7/27/09 DISC: KS/CO/WI

[Kyle Soldani]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
835 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009

...STORM DAMAGE SURVEY OF SOUTH TOPEKA 27 JULY 2009...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF
DAMAGE IN SOUTH TOPEKA AFTER SPOTTERS REPORTED TREE DAMAGE AND
STRONG WINDS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A LOCALIZED MICROBURST
OCCURRED IN THE MONTARA NEIGHBORHOOD BETWEEN THE FORBES GOLF COURSE
AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO THE WEST. WINDS ESTIMATED OF 70 MPH
CAUSED A COUPLE LARGE TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED OR SPLIT. THERE
WHERE ALSO LIMBS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN OFF. SOME
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND LOST SHINGLES WERE ALSO NOTED. PICTURES OF
THE DAMAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY MORNING ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TOPEKA /ALL LOWER CASE/.

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WOLTERS

 

[Adam Lucio]

Evan,

I made good pace with the storm till I hit Watseka and its 5 mile long stretch of 30mph 1 lane speed limits and 10 stop light downtown area...

All I noted was some low grunge, some scud funnels [or maybe real funnel? They looked ragged to me.] and a wall of rain/rain shafts.

I was pretty shocked the storm didnt go warned earlier, it along with many storms had really intense couplets for several scans before warnings were issued. It isnt warned in the image below. I let it go a couple miles before the border. If it was moving due east I could have caught up by flying down 24 but it was moving NE and it was already too late to stair step given the distance and speed it was moving...DOH!