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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 1990, 7:26 PM CDT for Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
- May 22, 1990, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1990, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Thomas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:15 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Thomas, 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, May 22, 5:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
KSZ001-002-222315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 420 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 1990 .....RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND MOVING INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 410 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT RAIN WERE ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOODLAND KANSAS OR JUST WEST OF ST FRANCIS. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF GOODLAND. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH NO SEVERE WEATHER gWAS INDICATED AT THIS TIME. BOYLE
Special weather statement, May 22, 6:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
KSZ001-002-230015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 508 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 1990 AT 505 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS WERE ABOUT 30 MILES EAST TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND KANSAS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. A STRONG STORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND AND MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL. BOYLE
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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.