Scattered small storms developed again early on 8/4 and produced one damaging wind report in Douglas County.
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The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Scattered small storms developed again early on 8/4 and produced one damaging wind report in Douglas County.
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 Aug 3, 11:27 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 1227 AM CDT Thu Aug 4 2022 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .UPDATE... Issued at 330 PM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022 Cancelled the Heat Advisory as the front has pushed farther south and rain showers have cooled temperatures across east central Kansas. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 240 PM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022 Key Points - Frontal boundary moves through this afternoon bringing thunderstorms to northeast and east-central KS. - A few storms could become strong to severe in far east-central and southeastern KS. Damaging winds and small hail would be the main concerns with these. - Slightly cooler Thursday with heat building back in for the weekend. As of 230, mid level water vapor imagery shows the upper-level trough axis bisecting northeastern Kansas. Scattered thunderstorms associated with a frontal boundary are continuing to move southeastward across eastern Kansas. Cloud cover from these storms as well as elevated storms during the morning hours have kept temperatures under forecast for much of the area. Muggy conditions still persist as dewpoints have stayed in the low to mid 70s. 18z upper air soundings show ample instability above 700 mb with around 30 knots of 0-6km shear. This will help to provide enough energy to this afternoon's storms, with some becoming severe with damaging winds and small hail. The area that has the greatest chance for strong to severe storms will remain in far east-central and southeastern KS. Later this evening, the frontal boundary appears to stall in southeast Kansas with an increasing low level jet beginning to override and bring continued chances for elevated thunderstorms mainly south of I-70. Localized flooding could occur if training of storms occur with PWAT values around 1.8 inches. By Thursday, rain and storms will move out of east-central KS by the early morning with clouds clearing out during the day. With ample moisture behind the front, areas of patchy fog could become possible in low-lying areas around sunrise and will mix out within a few hours after development. Temperatures will be slightly cooler than previous few days with highs in the lower 90s across northeast Kansas. Upper level ridging builds back in for Friday and Saturday with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 90s with heat indicies upwards of 106 degrees. By Saturday, an upper wave approaching from the west will begin to induce a lee cyclone in eastern Colorado with a tightening pressure gradient into eastern Kansas. This should keep a well mixed boundary layer present with breezy conditions likely. Forecast guidance brings a surface trough axis through the area sometime Sunday through Monday with more chances for rain and thunderstorms. A bit of uncertainty still remains with the timing of the upper wave with increasing confidence in the coming days. A continued ridging pattern appears to stay in place into next week with more above average temperatures expected. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday night) Issued at 1227 AM CDT Thu Aug 4 2022 Expect convection to slowly move off to the south over the next few hours as frontal surface sinks south. There is some potential for flight category restrictions around sunrise with rich post- frontal moisture under clearing skies and weak boundary layer winds, but ongoing precip/cloud may be enough to keep this in check. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...Jones DISCUSSION...Griesemer AVIATION...65
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 329 PM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-042030- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 329 PM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight A few strong to severe storms are possible in east central Kansas this afternoon and this evening with hail around an inch in diameter and wind gusts around 60 MPH possible. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible, mainly in east central Kansas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Another round of high heat indices could develop Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree downed at N1 Road and multiple smaller limbs also down. Winds estimated at 70 mph.
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