Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1990, 2:49 PM CDT for Anderson County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 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 21, 1990, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1990, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Anderson 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 21, 2:55 PM CDT | Hail 2 | Anderson, KS | |
| Jun 21, 2:57 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 65 | Anderson, 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 574 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KTOP 211950
SVRTOP
KSC003-212030-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
249 PM CDT THU JUN 21 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
...ANDERSON
AT 245 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS 30 MILES SOUTH OF OTTAWA...JUST SOUTH
OF GARNETT. THE STORM DROPPED 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL SOUTH OF GARNETT AT
COLONY AT 235 THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY DROP LARGE HAIL ON
PARTS OF THE AREA SOUTH OF GARNETT.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE TO A
STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.What 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, Jun 21, 11:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
KSZALL-192300- KANSAS SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1143 AM CDT THU JUN 21 1990 THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES...OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES...WARNINGS OR WEATHER STATEMENTS. PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME WHERE TO SEEK SHELTER IF A TORNADO OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. A COLD FRONT OVER NEBRASKA AT MIDDAY WILL MOVE INTO KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL CROSS THE LOCAL AREA. WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR IS IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. SEVERE STORMS AND EVEN A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS...ESyPECIALLY OVER EASTERN KANSAS. AGAIN...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. AKULOW
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:34 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
KSZ013>016-202030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 234 PM CDT WED JUN 20 1990 THUNDERSTORMS POPPED UP SOUTH OF A LINE BETWEEN EMPORIA AND 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA AT IOLA BETWEEN 2 AND 230 THIS AFTERNOON. AT 230...STRONGEST STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WERE 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA OVER JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR...AND 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA BETWEEN GARNETT AND IOLA. PEOPLE AROUND JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR...AND IN BURLINGTON AND THE AREA SOUTH OF GARNETT SHOULD PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS HAD ALREAD MOVED INTO MARYSVILLE. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER LATE IN THE DAY...OR THIS EVENING. SCHURR
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:36 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-212030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 236 PM CDT THU JUN 21 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 512 IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT... AT 230 RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF SALINA TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA OR JUST EAST OF ELLSWORTH TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA NEAR ROXBURY. A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF GREAT BEND NEAR NESS CITY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. URBAN
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:38 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
KSZ013>016-202030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED 1ST SENTENCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 239 PM CDT WED JUN 20 1990 THUNDERSTORMS POPPED UP BETWEEN EMPORIA AND 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA AT IOLA BETWEEN 2 AND 230 THIS AFTERNOON. AT 230...STRONGEST STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WERE 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA OVER JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR...AND 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA BETWEEN GARNETT AND IOLA. PEOPLE AROUND JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR...AND IN BURLINGTON AND THE AREA SOUTH OF GARNETT SHOULD PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS HAD ALREAD MOVED INTO MARYSVILLE. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER LATE IN THE DAY...OR THIS EVENING. SCHURR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey | 43 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.