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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Wichita, KS

June 20, 1990Harvey County, Reno County, Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 1990, 12:50 AM CDT for Harvey County, Reno County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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: Jun 20, 1990, 12:50 AM CDT (05:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 1990, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Whole counties

Counties Harvey County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick 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 20, 12:55 AM CDT	Tornado F0	Sedgwick, KS
Jun 20, 12:55 AM CDT	Tornado F1	Reno, 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3174 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 380 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
TORNADO WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1250 AM CDT WED JUN 20 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES

   IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
      EASTERN RENO...HARVEY...NORTHERN SEDGWICK...THE CITY OF 
      WICHITA

AT 1245 AM REPORTS INDICATED TWO REPORTS OF TORNADOES ON THE GROUND.

ONE AT THE TOWN OF SEDGWICK...ANOTHER IN RENO COUNTY AT K-17 AND
CASTLETON RD OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF HUTCHINSON. PERSONS IN THESE
COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT AS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AREA CONTINUE TO SPAWN TORNADOES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

 THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. DON/T HESITATE.
 A FEW SECONDS MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE.

LEIVERS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 19, 7:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before

KSZ009-012-200105-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
705 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH NUMBER 502 IS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

AT 700 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO
INTENSIFY IN WESTERN KANSAS AS THMOVED TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. THE
PRECIPITATION WAS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM JUST SOUTH OF GREAT BEND
TO 20 MILES WEST OF PRATT TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER 50 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE
CITY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30
MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS AT
THIS TIME.
ROSNER

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 7:11 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

KSZ009-012-200105-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
710 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH NUMBER 502 IS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

AT 700 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO
INTENSIFY IN WESTERN KANSAS AS THEY MOVED TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. THE
PRECIPITATION WAS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM JUST SOUTH OF GREAT BEND
TO 20 MILES WEST OF PRATT TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER 50 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE
CITY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30
MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS AT
THIS TIME.
ROSNER

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 8:02 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

KSZ009-012-200205-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
800 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH NUMBER 502 IS IN EFFECT FOR RENO COUNTY
UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

AT 755 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO
INTENSIFY IN WESTERN KANSAS AS THEY MOVED TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. THE
PRECIPITATION WAS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HUTCHINSON TO 5 MILES WEST OF PRATT TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER 50 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PRATT. THE STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST
AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN WESTERN RENO COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED.

ROSNER

Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1045 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990

TIME (CDT) EVENT -  SEVERE WEATHER JUN 19 1990 CENTRAL AND EAST KANSAS.

835 PM     RENO CO.          TURON (SWRN RENO) WIND 90 MPH. TREE
                             DAMAGE AND BARN BLOWN DOWN.

853 PM     KINGMAN CO.       IN KINGMAN 2 LARGE MAPLE TREES UPROOTED
                             WINDS ESTIMATED 70 MPH.

855 PM     KINGMAN CO.       SPOTTER MEASURED WINDS OF 116 MPH 5N
                             OF KINGMAN

907 PM     SEDGWICK CO.      60-70 MPH AT CHENEY

910 PM     SEDGWICK CO.      WINDS GREATER THAN 80 MPH AT LAKE CHENEY

920 PM     SEDGWICK CO.      SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO 1N AND 2W OF
                               ANDALE

930 PM     SEDGWICK CO.        NUMEROUS REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN
                               AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THUNDERSTORM
                               WINDS. MAJOR DAMAGE IN AND AROUND
                               THE COUNTY. NO DOLLAR FIGURE AT THIS
                               TIME.

941 PM     SEDGWICK CO.        WSO ICT HAD WIND GUST OF 68 MPH.

950 PM     SEDGWICK CO.        TRAILER DESTROYED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM
                               10N ICT

1000 PM    BUTLER CO.          60 MPH WINDS IN AUGUSTA. NUMEROUS
                               REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE. ALSO A WALL
                               OF A BUILDING BLOWN DOWN

1010 PM    BUTLER CO.          U.S. 54 AND SANTA FE LAKE ROAD (4W
                               AUGUSTA) POWER LINES DOWN AND BLOCKING
                               THE HIGHWAY.

1010 PM    BUTLER CO.          70 MPH WIND. TRAILER DESTROYED 8S OF
                               ANDOVER.

ELDER

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1125PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO KEC 59 IS OFF THE AIR...

DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS THIS EVENING NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION
KEC 59 IS OFF THE AIR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE ANTICIPATE IT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFF THE AIR UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING SOMETIME.

ELDER

Local storm report, Jun 19, 11:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1125 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990

TIME (CDT) EVENT -  SEVERE WEATHER JUN 19 1990 CENTRAL AND EAST KANSAS.

SEDGWICK COUNTY 911 REPORTS MAJOR DAMAGE DUE TO THE THUNDERTORM WINDS
EARLIER THIS EVENING IN VALLEY CENTER AND MT HOPE.

ALSO WIDESPREAD DAMAGE THROUGH PARTS OF RENO...KINGMAN...AND BUTLER
COUNTIES WITH ELDORADO REPORTING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

AS WE FIND OUT MORE WILL PASS ALONG.

ELDER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	63 min
Jun 19, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	60 min
Jun 19, 9:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	37 min
Jun 19, 9:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	30 min
Jun 19, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey	67 min
Jun 19, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Greenwood	57 min
Jun 20, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno	64 min
Jun 20, 12:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno	28 min
Jun 20, 12:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	56 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Kansas, 1990 Every tornado warning in 1990 Tornadoes 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.