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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 1986, 7:10 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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 22, 1986, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 1986, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Russell 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Russell, 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 415 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 1986 AT 415 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANKATO ACROSS GLEN ELDER RESERVOIR TO 20 MILES NORTH OF RUSSELL. MOVEMENT SHOULD BE TO THE EAST ABOUT 15 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME STRONG TO INTENSE AS A COOL FRONT MOVES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PERSONS IN NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ADAMS
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 448 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 1986 AT 448 PM INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN NORTHWEST MITCHELL COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NEAR CAWKER CITY. A LINE OF STRONG TO INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES WEST OF HEBRON NEBRASKA ACROSS CAWKER CITY TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF OSBORNE. HAIL STRONG GUSTY WINDS HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH. PERSON<S IN AND TO THE EAST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TAKE NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPES. OTHER STRONG TO INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS. SO STAY ALERT. ADAMS
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 6:55 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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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.