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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS Topeka, KS

August 17, 1986Clay County, Dickinson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 1986, 7:20 PM CDT for Clay County, Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 1986, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 1986, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Clay County, KS, Dickinson County, KS

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 17, 7:40 PM CDTHail 1Dickinson, KS

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPSaline63 min
Aug 17, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMcPherson53 min
Aug 18, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.