Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 1990, 12:28 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports 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 21, 1990, 12:28 AM CDT (05:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 1990, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cherokee 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 21, 1:30 AM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Cherokee, KS | |
| May 21, 1:37 AM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Cherokee, 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
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 2299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1348 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 7.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KICT 210528
SVRICT
KSC021-210630-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1228 AM CDT MON MAY 21 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF KANSAS
CHEROKEE
AT 1223 AM GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT COLUMBUS KANSAS.
RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES IN DAIMETER AND
LOCATED NEAR COLUMBUS KANSAS. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
TOWARDS THE TOWNS OF CRESTLINE LAWTON AND GALENA KANSAS
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM...GO TO A
REINFORCED SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND LIGHTNING.
ELANDWhat 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 20, 9:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-210340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 940 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #287 FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS IN UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 925 PM CDT...A ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS WHILE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS OR 15 MILES WEST OF JOPLIN MISSOURI. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED FROM NORTH CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTTAWA TO JUST SOUTH OF LA CYGNE OR 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OTTAWA AND ALSO EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF PITTSBURG. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. ROSNER
Special weather statement, May 20, 10:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-210440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1040 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #287 FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS IN UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 1027 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED FROM NORTH CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN A AREA 110 MILES WIDE AND GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM JUST WEST OF CONCORDIA TO 10 MILES EAST OF SALINA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA TO CHANUTE TO 20 MILES EAST OF COFFEYVILLE. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA TO JUST SOUTH OF EMPORIA AND ALSO FROM 20 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE PAST HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. ROSNER
Special weather statement, May 20, 11:41 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-210440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1140 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #287 FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS IN UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 1127 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN KANSAS. THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN A AREA 120 MILES WIDE AND GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE TO 30 MILES WEST OF EMPORIA TO 15 MILES EAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM EMPORIA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE...FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA TO 50 MILES EAST OF WICHITA AND 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND PEOPLE IN THE AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN SHOULD REMtAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRS. ROSNER
Special weather statement, May 20, 11:42 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-210540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1140 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #287 FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS IN UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 1127 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN KANSAS. THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN A AREA 120 MILES WIDE AND GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE TO 30 MILES WEST OF EMPORIA TO 15 MILES EAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM EMPORIA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE...FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA TO 50 MILES EAST OF WICHITA AND 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND PEOPLE IN THE AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN SHOULDu REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRS. ROSNER
Special weather statement, May 20, 11:50 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-210545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1148 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #287 FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS IN UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 1140 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES IN DIAMETER WAS LOCATED 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA OR JUST NORTHWEST OF SEDAN KANSAS. HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS LIKELY WITH THIS THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS THUNDERSTORM SHOULD MOVE OVER OR CLOSE TO CLOVERDALE...CEDARVALE SEDAN AND HALE KANSAS BY 1230AM MONDAY MORNING. ELAND
Special weather statement, May 21, 12:09 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-210545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1205 AM CDT MON MAY 21 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #287 FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS IN UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 1200 AM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES WIDE WAS LOCATED FROM JUST SOUTH OF CHANUTE SOUTHWESTWARD TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEDAN. HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS LIKELY WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH OR NEAR PARSONS...INDEPENDENCE CANEY AND SEDAN KANSAS BY 100 AM THIS MORNING. ELAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Crawford, Labette | 61 min |
| May 20, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Crawford | 62 min |
| May 20, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 40 min |
| May 20, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cherokee | 56 min |
| May 20, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Bourbon | 32 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.