Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
239 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...DOWNBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED IN TOPEKA...

LOCATION...NORTH TOPEKA
DATE...JUNE 18 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...330 PM TO 345 PM CDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND
SPEED...60 TO 75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES
PATH LENGTH...APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES

...SUMMARY...

DAMAGE SURVEY NOTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWNED INCLUDING A LARGE
COTTONWOOD AND SILVER MAPLE NEAR GARFIELD PARK. ANY STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE WAS LIMITED AND DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS. NUMEROUS OTHER TREE
LIMBS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE DOWNED BY THE WINDS WITHIN
THE DOWNBURST AREA. THE TIME IS ESTIMATED AND PEAK WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH LIKELY ONLY LASTED LESS THAN ONE MINUTE WITHIN
THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

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