Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 1989, 12:25 AM CDT for Jackson County, Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 1989, 12:25 AM CDT (05:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 1989, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jackson County, KS, Shawnee County, KS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 28 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2042 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1292 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KTOP 030528
SVRTOP
KSC085-177-030600-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1225 AM CDT SAT JUN 3 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
...JACKSON
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
...NORTHWESTERN SHAWNEE
AT 1218AM CDT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 30 MILES
NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA. WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH WERE REPORTED AT WAMEGO SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
LINE OF STORMS SHOWED SOME WEAKENING BUT STRONG WINDS NEAR 60 MPH WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER JACKSON COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF HOLTON AS
WELL AS NORTHWEST SHAWNEE COUNTY INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF ROSSVILLE AND
SILVER LAKE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY... SO
DON'T DRIVE ONTO WATER-COVERED ROADS.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, Jun 2, 7:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
KSZ013>016-030130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 742 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1989 INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AT 730 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF OTTAWA...TO 15 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA...TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF TOPEKA...TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NOTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE 13 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MARYS- VILLE NEAR FRANKFORT...JUST NORTH AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAWRENCE NEAR PERRY DAM...AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH MISSOURI. THE SEVERE WEATHER THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS EVENINGL IS NO LONGER A THREAT. THE STORMS THAT PRODUCED THE SEVERE WEATHER HAVE EITHER DECREASED IN INTENSITY OR MOVED OUT OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. MCNULTY
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 7:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-030200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 748 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1989 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 377 IS CANCELLED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM UNEAR NORTON TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND NEAR SHARON SPRINGS. HOWEVER THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11PM CDT. KAYS
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 9:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-030330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 930 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1989 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS..VERY HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WAS MOVING QUICKLY INTO NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. AT 930 PM CDT...THE STORMS EXTENDED FROM HAYS NORTHEAST TO 10 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA TO BEATRICE NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL BE IN CONCORDIA BY 950 PM CDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS. ES
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 9:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
KSZ013>016-030345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 951 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1989 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NEMAHA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. AT 940 PM CDT AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME INTENSE...EXTENDED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF MARYSVILLE...TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA...TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF ST JOSEPH MO. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...15 MILES WIDE...EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF MANHATTAN...TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN NEAR ONAGA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. A NEW LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND EXTENDED FROM NEAR CONCORDIA TO 25 MILES NORTH OF MARYSVILLE. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS BETWEEN 1030 PM AND MIDNIGHT. MCNULTY
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 11:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-030500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1100 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1989 THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HIGH 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS..DEADLY LIGHTNING.. SOME HAIL AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. AT 1100 PM CDT...THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WERE AT AURORA /10 MILES SOUTH- EAST OF CONCORDIA/..AT CLAY CENTER /30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA/ AND IN A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE. THE OVERALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 45 MILES WEST OF SALINA NORTHEAST TO 25 MILES NORTH OF MARYSVILLE. AT 1055 PM CDT...45 TO 55 MPH WINDS WERE REPORTED AT MINNEAPOLIS AND 10 NORTHWEST OF CLAY CENTER. PEOPLE IN THE PATHS OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TIL 2 AM CDT. ES
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 11:27 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
KSZALL-030530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1125 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1989 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 379 IS CANCELLED WEST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FRO5M 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALINA. THAT INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS. KAYS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 35 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.