTO THE STATE. LOOKING AT WV IMAGERY AND MODEL DATA...IT APPEARS THE MODELS COULD BE A BIT FAST WITH THE FRONTS PROGRESS CONSIDERING DISTANCE OF UPPER SYSTEMS AT THIS TIME. WILL HOLD OFF ON BRINGING FRONT IN UNTIL THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. APPEARS THAT LLJ WILL THEN HELP KEEP STORMS GOING AND HAVE INCREASED POPS MOST AREAS IN THE 6-12Z TIMEFRAME. PWS POOL TOWARD THE 2 INCH RANGE...SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS. FRIDAY-WED...FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD ON FRIDAY...THEN SHIFTS EAST AND LEAVES THE AREA IN SOUTHERLY FLOW FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. HAVE KEPT HIGHS IN THE 90S WHICH IS STILL ABOVE NORMAL. NEXT SYSTEM PROGGED BY GFS TO MOVE IN ON MONDAY...THEN KEEP TEMPS NEAR NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY. NO CHANGES BEYOND SUNDAY. 67 && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1105 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2006 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-111615- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1105 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON FRIDAY MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS TO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 134 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006 KSZ022-023-036-038-101930- GEARY-POTTAWATOMIE-RILEY-WABAUNSEE- 134 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006 THROUGH 230 PM CDT...A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE MANHATTAN... ST GEORGE...LOUISVILLE...WAMEGO...ALMA...MCFARLAND...BELVUE...PAXICO AND ST. MARYS. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 298 AND 339 COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED.
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 12 inch diameter tree and power lines were blown down on the south side of Manhattan. Report relayed from county dispatcher.
Trees reported down just north of town.
Power lines down.
Report from along John Deere Rd.
3 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs reported down.
360 square foot metal doors blown onto the top of a shed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5529203, 5529196, 5529197, 5529198, 5529199, 5529200, 5529201, 5529202.