Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Topeka, KS

June 15, 1987Smith County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 1987, 5:48 PM CDT for Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
Jun 15, 1987, 5:48 PM CDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 1987, 6:20 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Whole counties

County Smith 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
Jun 15, 5:55 PM CDTHail 1.5Smith, 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
Jun 15, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987

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.