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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1990, 9:18 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 25, 1990, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 1990, 10:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Russell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 9:31 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Russell, 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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 844 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2382 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCNK 260218
SVRCNK
KSC167-260315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
918 PM CDT WED JUL 25 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
RUSSELL
AT 915 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES EAST
OF HAYS OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELL. THE STORM WAS MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF RUSSELL BY 930 PM CDT.
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 TqHUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL GREATER THAN 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF OVER
60 MPH AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS.
SCHNEIDERWhat 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, Jul 25, 6:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-260030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 630 PM CDT WED JUL 25 1990 AT 630 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING EAST OF A LINE FROM EAST OF HASTINGS NEBRAKSA TO 30 NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR MANKATO TO 15 MILES NORTH OF RUSSELL TO NEAR HAYS. A 10 MILE WIDE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS EXTENDED FROM MANKATO SOUTHWEST TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUSSELL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THAT PART OF KANSAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM WAKEENY TO RUSSEL.L TO MINNEAPOLIS TO MANHATTAN. URBAN
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
KSZ013>015-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 650 PM CDT WED JUL 25 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 638 FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PfM CDT. HOWEVER AT 650PM NO SEVERE WEATHER THREATENED NORTHEAST KANSAS. IN FACT, ONLY A FEW SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED FROM HIAWATHA TO OTTAWA. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. KAYS
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 7:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
KSZ013-015-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 734 PM CDT WED JUL 25 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 638 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...NORTHEAST... BROWN JACKSON MARSHALL NEMAHA POTTAWATOMIE RILEY THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH... MANHATTAN
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 7:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-260130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 735 PM CDT WED JUL 25 1990 AT 730 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF HAYS. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR RANDALL ...30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA JUST WEST OF BELOIT...AND 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR HUNTER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THAT PART OF KANSAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM WAKEENY TO RUSSELL TO MINNEAPOLIS TO MANHATTAN. PACKETT
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 7:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
KSZ004-005-007-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 737 PM CDT WED JUL 25 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 637 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...NORTHWEST... DECATUR GRAHAM NORTON SHERIDAN ...NORTH CENTRAL... PHILLIPS ROOKS ...WEST CENTRAL... TREGO THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH... HILL CITY
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 9:06 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-260300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 905 PM CDT WED JUL 25 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBERS 637 AND 638 EXPIRED AT 9PM CDT. HOWEVER SOME SEVERE W6EATHER CONTINUES OVER NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED. KAYS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 54 min |
| Jul 25, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln | 62 min |
| Jul 25, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 62 min |
| Jul 25, 9:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Russell | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 7:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, Saline | 3 hr |
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.