Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 1988, 6:36 PM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 69 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 1988, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 1988, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
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, Jul 15, 4:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 425 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 1988 AT 420 PM CDT INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM NEAR WYMORE NEBRASKA TO EXTREME NORTHWEST MARSHALL COUNTY AROUND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE THEN SOUTHWEST TO NEAR WASHINGTON IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EASTNORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. NORTHWEST MARSHALL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL...SOME HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OVER 40 MPH UNTIL 5PM CDT. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS REMAINS RATHER UNSTABLE. THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY AND BECOME RATHER STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IF YOU ARE BOATING, BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHORE QUICKLY IF THE THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN. KAYS
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 555 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 1988 AT 555 PM CDT A 15 MILE WIDE LINE OF STRONG TO INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE KANSAS TO 10 MILES NORTH OF LINCOLN KANSAS. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WAS 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLAY CENTER NEAR FACT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 1/8 TO 1/2 INCH HAIL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH SAND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVED EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PERSONS IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS AND SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. PHILLIPS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley | 69 min |
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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.