Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1990, 7:36 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 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 18, 1990, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1990, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ellis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:46 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Ellis, 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 nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 404 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KGLD 190036
SVRGLD
KSC051-190130-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
736 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
ELLIS
AT AROUND 730 PM CDT GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPOTED
IN THE ELLIS KASNAS AREA ABOUT 13 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF
HAYS KANSAS.
THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. TORNADOS REMAIN POSSIBLE FROM
THIS AND OTHER STORMS. GO IMMEDIATELY TO A REINFORCED SHELTER.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..VERY HEAVY
RAIN..AND LIGHTNING.
BOYLEWhat 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 18, 4:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-182225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 420 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 AT 415 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ABOUT 60 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND KANSAS NEAR OAKLEY KANSAS AND NORTHEAST OF OAKLEY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...SOME HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO HOXIE KANSAS BY AROUND 445 PM CDT. BOYLE
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
KSZ004-005-007-008-182345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 550 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WARNINGS FOR GOVE..SHERIDAN..DECATUR..NORTON.. AND GRAHAM COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... ...TORANDO WATCH # 492 IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 545 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15 TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG KANSAS AND 30 MILES SOUTH NEAR STOCKTON KANSAS. STRONG STORMS WERE 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHILLIPSBURG EAST OF HOXIE. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINS AND SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. IF YO UR ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OF REINFORCED SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BOYLE
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
KSZ004-005-007-008-182345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 613 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...TORANDO WATCH # 492 IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 605 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYS KANSAS WEST OF HILL CITY NEAR MORLAND. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO HILL CITY BY 625 P1M CDT. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE 35 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAYS NEAR CEDAR BUFFS LAKE. THESE STORMS COULD ALL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...SOME HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. BOYLE
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:41 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
KSZ004-005-007-008-190035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 640 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...TORANDO WATCH # 492 IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 635 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 45 TO 55 MILES NORTH/ WEST OF HAYS KANSAS JUST SOUTH OF HILL CITY AND SOUTHEAST OF HOXIE. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE 35 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAYS NORTHxEAST OF NESS CITY KANSAS. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH THESE STORMS COULD ALL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...SOME HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. BOYLE
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:27 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
KSZ004-005-007-008-190125- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 725 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS IS CANCELLED... ...TORANDO WATCH # 492 IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 620 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKEN AND WAS MOVING EAST INTO NORTHWEST ELLIS COUNTY ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYS. SOME HAIL...HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORM. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. BOYLE
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:29 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
KSZ004-005-007-008-190125- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 725 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS IS CANCELLED... ...TORANDO WATCH # 492 IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 720 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKEN AND WAS MOVING EAST INTO NORTHWEST ELLIS COUNTY ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYS. SOME HAIL...HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORM. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. BOYLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Trego | 23 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.