Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 1990, 7:48 AM CDT for Douglas County, Kansas. It was in force for 99 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 1990, 7:48 AM CDT (12:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1990, 9:27 AM CDT
- In force
- 99 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Douglas 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 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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KSC045-151545-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
748 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
...DOUGLAS
HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT IN PARTS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY HAVE NEARLY SATURATED
THE SOIL. INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THIS SAME ARE THIS MORNING
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITY OF
LAWRENCE.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS. THE
WATER DEPTH AND CURRENT MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELYS. 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, May 15, 4:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
KSZALL-151600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 450 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RECREATIONAL LAKES OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE FORENOON HOURS AND REACH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH BY MIDDAY. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK THE SAFETY OF PROTECTED INLETS OR REMAIN CLOSE TO SHORE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING THIS EVENING. KAYS
Special weather statement, May 15, 5:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-DDHHMM- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 555 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 AT 555 AM CDT A 25 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA NEAR WASHINGTON TO BELLEVILLE TO MANKATO TO JUST SOUTH OF SMITH CENTER TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF PHILLIPSBURG. HEAVY RAIN..GUSTY WINDS..DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS AREA OF STORMS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL FELL AT SMITH CENTER AND IN THE CITY OF CONCORDIA AT 540 AM CDT. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN CENTRAL KANSAS 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSSELL AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF SALINA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. REFMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT OF ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 AM CDT. SCHNEIDER
Special weather statement, May 15, 6:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-151230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 635 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 AT 635 THUNDERSTORMS IN A 20 MILE WIDE AREA CONTINUED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE AREA WAS FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA OR 10 MILES EAST OF WASHINGTON TO JUST NORTH OF CONCORDIA TO 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR OSBORNE. HEAVY RAIN..PEA SIZE HAIL..WINDS OF 20 MPH AND DEADLY LIGHTNING HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THIS AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN CENTRAL KANSAS FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF SALINA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALINA NEAR ABILENE. HEAVY RAIN.. HAIL..GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGTHNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT OF ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 AM CDT. SCHNEIDER
Special weather statement, May 15, 6:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
KSZ003-006-151300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 639 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 234 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...SOUTHWEST... CLARK FINNEY FORD GRANT GRAY HASKELL HODGEMAN KEARNY MEADE SEWARD STEVENS ...SOUTH CENTRAL... COMANCHE EDWARDS KIOWA THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH... + DODGE CITY GARDEN CITY LIBERAL
Special weather statement, May 15, 7:01 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-151300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 655 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 AT 655 AM CDT A 20 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR HUNTER TO JUST NORTH OF CONCORDIA TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA NEAR WASHINGTON. ANOTHER AREA WAS 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALINA OR JUST NORTH OF ABILENE. HEAVY RAIN..AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SMITH CENTER TO 20 MILES NORTH OF RUSSELL TO 10 MILES EAST OF SALINA TO 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA. REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 AM CDT. SCHNEIDER
Special weather statement, May 15, 7:29 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-151330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 725 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 AT 725 AM CDT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CONTINUED ACROSS PART OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. HEAVY RAINS WERE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA TO 10 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RAINFALLS OF NEARLY TWO INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF CONCORDIA. JEWELL..25 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA REPORTED 1.83 INCHES AND THE RAIN CONTINUED. STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL SHOW A RAPID RISE TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF CONCORDIA..PERSONS IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOU LD BE ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECATIONS. SCHNEIDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 53 min |
| May 15, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 58 min |
| May 15, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton, Russell | 46 min |
| May 15, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Rice | 34 min |
| May 15, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | McPherson | 43 min |
| May 15, 7:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Osage | 3 hr |
| May 15, 7:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lyon | 119 min |
| May 15, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 15, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 4 hr |
| May 15, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 39 min |
| May 15, 12:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Osage | 3 hr |
| May 15, 12:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Franklin | 2 hr |
| May 15, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 34 min |
| May 15, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.