Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1991
Tornado Warning 43, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 26, 1991, 5:07 PM CDT for Butler County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 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
- May 26, 1991, 5:07 PM CDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 1991, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Butler County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:25 PM CDT | Hail 2.5 | Butler, 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1038 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KICT 262208 TORICT KSC015-262300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 507 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...BUTLER COUNTY AT 500 PM CDT...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS INDICATED BY RADAR NEAR AUGUSTA...25 MILES EAST OF WICHITA. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. HAVERHILL...EL DORADO...AND EL DORADO LAKE ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE... GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDIER BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. HEDGES
What 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, May 26, 1:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-261900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 132 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 125 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE ACTIVE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THOSE STORMS MOST LIKELY PRODUCING GUSTY WIND...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WERE 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA...NEAR EUREKA...AND 65 MILES EAST OF WICHITA OR JUST SOUTH OF SEVERY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN EUREKA REPORTED ONLY PEA SIZE HAIL AS THE STORM PASSED THROUGH THE EUREKA AREA. CAMPERS AND BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER ATPPROACHES. STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. WILSON
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-262000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 148 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS... THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTED OVER A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS...JUST TO THE WEST OF CHANUTE. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOME HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS AS THEY CONTINUED MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. CAMPERS AND BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 393 IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS SUNDAY EVENING... WILSON
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-262100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 225 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 220 PM CDT...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES EAST OF TOPEKA...TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH ...AND WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF CHANUTE NEAR EARLETON WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. CAMPERS AND BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HEDGES
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-262100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 225 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 220 PM CDT...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES EAST OF TOPEKA...TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH ...AND WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF CHANUTE NEAR EARLETON WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. CAMPERS AND BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 393 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. HEDGES
Special weather statement, May 26, 3:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 335 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 325 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAD DECREASED RAPIDLY. ONLY A WEAK THUNDERSTORM REMAINED...20 MILES WEST OF PITTSBURG. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE WEATHER SITUATION. HEDGES
Special weather statement, May 26, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-262200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 400 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM... VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXIST OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AROUND WICHITA..AND SHOULD BECOME MUCH MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS. PERSONS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER SITUATION...AS SEVERE WEATHER COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STAIONS...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HEDGES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 47 min |
| May 26, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Marion | 65 min |
| May 26, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 50 min |
| May 26, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 38 min |
| May 26, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 55 min |
| May 26, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 53 min |
| May 26, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Marion | 67 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.