Small scattered storms developed during the afternoon of June 5th and produced a few large hail and strong wind reports.
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The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Small scattered storms developed during the afternoon of June 5th and produced a few large hail and strong wind reports.
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 Jun 5, 11:33 AM CST, 47 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 1233 PM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 244 AM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023 -Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the region this afternoon. Early this morning, split upper level flow continue across North America. The southern H5 jet stream extended east across the central Pacific into north central Mexico, then east across southern FL. The northern H5 jet stream extended from the base of an amplified trough across western Canada, then flowed northeast around an H5 ridge centered across south central Canada, then rounded the H5 ridge axis into an amplified upper low off the southern coast of ME. Surface winds were light from the east and northeast across the region. An 850mb ridge extended southward from the the upper Midwest into eastern KS. The richer moisture transport continued from southern TX, northwest into northern TX and western OK and southwest KS. Today and Tonight: Weak easterly mid level flow will continue across eastern KS on the southern periphery of the H5 ridge axis across south central Canada and the northern Plains. Minor mid-level perturbation/vort max's will continue to advect westward and may provide enough ascent for isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop across the CWA this afternoon. The effective shear continues to be weak, thus the isolated thunderstorms will be pulse type storms. Most CAMs, show about 1500 J/KG of MLCAPE developing in the early afternoon hours. Thus, some pulse storm may produce brief heavy rainfall, gusty winds and possibly some small hail if the updrafts get tall enough. The isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms should diminish and dissipate closer to sunset as SFC heating diminishes. Highs will be in the upper 80s in most areas but if we see more insolation highs may once again reach to 90 or a degree or two warmer. Tuesday Through Wednesday: The upper ridge across the northern Plains will build southward across the central Plains my Wednesday. The amplified upper low off the ME coast will retrograde westward and H5 perturbations will ride southwest into the eastern Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley. Low-level CAA across the Great Lakes States will push a front southwest across the upper Midwest and central MS River Valley. Most of the area will remain dry. A few CAMs show the potential for an isolated shower or storm developing Tuesday afternoon across east central KS, generally south of I-70. At this time the CWA looks dry Wednesday afternoon but a line of scattered thunderstorms will develop ahead of the southwestward moving cold front across northeast NE, southeast into northwest MO Wednesday afternoon/evening. Wednesday's highs will be warmer as the H5 ridge axis builds southward across the central Plains. Highs on Wednesday may reach the lower to mid 90s. Wednesday night through Sunday: The surface cold front across eastern NE and northwest MO will slowly push southwest into the CWA during the night and remain stationary across the CWA Wednesday afternoon through Friday. Surface convergence along the front combined with weak mid-level perturbations moving southward on the western periphery of the eastern US upper low will provide for chances of showers and thunderstorms. A longer wave length trough will develop across the southwest US within the southern stream of the H5 jet. The upper trough will cause a down stream H5 ridge across the southern high Plains to amplify. The northwest flow across KS, with embedded mid-level perturbations will keep the chances for showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. The ECMWF/GFS/Canadian models are in fairly good agreement showing an upper trough digging southward out of central Canada into the upper Midwest and great Lakes States. Stronger low-level CAA across the northern Plains will cause a cold front to push southward across the area late Saturday night into Sunday. Surface convergence along the front and mid-level perturbations digging southward on the west side of the H5 low may provide greater chances for showers and thunderstorms Saturday night into Sunday. Depending on the timing of the FROPA, Sunday's highs may only reach the upper 70s to around 80s with northerly winds. Sunday night Through Monday: We may see a break in the precipitation as the sfc front pushes southward into north TX. The upstream H5 ridge will move east over the central Plains. Highs Monday will be in the lower 80s. The lead H5 trough from the longer wave-length H5 trough across the southwestern US will lift out northeast into the Plains Tuesday afternoon, with a band of 50- 60 KTS of H5 flow. A cold front and dryline will push east into the Plains and the potential exist for severe thunderstorms across the region on Tuesday afternoon. Even though the ECMWF/GFS/Canadian models have similar solutions out through next Tuesday, a lot may change in the model solutions during the next few days, but there is the potential for strong to severe storms on Tuesday, just outside of our 7 day forecast period. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 1232 PM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023 VFR conditions are expected through the period. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms look to develop this afternoon and could impact terminals, but coverage looks too isolated to include mention in TAFs at this time. Will monitor and amend as needed. That risk decreases after sunset with the loss of daytime heating, at which point diurnal CU should also diminish. Winds stay light and variable for most of the period, but should have an easterly component for the daytime hours today. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION...Gargan AVIATION...Picha
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 300 AM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-060800- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 300 AM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Kansas, east central Kansas, north central Kansas and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across the area this afternoon. The stronger storms may produce brief heavy rainfall and gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. && More detailed information can be found at: www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
107 PM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023
KSZ011-051830-
Nemaha-
107 PM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Nemaha
County through 130 PM CDT...
At 106 PM CDT, emergency management reported a strong thunderstorm
over Bern, moving west at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management. Dime sized hail was reported in Bern
at 104 PM CDT.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects
is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bern.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3991 9591 3990 9610 4000 9614 4000 9590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 091DEG 6KT 3996 9599
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe Topeka radar (KTWX), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:21 UTC.
7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Public report also included dime to nickel sized hail.
Quarter sized hail reported.
Wind gusts to 60 mph reported.
Quarter sized hail observed by the fire chief.
Quarter sized hail reported.
Report of tree damage blocking roadways and a stop sign blown over in Burlington.
Quarter sized hail reported.
Quarter sized hail reported.
Ping pong ball sized hail reported.
Quarter sized hail reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2023
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: 1110573, 1110574, 1110575, 1110576, 1110578, 1110579, 1110580, 1110582, 1110583, 1110584.