Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 1991, 3:45 PM CST for Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 26, 1991, 3:45 PM CST (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 1991, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Greenwood County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:50 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Greenwood, 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, Mar 26, 3:17 PM CST, 28 minutes before
KSZ011-012-017-262215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 315 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 AT 300 PM CST THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN EASTERN KANSAS. THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA NEAR COTTONWOOD FALLS. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN NOTED. A TORNADO WATCH 63 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST. LR
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 3:42 PM CST, 3 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-262245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 340 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 AT 1525 PM CST THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED RAPIDLY ON A LINE FROM THE TOPEKA AREA TO EMPORIA SOUTH TO ARKANSAS CITY. SMALL HAIL WAS REPORTED IN CHASE COUNTY NEAR CEDAR POINT OR 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA. OTHER STORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON THE OKLAHOMA BORDER SOUTHWEST OF COLDWATER. THE STORMS WERE ,MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 5:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 52 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.