Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 1990, 4:33 PM CST for Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 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
- Mar 13, 1990, 4:33 PM CST (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 1990, 5:15 PM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:48 PM CST | Tornado F1 | Smith, KS | |
| Mar 13, 5:10 PM CST | Hail 1 | Smith, 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 628 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
433 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
NORTHERN SMITH
AT 430 PM CST RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST
OF SMITH CENTER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. GOLFBALL HAIL HAS
BEEN REPORTED AT CEDAR 417 PM. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY BY 5 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA SO REMEMBER
THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD GET INTO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUC3E LARGE
HAIL GREATER THAN 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF OVER
60 MPH AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS.
KLEYLAWhat 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, Mar 13, 12:24 PM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-131945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1224 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1220 PM THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING SMALL HAIL AND WINDS TO 50 MPH WERE IN A 10 MILE WIDE BAND FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA NEAR WASHINGTON TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA NEAR RILEY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND SHOULD BE OUT OF WASHINGTON AND DICKINSON COUNTIES BY 100 PM. KLEYLA
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 1:04 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-132000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 103 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AT 100 PM THE THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED OUT OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS CENTERED FROM FAIRBURY TO MARYSVILLE TO NEAR JUNCTION CITY AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THE ATMOSPHERE STILL REMAINS CONDUCIVE FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. KLEYLA
Local storm report, Mar 13, 1:31 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
129 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990
STORM REPORTS FOR TUESDAY MAR 13 1990...ALL TIMES CST
7:10 AM LIGHTNING BLEW APART A LARGE TREE IN BURR OAK...PIECES FORM
THE TREE BROKE WINDOWS AND DAMAGED A HOME. JEWELL COUNTY.
11:00 AM 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY THE RICE COUNTY SHERIFF AT LYONS.
RICE COUNTY
11:45 AM A WOODEN SHED WAS BLOWN APART IN NORTH CENTRAL SALINE COUNTY.
WINDS ESTIMATED NEAR 60 MPH.
12:12 PM WINDS ESTIMATED TO 50 MPH DAMAGED A SHED NEAR HADDAM.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KASNAS. z SCHNEIDERSpecial weather statement, Mar 13, 2:11 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-132130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 211 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AT 205 PM RADAR WAS SHOWING ONLY A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER LATER THIS AFTERNOON. KLEYLA
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:07 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-132205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 306 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CST TONIGHT. AT 305 PM RADAR SHOWED NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING 30 MILES NORTHEAST AND 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTE3D TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND PERSONS IN NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PHILLIPS
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:58 PM CST, 35 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-132330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 357 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CST TONIGHT. AT 355 PM THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR ALTON IN OSBORNE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR SMITH CENTER BY 5 PM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE COVER. KLEYLA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Mitchell | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Osage | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 9:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Atchison | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 10:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 10:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 10:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 11:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Mar 13, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Mar 13, 10:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Rice | 50 min |
| Mar 13, 4:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Rice | 22 min |
| Mar 13, 4:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jewell, Smith | 38 min |
| Mar 13, 5:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson | 47 min |
Nearby
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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.