Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 51, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 1990, 6:43 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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 18, 1990, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1990, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Mitchell 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 18, 6:45 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Mitchell, KS | |
| Jun 18, 6:55 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 56 | Mitchell, 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2041 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KCNK 182343
TORCNK
KSC123-190015-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
643 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
MITCHELL
AT 640 PM CDT A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND 3 MILES SOUTH
OF CAWKER CITY MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
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.
KLEYLAWhat 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 18, 4:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-172200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 436 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 AT 430 PM RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE HAIL 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHILLIPSBURG MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN HARLAN COUNTY OF NEBRASKA BY 445 PM. KLEYLA
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-182330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 527 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 462 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR THAT PART OF KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON..NORTH OF A LINE FROM DIGHTON TO RUSSELL TO CLAY CENTER AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CALY CENTER TO WASHINGTON. AT 525 PM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEST OF A LINE FROM HASTINGS NEBRASKA TO 25 MILES EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG KANSAS TO 25 MILES WEST OF RUSSELL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SCHNEIDER
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:02 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-190000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 6 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 492 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND PART OF CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DIGHTON TO RUSSELL TO CLAY CENTER AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CLAY CENTER TO WASHINGTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 FOR WESTERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. AT 6PM RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM LIKELY CONTAINS LARGE HAIL VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG OR 15 MILES WEST OF OSBORNE AND 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR BURR OAK. THESE STORMS WERE WERE ALSO MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 $MPH. PETERSEN
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:19 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-190115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 615 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SMITH COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. AT 615 PM CDT A 35 MILE WIDE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS WEST OF A LINE FROM SUPERIOR NEBRASKA TO JUST WEST OF BELOIT TO RUSSELL. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 492 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND PART OF CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DIGAHTON TO RUSSELL TO CLAY CENTER AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CLAY CENTER TO WASHINGTON. SCHNEIDER
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:25 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-190010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 622 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 TO ALL BROADCASTERS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO WXK-92..ELLSWORTH IS OFF THE AIR. A TELEPHRONE CABLE HAS BEEN CUT NEAR ELLSWORTH KANSAS. THE PHONE COMPANY HOPES TO HAVE WXK-92 BACK ON THE AIR BY 830 PM CDT. SCHNEIDER
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:38 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-190240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 635 PM CDT MON JUN 18 1990 AT 635 PM CDT THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEST OF A LINE FROM YORK NEBRASKA TO CONCORDIA TO GREAT BEND. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE 40 MILES WEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR CAWKER CITY AND 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELOIT. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM MANKATO TO RUSSELL. THE THUNDER STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN..GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH..HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE FROM BELLEVILLE TO JUST WEST OF CONCORDIA TO LINCOLN BY 710 PM CDT. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 492 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR ALL OF NrORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND PART OF CENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO DIGHTON AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DIGHTON TO RUSSELL TO CLAY CENTER AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CLAY CENTER TO WASHINGTON. SCHNEIDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Russell | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jewell | 38 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.