Tornado Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS

Issued

Mar 13, 1990, 4:52 PM CST (22:52 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 1990, 5:30 PM CST

In force

38 min

Issued by

NWS Topeka, KS

Area

Whole counties

Counties Jewell County, KS, Smith County, KS

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

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.

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES

   IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
      NORTHERN SMITH...NORTHWEST JEWELL

AT 448 PM CST  TWO TORNADOES WERE REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR
SMITH CENTER NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  THESE TORNADOES WILL BE MOVING
INTO WESTERN JEWELL COUNTY NEAR BURR OAK BY 5 PM.

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
SHELTER BELOW GROUND LEVEL...IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

KLEYLA

Tornado Warnings in Kansas, 1990Every tornado warning in 1990Tornadoes in 1990

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.