Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 1991, 9:31 PM CST for Lincoln County, Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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, 9:31 PM CST (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 1991, 10:15 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lincoln County, KS, Ottawa County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 10:00 PM CST | Hail 2 | Ottawa, 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 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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, 6:49 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
KSZ013>016-270200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 648 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 WEATHER CONDITIONS HAD SETTLED DOWN OVER NORTHEAST AT EARLY EVENING. AND NO SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT AT 645PM. HOWEVER A TORNADO WATCH DOES CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE AREA UNTIL 10PM. AT 645PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE ATCHISON VICINITY OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA. THE RAIN WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO MISSOURI BY 7PM. THE POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS...AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL KANSAS...THESE COULD MOVE INTO THE LOCAL AREA AROUND 9 OR 10 PM. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER INFORMATION. AKULOW
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 7:51 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 751 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 ...TORNADO WATCHES COVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EASTCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CST... AT 740 PM RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS PRODUCING LIGHT RAIN OCCURING FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY NEAR COUNCIL GROVE. THIS RAIN IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURING IN CENTRAL KANSAS AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS BY 830 PM. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES OVER EASTERN KANSAS. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF THE WEATHER AS CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY. KISNER
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 8:28 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-270330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 828 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 63 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST FOR MOST OF CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 825 PM CST A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF CONCORDIA TO NEAR RUSSELL AND INTO SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS OCCURING ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR TOPEKA TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA TO NEAR MCPHERSON. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA OR JUST NORTH OF DURHAM. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. P7ERSONS IN CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. MRU
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 8:52 PM CST, 39 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-270400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 852 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 RADAR AT 845 PM INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL KANSAS ARE BEGINING TO MOVE INTO EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAIN EXTENDED FROM JUNCTION CITY TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY NEAR HERINGTON. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 20 MILES SOUTH OF ABILENE. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. BRIEtF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR IN MORRIS AND GEARY COUNTIES. KISNER
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 9:19 PM CST, 12 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-270430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 918 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 915 PM CST A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR MANHATTAN TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA OR JUST NORTHWEST OF CLAY CENTER TO RUSSELL TO 20 WEST OF RUSSELL. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED FROM SALINA TO NEAR MINNEAPOLIS TO NEAR RUSSELL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND INTENSE LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVED NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67 HAS REPLACED WATCH NUMBER 64 AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. ...MRU...
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 9:24 PM CST, 7 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-270420- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 923 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 64 COVERING MUCH OF NORTHEAST KANSAS WILL BE CANCELLED AT 930PM. HOWEVER ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH...NUMBER 67...HAS BEEN REISSUED FOR CENTRAL AND A SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM SENECA TO EMPORIA AND WESTWARD. AT 920PM SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MANHATTAN AREA WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. STRONGER STORMS WERE NEAR SALINA ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...THESE STORMS COULD ARRIVE IN THE MANHATTAN AND JUNCTION CITY AREA BETWEEN 10 AND 1030PM. OVER THE REST OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...NO RAIN OR STORMS WERE SHOWN AT 920PM.. AKULOW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Mitchell | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 44 min |
| Mar 26, 6:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson, Rice | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 9:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 19 min |
| Mar 26, 9:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Ottawa | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 10:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud | 48 min |
| Mar 26, 10:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 10:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 67 min |
| Mar 26, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Washington | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 11:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 11:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | McPherson | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 57 min |
| Mar 26, 11:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris, Wabaunsee | 67 min |
| Mar 27, 12:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 12:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 1:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 60 min |
| Mar 27, 1:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 1:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 1:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 1:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 35 min |
| Mar 27, 2:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 66 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.