Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 1991, 6:36 PM CDT for Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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
- May 2, 1991, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 1991, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rawlins County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 6:50 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Rawlins, KS | |
| May 2, 6:55 PM CDT | Hail 1.5 | Rawlins, 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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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, May 2, 3:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
KSZ001-002-022115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 213 PM MDT (313 PM CDT) THU MAY 2 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM MDT FOR NORTHWEST AND WESTCENTRAL KANSAS WEST OF A ATWOOD TO SCOTT CITY LINE... AT 210PM MDT NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS INDICATED BY RADAR OVER NORTHWEST OR WESTCENTRAL KANSAS. HOWEVER...THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEOPLE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, May 2, 4:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 36 min |
| May 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Elbert | 66 min |
| May 2, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 58 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1991Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1991
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.