Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 1990, 11:50 PM CDT for Franklin County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 1990, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 1990, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Franklin 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 3973 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2077 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 44.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1150 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
...FRANKLIN
RADAR INDICATES UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER HAS FALLEN IN FRANKLIN
COUNTY IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VE5HICLE ACROSS WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS. THE
WATER DEPTH AND CURRENT MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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, 10:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
KSZ013>016-200400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 2AM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS UNTIL 3AM... AT 10 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF MANHATTAN. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR|. PERSONS IN POTTAWATOMIE...WABAUNSEE...AND MORRIS CAN EXPECT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL 1030 PM. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN SHAWNEE COUNTY BETWEEN 1030 AND 11 PM. KISNER
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
KSZ001>011-200500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 502 FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 507. WATCH NUMBER 507 IS VALID UNTIL 4AM CDT. KAYS
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-200415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1033 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 502 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AFTER 1045 PM. HOWEVER A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 507 WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR BARTON RUSSELL RICE ELLSWORTH AND LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM. ADDITIONALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 505 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR SALINE MCPHERSON DICKINSON WASHINGTON CLAY AND OTTAWA COUNTIES. AT 1025 PM RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL KANSAS. THE AREA WAS GENERALLY FROM SALINA TO RUSSELL TO HAYES AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED RAPIDLY FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR BARNARD TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALINA NEAR HUNTER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 35 MPH. KLEYLA
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-200430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1046 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 502 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... HOWEVER A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 507 IS IN EFFECT FOR BARTON RUSSELL RICE ELLSWORTH AND LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM. ADDITIONALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 505 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR SALINE MCPHERSON DICKINSON WASHINGTON CLAY AND OTTAWA COUNTIES. AT 1045 PM RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR GLASCO TO 45 MILES WEST OF SALINA NEAR WILSON LAKE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN SMALL HAIL GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 30 MPH. KLEYLA
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:53 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
KSZ013>016-200430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1054 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 2 AM CDT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS UNTIL 3 AM CDT... AT 1045 PM CDT AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA...TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM JUST NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA TO 25 MILE SOUTHWEST OF TOPEKA NEAR ESKRIDGE. THESE STORMS HAVE PRO- DUCED WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE OF SEVERE INTENSITY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF EMPORIA. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED STRONG GUSTY WIND AS FAR EAST AS GRIDLEY IN SOUTHWEST COFFEY COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. BE ALERT AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. MCNULTY
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:48 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
KSZ013>016-200600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1147 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 RADIO STATION WXK-91 FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS IS OFF THE AIR. A LIGHTNING HIT AT THE TRANSMITTER S/ITE POSSIBLY TOOK THE TRANSMITTER DOWN. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE REPAIRS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE BE PATIENT. SORRY FOR THE DELAY. WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin, Osage | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Rice | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas | 34 min |
| Jun 20, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | McPherson, Rice | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | McPherson | 26 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 1990Every flash flood 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.