Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 1990, 1:59 AM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 1990, 1:59 AM CDT (06:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 1990, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Barton 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3334 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 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.
000
TTAA00 KCNK 110659
SVRCNK
KSC009-110745-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
159 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
BARTON
AT 155 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE
RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTY LINE OR SOME 20 MILES NORTH OF GREAT
BEND. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
AS IT MOVES SOUTHAT 30 MPH. THIS STROM SHOULD BE AFFECTING THE
GREAT BEND AREA BY 230 AM.
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 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.
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, Aug 10, 11:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-110515 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1113 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 651 IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 4 AM... AT 1110 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES WEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR BELOIT TO SALINA TO 20 MILES EAST OF SALINA NEAR HOLLAND. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN HAIL STRON"G WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR BARNARD 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA NEAR KIPP AND 20 MILES EAST OF SALINA NEAR HOLLAND. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. KLEYLA
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 11:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
KSZ013>016-110600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1119 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THAT PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS WEST OF A LINE FROM COUNCIL GROVE TO MANHATTAN TO MARYSVILLE... THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AT 1115 SHOULD SLIDE INTO NORTHERN KANSAS AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STORMS WILL ENTER NORTHEAST KANSAS AROUND MARYSVILLE AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE FROM MARYSVILLE TO MANHATTAN AND COUNCIL GROVE. MOST PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS WILL GET SOME RAIN...AND A FEW PLACES MAY EVEN MEASURE MORE THAN AN INCH BY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 60S BY DAWN...WHILE A LIGHT BREEZ4E FAVORS A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. SCHURR
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 11:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
KSZ013>016-110630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1153 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THAT PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS WEST OF A LINE FROM COUNCIL GROVE TO MANHATTAN TO MARYSVILLE UNTIL 4 THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAD SPREAD TO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SHOULD ENTER NORTHEAST KANSAS AROUND MARYSVILLE BY 1230 AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE FROM MARYSVILLE TO MANHATTAN AND COUNCIL GROVE. MOST PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS WILL GET SOME RAIN...AND A FEW PLACES WILL LIKELY MEASURE MORE THAN AN INCH BY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE UPPER 60S BY M~ORNING...AND A LIGHT BREEZE WILL FAVOR A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. SCHURR
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 12:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-110615 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1215 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 651 IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 4 AM... AT 1215 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA TO SALINA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF SALINA JUST EAST OF LINDSBORG. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WERE LIKELY PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THUNDERSTORMS WERE 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA MOVING INTO SMITH AND JEWELL COUNTIES. WINDS IN THE BURR OAK AREA WERE GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT MIDNIGHT. THESE THUNDESTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 25 MPH AND WILL REACH A LINE FROM OSBORNE TO BELOIT TO BELLEVILLE BY 115 AM CDT. STRONG SHIFTING NORTHERLY WINDS TO 50 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. MP
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 1:12 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
KSZ013>016-110730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1212 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THAT PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS WEST OF A LINE FROM COUNCIL GROVE TO MANHATTAN TO MARYSVILLE UNTIL 4 THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED BETWEEN MARYSVILLE AND MANHATTAN AT 1210AM. THEY WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. MORE THUNDER STORMS WILL SPREAD FROM NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS IN THE NEXT HOUR. THEY SHOULD BE IN THE MARYSVILLE TO MANHATTAN TO EMPORIA AREAS BY 1AM. SOME MAY BE SEVERE FROM MARYSVILLE TO MANHATTAN AND COUNCIL GROVE. MOST PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANeSAS WILL GET SOME RAIN BY 3AM...AND A FEW PLACES WILL LIKELY MEASURE MORE THAN AN INCH BY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE UPPER 60S BY MORNING...AND A LIGHT BREEZE WILL FAVOR A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. SCHULTZ
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 1:24 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-110720 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 123 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 651 IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 4 AM... AT 120 AM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA TO 15 MILES NORTH OF SALINA NEAR BENNINGTON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WERE LIKELY PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. HEAVY RAINS WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS LIKELY CAUSING RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS IN SOUTHEAST MITCHELL...SOUTHWEST CLOUD AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTIES. MOTORIST SHOULD ALSO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POSSIBLE WATER OVER THE ROAD OR IN LOW SPOTS AND UNDERPASSES. A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF SALINA. IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS 45 MILES NORTH EAST OF CONCORDIA NEAR HANOVER. THIS THUNDERRSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH WERE MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FROM NEAR BELLEVILLE TO CONCORDIA TO BELOIT TO NEAR OSBORNE. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WERE RECORDED AT CONCORDIA AT 122 AM. MP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ellsworth, Russell | 39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.