
A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through today with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is then expected to move into the Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall and flooding, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >
Topeka, KS
Weather Forecast Office
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Below are a few damage photos taken by the survey team in Chapman.
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The following is a brief Doppler Radar review from KTWX (the Topeka NWS Radar) of the parent supercell thunderstorm that produced the Chapman tornado. The images on the left show the reflectivity and Storm Relative Motion (SRM) before the tornado moved through Chapman, and the images on the right are the same radar images a couple of minutes after the tornado moved through Chapman. Note the high (purple) reflectivities in the 'hook' after the tornado moved through Chapman. This is debris that the radar was able to detect, a few thousand feet in the air.
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Below is a picture taken by Scott Blair. The photo was taken from near I-70 at mile marker 290. The tornado is seen as a large stovepipe in the center of the image and was roughly 3 miles WSW of his location.

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                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                National Weather Service
                Topeka, KS
                1116 NE Strait Avenue
                                Topeka, KS 66616-1667
                
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