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2013
02/27/2013
Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week March 3-9th
02/27/2013
February 25-27, 2013 - 2nd Winter Storm Hits Northeast Kansas
02/26/2013
Winter Storm Warnings Posted - Video Briefing updated Monday 6:30 pm
02/25/2013
February 21, 2013 Significant Snowfall Across Northeast Kansas
02/24/2013
Geary County Spotter Talk on 2/25 is Cancelled
02/21/2013
Latest Information on the Significant Winter Storm
02/07/2013
February 7, 2013 - Moderate to Heavy Rain Returned to Northeast Kansas
02/04/2013
2013 Spotter Training Schedule
02/04/2013
Experimental Impact Based Warnings Will Continue in 2013
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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