Part of northeast Kansas were buffeted by strong northwest winds that gusted from 50 to 60 mph during the morning of Monday January 28th. A semi was overturned on Interstate 70 between Topeka and Lawrence due to the high winds on Monday morning.
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The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Part of northeast Kansas were buffeted by strong northwest winds that gusted from 50 to 60 mph during the morning of Monday January 28th. A semi was overturned on Interstate 70 between Topeka and Lawrence due to the high winds on Monday morning. ASOS winds also gusted to between 55 and 60 mph at Topeka and Lawrence Kansas.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 28, 5:52 AM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 552 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 342 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019 Band of light precipitation behind the Pacific cold front was moving southeast across eastern Kansas early this morning. Northwest winds behind this initial front had overtaken the entire area by 09Z, though stronger winds of much greater concern were noted over northeastern portions of Nebraska behind the first Arctic front with some gusts over 50 knots. A very strong isallobaric gradient was associated with these winds, and all short-range guidance is similar with this gradient weakening over the next several hours as it moves southeast into northern Missouri. As this front enters Kansas, there remains to be some potential for winds gusts near this magnitude as diurnal mixing ensues with 925 mb winds near 50 knots. The greatest potential for these speeds appears to be in northeast Kansas in the 7 AM to 1 PM time range. At this point have increased wind speeds in the products, but confidence in Warning-level winds is too low for issuance at this time. Wind speeds continue to look marginally weaker to the west and south, though sustained speeds may still be just above Advisory-levels in north central Kansas. The continued weakening pressure gradient through the afternoon should allow the Advisory to expire by sunset. Despite strong mixing, cold-air advection behind the front keep temps fairly steady through the day after the initial post-frontal fall this morning. NAM and GFS suggest some stratus development is possible this afternoon with mixing depths reaching the dendritic growth zone and this could lead to some flurry development, but expect any such precipitation to be scattered and intermittent at best. For tonight, conditions appear relatively tranquil with low-level flow backing in response to the next upper wave and associated front working south through the Plains, and this modest WAA may keep overnight temperatures fairly steady despite mostly clear skies. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 342 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019 By Tuesday morning, the region will still be under northwesterly flow aloft as a deep mid-level trough remains anchored across much of the CONUS. Models continue to show the potential for a weak embedded wave to develop within this northwest flow, clipping far northeast KS Tuesday morning. This passing wave combined with a surface cold front tracking southward across the CWA during the morning may support the development of some light snow showers or flurries. While the better lift still looks to be just east of the area and moisture may be limited, feel there may be enough present to warrant some low-end PoPs Tuesday morning. As this cold front tracks south of the CWA by Tuesday afternoon, the increasing northwesterly winds behind this front will aid in ushering in the next surge of colder air into the region with high temperatures only reaching into the teens over far northeast KS to the low 30s in central to east central KS. Focus then shifts to the extreme cold that is expected to overspread the area Tuesday night through Wednesday night as a strong surface high dives southward from the Northern Plains into the Central Plains/Ohio River Valley. This surface high will bring a strong arctic airmass into the region, with cloud cover expected to scatter out enough to cause low temperatures to plunge into the -8 to +5 degree range (from northeast to southwest across the CWA). With the center of the high located just east of the area, models show enough of a pressure gradient remaining in place to keep northwesterly winds sustained at 10-15 mph across much of the forecast area. These winds combined with frigid low temperatures will cause wind chill values to plummet into the -10 to -25 degree range (and possibly even near -30 degrees in far northeast KS). As a result, have issued a Wind Chill Watch for the eastern three-quarters of the CWA, and anticipate the need for a Wind Chill Advisory and even a Wind Chill Warning eventually with future forecast updates. As the surface high shifts further east of the area during the day Thursday, expect temperatures to quickly rebound with highs into the mid 20s to mid 30s as winds shift to the southeast. This warming trend will continue into the weekend as winds remain out of the south, allowing for high temperatures to rise into the 40s by Friday and into the 50s by Saturday and Sunday. As for precipitation chances, a weak disturbance may clip east central KS Thursday afternoon/evening with a light rain/snow mix possible. Otherwise, precipitation chances may increase into the weekend as a mid-level trough deepens over the western U.S. with an embedded shortwave trough developing ahead of this main trough and potentially lifting into the area. While periods of a rain/snow mix may be possible, there are still significant timing/location differences with both of these mid-level troughs, so confidence remains low at this time. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Tuesday morning) Issued at 552 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019 VFR conditions are anticipated in large-scale subsidence behind a series of cold fronts. There are some scattered cloud decks just below MVFR range upstream and these will need to be monitored especially in the 16Z-22Z window. The timing of wind speed changes is the main challenge for these forecasts with gusts near 50kts not out of the question in the next several hours. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning until 2 PM CST this afternoon for KSZ009>012- 023-024. Wind Advisory from 2 PM this afternoon to 6 PM CST this evening for KSZ009>012-023-024. Wind Chill Watch from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning for KSZ008>012-021>024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059. Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for KSZ008-020>022-026- 034>039. && SHORT TERM...65 LONG TERM...Hennecke AVIATION...65
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 557 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-291200- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 557 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Sustained northwest winds of around 35 mph with gusts to near 60 mph are expected this morning into early this afternoon along and north of a line from Washington to Westmoreland to Holton, where a High Wind Warning is in effect. For much of the remainder of the area, generally along and north of Interstate 70, northwest winds sustained at 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph are expected much of today. A Wind Advisory has been issued for this area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Wind chills of 15 below zero to around 25 below zero are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning for the entire area. Wind chills of around 15 below zero are possible in Wednesday night in portions of northeast Kansas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Volunteer observers called into the NWS estimates of 55 to 60 mph winds during the morning of January 28th. No damage was reported.
Volunteer observers called into the NWS estimates of 55 to 60 mph winds during the morning of January 28th. Minor tree limb damage was reported in Seneca Kansas.
Volunteer observers called into the NWS estimates of 55 to 60 mph winds during the morning of January 28th.
EM called to report winds estimated at 50 to 60 mph in Oskaloosa around 8 am. Small tree limbs broken no serious damage reported.
ASOS at Lawrence airport measured a 60 mph wind gust. A semi was blown over on Interstate 70 in Douglas County by the northwest winds.
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