Tornado Warning 19, NWS Topeka, KS

Issued

Mar 13, 1990, 8:01 PM CST (02:01 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 1990, 8:45 PM CST

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Topeka, KS

Area

Whole counties

County Republic County, KS

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
TORNADO WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
801 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

   IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
      REPUBLIC

AT 800 PM CST A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND BY THE PUBLIC
18 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR SCANDIA.
THE TORNADO WAS MOVING TOWARD BELLEVILLE.

PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD FIND SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
BASEMENTS OFFER THE BEST PROTECTION.  SMALL ROOMS NEAR THE
CENTER OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR ARE ALSO FAIRLY
SAFE.  MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES OFFER NO SHELTER...SO LEAVE THEM.
EVEN A DITCH OR LOW PLACE IS SAFER THAN A MOBILE HOME OR CAR.

THIS TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND AND CAUSING DAMAGE.  ALL PEOPLE
NEAR THIS DANGEROUS STORM SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.  FIND
SHEdLTER BELOW GROUND LEVEL...IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

PHILLIPS

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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.