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2013

05/23/2013 Experimental Impact Based Warnings Will Continue in 2013
05/21/2013 May 18 & 19 - Two Days of Severe Weather with Damaging winds and Brief Tornadoes
05/21/2013 May 18th Tornado Track Maps
05/21/2013 May 19th Tornado Track Maps
05/08/2013 The May 8, 2003 Tornado Outbreak
05/02/2013 May Snow in Topeka
04/25/2013 NOAA’s National Weather Service completes Doppler radar upgrades
04/11/2013 April 9, 2013 - Severe Thunderstorms & Winter Storms At The Same Time
03/25/2013 March 23-24, 2013 Snowfall Across Northeast Kansas
03/24/2013 Winter Storm Information Resource
03/19/2013 Flood Safety Awareness Week!
03/11/2013 March 10, 2013 Light Snow Falls Across North Central Kansas
02/27/2013 Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week March 3-9th
02/27/2013 February 25-27, 2013 - 2nd Winter Storm Hits Northeast Kansas
02/25/2013 February 21, 2013 Significant Snowfall Across Northeast Kansas
02/24/2013 Geary County Spotter Talk on 2/25 is Cancelled
02/07/2013 February 7, 2013 - Moderate to Heavy Rain Returned to Northeast Kansas
02/04/2013 2013 Spotter Training Schedule
02/04/2013 Drought Information
01/30/2013 New Weather App Available! Free-Designed to Report the Weather.
01/11/2013 2012: Warmest Year on Record for Contiguous U.S.
01/04/2013 New Year's Eve Snowfall Totals
01/02/2013 2012: Warmest Year on Record for Topeka

2012

12/22/2012 Christmas Climatology for Topeka
12/20/2012 Dec 20, 2012 Winter Storm Summary
12/04/2012 Fall 2012 Topeka Tiller Newsletter
11/19/2012 Thanksgiving Day Weather Facts & Regional Road Conditions
11/14/2012 Nov 14th is GIS Day! Click here to learn about GIS in the NWS
11/10/2012 Strong to Severe Storms Possible This Evening
10/24/2012 Kansas Winter Weather Awareness Day Nov 14th
10/19/2012 Locations of highest winds in NE Kansas on Thursday
10/18/2012 Elusive El Niño challenges NOAA’s 2012 U.S. Winter Outlook
10/17/2012 Halloween Climatology for Topeka and Concordia
10/10/2012 We need your feedback! Take our Weather Survey
09/24/2012 FEMA to Push Severe Weather Alerts to Cellphones
09/15/2012 Blue Rapids NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter operational again!!!
09/15/2012 When Can We Expect the First Freeze of 2012?
09/06/2012 Another Hot Summer for Topeka
08/30/2012 Wildcat Creek Flood Inundation Maps Now Available for Manhattan
08/26/2012 Widespread Rainfall (Some Heavy) Comes to Northeast Kansas
08/24/2012 Heavy Rains Return to Parts of Eastern Kansas
08/19/2012 Drought Statistics
08/08/2012 Hottest Year-To-Date on Record at Topeka
07/26/2012 Thunderstorms Bring Rain and Isolated Downbursts 7/25
07/21/2012 Is This the Worst Drought Ever?
07/20/2012 Beat the Heat...Check the Backseat!
07/18/2012 Kansas Drought Information
07/02/2012 Latest 12-month Period Ties for Warmest for Topeka
06/26/2012 Beat the Heat with Heat Safety Information
06/18/2012 Lightning Safety Awareness Week June 24-30th
06/14/2012 Wildcat Creek Public Information Statement
06/11/2012 Anniversary of Chapman/Manhattan Tornadoes of June 11, 2008
06/09/2012 Topeka Tiller Newsletter- Spring 2012 Now Available
06/08/2012 46th Anniversary of the Topeka Tornado
06/03/2012 New Warmest 12-Month Period for Topeka
05/31/2012 May 30: Severe Thunderstorms Bring Damaging Winds & Hail
05/23/2012 Updated: KTWX Radar Back Up
05/14/2012 Warmest 12-Month Period for Topeka
05/10/2012 Topeka Measures Lowest Winter Snowfall on Record
04/28/2012 April 27, 2012 - Severe Storms Move Through Northeast Kansas
04/27/2012 Wakarusa River Public Information Statement
04/26/2012 Historical Perspective of the Extreme Heat of April 25
04/23/2012 National Severe Weather Preparedness Week April 22-28
04/20/2012 Take a look at the NEW NWS webpage and offer comments
04/20/2012 La Niña fading, likely gone by end of April
04/17/2012 April 14 - Tornadoes and Hail Strike Northeast Kansas
04/12/2012 Are you prepared for Severe Weather?
04/04/2012 Halls Summit Weather Radio Transmitter Signal Degraded
03/30/2012 Large Hail Impacts Northeast Kansas
03/20/2012 Very Warm March...Are We Done with Wintry Weather?
03/13/2012 Severe Weather Awareness Day March 17th
03/11/2012 Impact Based Warning Pilot Project
03/11/2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week Information
03/08/2012 Solar Radiation Storm In Progress
03/06/2012 Second Warmest Winter for Topeka
03/02/2012 February 28, 2012 Tornados hit Harveyville as well as Douglas and Cloud Counties
02/28/2012 Impact Based Warning Pilot Project
02/23/2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week - March 12-16th
02/21/2012 2-20-2012: Hail And Wind Affect The Region
02/21/2012 2012 Storm Spotter Training Schedule
02/16/2012 Weather.gov Design Update Now Available for Live Preview
02/13/2012 How Does this Winter Compare?
02/13/2012 Snow and Freezing Drizzle Today
02/13/2012 Snow Accumulations Tonight thru Monday Morning
02/11/2012 Winter Weather Possible Sunday night into Monday
02/05/2012 February 4, 2012 Snow
01/27/2012 Upgrade to Radar near Topeka Completed
01/23/2012 Strong Winds Cause Dust Storm in Texas and Oklahoma
01/23/2012 Light Snow Accumulations Sunday Evening
01/09/2012 NWS Topeka to Receive Dual Pol Upgrade to Doppler Radar
01/09/2012 Dual Polarization Upgrade Coming to NWS Topeka Radar
01/05/2012 Northeast Kansas Significant Weather Events of 2011
01/02/2012 2011 Climate Summary for Topeka with Images
01/01/2012 2011 Climate Summary for Concordia
01/01/2012 2011 Climate Summary for Topeka

2011

12/29/2011 Why has it been so warm lately? How long will it continue?
12/21/2011 December 19th/20th Storm
12/20/2011 How did we do? Take The Post Storm Survey Here.
12/18/2011 Winter Weather Driving Tips
12/03/2011 Winter Weather Possible On Saturday
11/23/2011 Drought Status in East Central Kansas
11/23/2011 Thanksgiving Day Climate Information for Topeka and Concordia
11/17/2011 Information on GIS in the NWS
11/16/2011 Nov 16th is GIS Day! Click here for info on GIS in the NWS
11/10/2011 Winter Weather Awareness Day November 16th
11/09/2011 Welcome Rains on November 7 & 8 2011
11/09/2011 11/08 Snowfall
11/09/2011 National EAS Test Today 1pm CST
10/20/2011 La Nina To Return This Winter - 2011 NOAA Winter Outlook
10/18/2011 Bird Migration on Radar
09/29/2011 Topeka NOAA Weather Radio Intermittent Outage Today
09/09/2011 U.S. Experiences Second Warmest Summer On Record
09/09/2011 Return of La Nina to Influence Weather Patterns Through Spring
09/06/2011 NWS Transmitter WXK-91 in Maple Hill Experiencing Temporary Outages
09/05/2011 How HOT was June, July, and August?
09/01/2011 An Easy Tool For Planning Your Activities Around the Weather
08/30/2011 Satellite Image Captures Crop Damage from Hail
08/26/2011 Get the Latest on Hurricane Irene
08/23/2011 2011 Heat Statistics *Updated 8/23*
08/21/2011 Supercell Thunderstorm Damages Northeast Kansas: 8/19/2011
08/19/2011 Severe Thunderstorms Produce Damaging Winds Across Northeast Kansas
08/18/2011 Storms with Strong Winds and Large Hail Possible Tonight
08/17/2011 NOAA's National Weather Service taking action to build a 'Weather-ready' nation
08/17/2011 Birds detected by the Radar (8/17)
08/12/2011 Strong to Severe Storms Possible Later This Afternoon and Evening
08/04/2011 Would you like to know how much rain or snow fell in the last 1, 7, or even 90 days? Find it here!
08/03/2011 Record Breaking Heat
08/02/2011 Would you like fast and easy access to past weather data? Here it is!
08/01/2011 Would you like a NWS forecast with HOURLY precision? Here it is!
07/30/2011 Strong Storms and Downbursts July 28, 2011
07/29/2011 Severe Thunderstorm Reports Across Northeast Kansas on July 28 , 2011
07/28/2011 Severe Thunderstorm Reports Across Northeast Kansas on July 27 , 2011
07/28/2011 Beat the Heat with Heat Safety Information
07/27/2011 100 Degrees At Noon...How Often Does That Happen?
07/26/2011 Would you like detailed river information? Here it is!
07/25/2011 Join the Topeka National Weather Service on Facebook
07/25/2011 Severe Thunderstorm Reports Across Northeast Kansas on July 24 , 2011
07/19/2011 Excessive Heat Expected Through the Weekend
07/04/2011 Lower Missouri River Flooding Summary Page
07/02/2011 Coming July 2011, Wichita Radar Dual Polarization Upgrade
06/30/2011 Beat the Heat with Heat Safety Information
06/27/2011 WSR-88D KTWX at Topeka is Down
06/21/2011 June 20, 2011 Severe Storms across Northeast Kansas
06/21/2011 Severe Thunderstorm Reports Across Northeast Kansas on June 20, 2011
06/20/2011 June 19, 2011 Supercell and Brief Tornado
06/20/2011 June 19, 2011 Storm Reports
06/19/2011 Severe Weather Possible Sunday Evening
06/19/2011 Moderate Risk for Severe Storms Today
06/18/2011 Damaging Winds and Large Hail Impact Northeast Kansas June 17-18
06/18/2011 Warning Polygons and Radar Data Not Being Displayed on NWS Web Pages
06/12/2011 Hail, Strong Winds and Heat Bursts over Northeast and East Central Kansas June 9th
06/10/2011 Damaging Winds and Large Hail Impact Northeast Kansas on June 9-10, 2011
06/09/2011 Strong Storms Possible This Afternoon and Tonight
06/03/2011 June 1 Severe Storms and Torrential Rain
06/03/2011 Flooding Along the Kansas River
05/29/2011 Top 5: Warmest Memorial Days
05/24/2011 EF0 Tornados Hit Topeka and Lake Perry
05/24/2011 Reading Hit by EF3 Tornado, Quenemo Hit by EF1 Tornado
05/22/2011 May 21, 2011 Tornado Maps
05/22/2011 Tornado Damage in Quenemo Rated EF1
05/17/2011 Today in Weather History: May 17, 1896 Large Violent F5 Tornado effects Northeast Kansas
05/15/2011 Join NWS Topeka on Facebook
05/10/2011 Record Heat Over Northeast Kansas
05/03/2011 April Severe Weather Summary
04/30/2011 Strong Winds Across Kansas On Friday
04/26/2011 Topeka Tiller Newsletter- Spring 2011
04/16/2011 Severe Weather Information: April 14th, 2011
04/14/2011 Graphical Weather Story, Other Misc. Products May Not Be Recently Updated
04/13/2011 Fires Across Kansas: April 12
04/09/2011 April 8, 2011 Severe Storms Bring Large Hail
04/06/2011 Severe Weather: Sunday April 3
04/04/2011 What is a gustnado?
04/03/2011 Severe Weather Safety Tips
04/03/2011 Video Briefing: Severe Weather Potential Sunday Afternoon/Evening
04/01/2011 Seasonal Two-Year Snow Record Set for Topeka
03/25/2011 Colder Temperatures with Snow Possible
03/15/2011 CCF Product Discontinued
03/14/2011 March Snow Madness March 13-14th 2011
03/11/2011 Flood Safety Awareness Week March 14-18
03/10/2011 Severe Weather Awareness Week 2011
03/07/2011 Statewide Tornado Safety Drill Moved to Thursday, March 10th at 1:30 PM
03/01/2011 Severe Weather: Sunday February 27
02/25/2011 Severe Weather Awareness Day at West Ridge Mall on Saturday, March 5th
02/18/2011 Solar Flare Impacts Continue Through Saturday
02/09/2011 Impressive Snow Storm - February 8th and 9th, 2011
02/04/2011 Severe Weather Awareness Week 2011
02/02/2011 Powerful Winter Storm Hits Central and Eastern Kansas
02/02/2011 Give us your Feedback. Take the Post Storm Survey.
01/28/2011 Spring Flood Outlook
01/20/2011 Winter Storm Impacts Northeast Kansas January 19th, 2011
01/18/2011 A Weather Forecast for Your Travel Destination
01/18/2011 Road Conditions for Your Travels
01/02/2011 Annual Climate Summaries for Topeka and Concordia
01/01/2011 2010 Year in Review

2010

12/31/2010 December 31st 2010 Ice Accumulations
12/30/2010 Rain, Freezing Rain, Sleet, and Snow Possible Thursday Night - Friday
12/29/2010 How dry has it been?
12/21/2010 Christmas Day Climatology in Topeka
12/12/2010 December 11-12: Strong Winds and Bitter Wind Chill Summary
12/04/2010 SKYWARN Recognition Day
11/29/2010 Gusty Winds Observed Sunday Afternoon
11/23/2010 Topeka Tiller Newsletter
11/21/2010 The Coldest Thanksgiving Days in Topeka
11/16/2010 Winter Weather Travel Information
11/16/2010 GIS Day November 17th
11/10/2010 Winter Weather Awareness Day
11/07/2010 NOAA Launches Education Website
11/03/2010 2010 - 2011 Winter Outlook
11/02/2010 Winter Weather Safety
10/27/2010 High Winds Cause Extreme Fire Danger
10/21/2010 2010-2011 Winter Outlook Revealed!
09/23/2010 Severe Storms and Flash Flooding Possible Today
09/22/2010 Sept 21: Up To 9 Inches Of Rain & Flash Flooding In Northeast Kansas
09/16/2010 Sept. 15: Heavy Rain Falls Across Northeast Kansas
09/16/2010 NWS Topeka's New Balloon Product
09/15/2010 More Heavy Rain and Wind on Monday September 13
09/15/2010 Severe Winds Pass Through Topeka on Sept 10, 2010
09/09/2010 Are You Prepared? Is Your Family Prepared??
09/07/2010 2010: Hot Summer Follows a Cold Winter
09/04/2010 Severe Storms cause Wind Damage Over East Central Kansas - September 2, 2010
08/23/2010 New River Forecast Information
08/23/2010 Expanded River Forecasts
08/21/2010 August 20: Friday's Severe Weather Round-up
08/18/2010 Second Warmest July and Warmest Year-to-Date Global Temperature on Record
08/15/2010 Severe Weather Causes Widespread Damage: August 13
08/13/2010 Multiple Microbursts August 10-11
08/12/2010 How fast can a car heat up?
08/08/2010 What's a heat advisory? What's a heat warning?
08/07/2010 Stay Cool in the Heat
08/05/2010 Stormy Space Weather!
07/25/2010 July Heat: How Hot Was It? (updated 7/25)
07/15/2010 Excessive Heat, Severe Thunderstoms and Flash Flooding: July 14th in Review
07/08/2010 Osage County Landspout Tornado July 7, 2010
07/05/2010 July 4th, 2010 Brief Tornado Confirmed Near Mayetta
07/01/2010 June Weather: A Month To Remember
06/25/2010 Daily COOP Map
06/21/2010 Intense Winds Roll Across Northern Kansas - June 19 (updated 6/21)
06/18/2010 Review of Strong Winds and Heavy Rain June 16th, 2010
06/15/2010 Strong Winds and Heavy Rain June 13th-14th 2010
06/09/2010 Flooding and Severe Weather Review: Tuesday June 8
06/08/2010 Anniversary of the 1966 Topeka Tornado
06/08/2010 Remembering the 1966 Topeka Tornado
06/05/2010 New Daily COOP Map
06/02/2010 Severe Weather Reports From Tuesday
06/02/2010 Help with NWR Programming
06/01/2010 75th Anniversary of the 1935 Republican River Flood
06/01/2010 Severe Weather Tuesday June 1, 2010
05/19/2010 50 Years Ago - Meriden Leveled by Tornado
05/19/2010 Twitter - Report weather to the National Weather Service
05/13/2010 May 12 2010 Severe Weather
05/13/2010 Turn Around -- Don't Drown
05/11/2010 Severe Weather Reports - Monday, May 10
05/07/2010 May 6-7 Severe Thunderstorms *Updated at 6:00 PM May 07*
04/30/2010 Brief Tornado in Washington County Thursday Evening
04/14/2010 WFO Topeka RSS Feeds Added
04/12/2010 Severe Weather Strikes Lawrence April 6th, 2010
03/30/2010 NWS-Topeka Fire Weather Page
02/22/2010 Winter Storm brings a Mess to East Central Kansas
02/04/2010 February 4th-5th Snow *Updated on 2/4/2010 at 8:00am *
01/10/2010 Annual Climate Summaries for Topeka and Concordia
01/08/2010 Wind Chill and Record Cold!!
01/07/2010 Review of Wednesday's Winter Storm
01/01/2010 2009 Year in Review

2009

12/30/2009 It's Official: Snowiest December on Record in Topeka
12/30/2009 Dec 30 Snowfall Accumulation Map
12/27/2009 Christmas Eve Snow and Wind Reports
12/18/2009 Christmas Climatology for Topeka
12/10/2009 Wind Chill Safety Chart
12/10/2009 How to Measure Snow -- A CoCoRAHS Guide
12/10/2009 Winter Storm Summary
12/04/2009 New Bulleted Product Format
11/18/2009 Winter Weather Safety
11/18/2009 Winter Weather Awareness Day 2009
11/08/2009 Warm Start to November
11/02/2009 October 2009 the Fourth Coldest on Record at Topeka
10/17/2009 Record Cold Start to October
10/14/2009 Record Cool Days - **Updated!**
10/11/2009 A Chilly Weekend
10/06/2009 Severe Wind August 10, 2009 *Updated at 5:00 pm August 11*
10/03/2009 Northeast Kansas Wind Speeds from Friday, October 2, 2009
09/21/2009 September 21, 2009 Heavy Rain and Flooding
09/13/2009 Summer Temperature Below Average for U.S.
09/04/2009 NWS Topeka Hosts Cooperative Observer Open House
09/04/2009 Severe Thunderstorm of September 3rd
08/21/2009 Hail Pummels Portions of North Central Kansas
08/05/2009 South Topeka Microburst
07/29/2009 Funnel and Possible Landspout Near Centralia
07/21/2009 Large Hail - Heavy Rain Slams Dickinson County on 7/20/09
07/15/2009 July 14, 2009 - Riley County Severe Storm
07/13/2009 July 12, 2009 - Manhattan, KS Wind Event
07/09/2009 July 8, 2009 - Small Storm Packs Big Punch
06/21/2009 June 20th Brief Tornadoes
06/21/2009 June 17th Severe Weather
06/17/2009 Severe Weather and Flooding June 15th and 16th
06/16/2009 June 15 Storm Reports
05/31/2009 May 2009 Newsletter Now Available!
05/14/2009 Large Hail, Two Brief Tornado Events of May 13, 2009
04/06/2009 Early April Hard Freeze
04/02/2009 April 2nd Snowfall Totals
03/31/2009 Preliminary Snowfall and Ice Totals 3/28/09
03/25/2009 A confirmed tornado in Nemaha County on 03/23/09
03/24/2009 March 23rd High Winds and Convection
02/20/2009 February 2009 Newsletter Now Available!
02/14/2009 NWS Fire Experts Helping With Australian Wildfires
02/12/2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar Day 2009
01/03/2009 Topeka and Concordia 2008 Year End Climate Review!

2008

12/30/2008 Past January 1st Temp/Precip Data
12/19/2008 Ice Accumulation -- December 18th
12/17/2008 December 16 Snowfall
12/10/2008 One Year Ago Today...
12/09/2008 Skywarn Recognition Day 2008 - News and Photos!
11/14/2008 Remembering the November 1988 Topeka Tornado
10/06/2008 Women in Science Day 2008 - Story and Photos!
10/06/2008 Holm Award for Randolph Observer
10/02/2008 Women in Science Day 2008
09/16/2008 Tornado Causes Damage In Eastern Douglas County
08/22/2008 Latest issue of Topeka News now available!!
08/04/2008 Tornadoes Strike Northeast Kansas - June 11th-12th, 2008
06/07/2008 Information on Storms in North Central Kansas June 5, 2008 (Updated 6/13/2008)
06/02/2008 Large Hail and Strong Winds Pummel Northeast Kansas June 2nd
05/30/2008 Tornado and Winds Slam Republic County May 29th
05/03/2008 Severe Thunderstorms Cause Damage Across Portions of Northeast and East Central Kansas Thursday Night (May 1-2, 2008)
04/25/2008 Tornado Strikes North Central Kansas
02/18/2008 Feb 16th and 17th Heavy Rain and Snow
01/02/2008 Topeka Climate Year in Review

2007

12/15/2007 Winter Snow Storm, December 14th-15th
12/13/2007 Winter Storm Impacts The Region - 12/11/07 - Updated!
10/08/2007 October 7th/8th Rainfall Total
09/07/2007 Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain, 9/6-9/7
06/30/2007 Flash Flooding and Unprecedented Rainfall- Updated
05/24/2007 Hail and Heavy Rain, May 23-24
05/07/2007 Heavy Rain and Widespread Flooding, May 5-7
05/06/2007 Severe Weather, May 5 Updated with Pictures
05/02/2007 May 1st - Funnels and Heavy Rain
04/02/2007 March 30 Tornado in Douglas County
03/31/2007 Heavy Precipitation Falls Over Northeastern Kansas
03/31/2007 March 30 Tornado in Morris County
03/01/2007 Severe Thunderstorms, February 28, 2007
03/01/2007 UPDATE: Anderson County Tornadoes, February 28, 2007
02/24/2007 Showers and Thunderstorms, 02/23-24
02/13/2007 Winter Storm: February 12/13, 2007
01/22/2007 January 20-21st Winter Storm Update
01/21/2007 Winter Storm of January 20/21 2007
01/21/2007 Snowstorm of January 20/21 2007
01/18/2007 Summary of the January 13-17th Winter Weather and Cold Temperatures
01/01/2007 Storm Total Snowfall for December 30-31, 2006

2006

12/01/2006 Winter Storm Nov. 29th and 30th
04/17/2006 Severe Storms April 15th, 2006
04/08/2006 Severe Storms April 6th, 2006
03/13/2006 March 12th - Lawrence KS Damaging Wind Event

2005

12/19/2005 Second Snowstorm of December Affects Central and Eastern Kansas
12/08/2005 Dec 7th Winter Storm Summary
11/29/2005 November 27th Tornadoes

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