Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 44, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 1990, 12:21 AM CDT for Cloud County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 1990, 12:21 AM CDT (05:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1990, 12:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cloud 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 3738 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1134 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 15.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCNK 140526 COR
TORCNK
KSC029-201-140600-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...COR
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1221 AM CDT THU JUN 14 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
NORTHEAST CLOUD...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
AT 1218 AM CDT A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED BY THE CIVIL DEFENSE
OF CLOUD COUNTY 7 MILES EAST AND 4 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE CONCORDIA.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
NORTH OF CLIFTON BY 1235 AM.
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 IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. GET TO AN
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IF POSSIBLE. DON'T HESITATE...A FEW SECONDS
MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE.
ADAMSWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 13, 10:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
KSZ013>016-140400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1005 PM CDT WED JUN 13 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 10 PM RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS WERE JUST ACROSS THE NEBRASKA BORDER OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURING IN CENTRAL KANSAS FROM JUST WEST OF SALINA TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF GREAT BEND. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOPE OR MOVE INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS BETWEEN NOW AND MIDNIUGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE UNSTABLE TONIGHT AND SEVERE WEATHER COULD BUILD RAPIDLY. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. KISNER
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:21 PM CDT, 2 hours before
KSZ007-008-010-011-140400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1021 PM CDT WED JUN 13 1990 TORNADO WATCH 359 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. ADDITIONALLY A NEW TORNADO WATCH 360 IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS INCLUDING REPUBLIC CLOUD OTTAWA WASHINGTON AND CLAY COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 2 AM. AT 1015 PM RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR BARNARD TO 35 MILES WEST OF SALINA NEAR ELLSWORTH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN SMALL HAIL WINDS TO 40 MPH AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRBURY NEBRASKA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN JEWELL COUNTY NORTH OF MANKATO. KLEYLA
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
KSZ006-008-009-140450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1050 PM CDT WED JUN 13 1990 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 459 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF SOUTHERN KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...CENTRAL... RUSH ...SOUTHWEST... CLARK ...SOUTH CENTRAL... BARBER COMANCHE EDWARDS KIOWA PAWNEE PRATT STAFFORD THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER& INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH... PRATT ...THE REST OF TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 459 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHCENTRAL KANSAS WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT...AS WELL AS TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 460 FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. AKULOW
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
KSZ013>016-140500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1059 PM CDT WED JUN 13 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1050 PM RADAR INDICATED A 20 MILE WIDE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA KANSAS TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA KANSAS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE ENTERING MARSHALL COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT. WITH THE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT...SEVERE WEATHER COULD DEVELOPE RAPIDLY. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST9 KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. KISNER
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:47 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
KSZ009-140550- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1147 PM CDT WED JUN 13 1990 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 459 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF SOUTHERN KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...SOUTH CENTRAL... RENO HARPER KINGMAN THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH... HUTCHINSON + THE REST OF TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 459 FOR CENTRAL KANSAS WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1AM...AS WELL AS TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 460 FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. AKULOW
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:07 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
KSZ006-008-009-011-140600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1207 AM CDT THU JUN 14 1990 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 459 FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 460 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 2AM CDT THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO CONTINUES FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS THE REST OF THE PREDAWN HOURS THIS MORNING. KAYS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 12:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 12:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 33 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.