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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS

March 26, 1991Clay County, Cloud County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 1991, 10:12 PM CST for Clay County, Cloud County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 4 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
Mar 26, 1991, 10:12 PM CST (04:12 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 1991, 11:00 PM CST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 26, 10:12 PM CSTHail 2.5Cloud, KS
Mar 26, 10:28 PM CSTHail 0.75Cloud, KS
Mar 26, 10:47 PM CSTHail 1.5Clay, KS
Mar 26, 11:04 PM CSTHail 1.75Clay, 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1991-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1991-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 413 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCNK 270412 RRA
SVRCNK
KSC027-029-270500-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1012 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
 
   ...NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY...EASTERN CLOUD COUNTY
 
AT 1010 PM CST RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA NEAR MILTONVALE TO 25 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CONCODRIA. AT 1010 PM CST DOLLAR SIZE HAIL FELL AT MILTONVALE.
 
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.  REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO WPRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.

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, 7:51 PM CST, 2 hours 21 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 44 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, 1 hour 20 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, 53 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, 48 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
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 9:50 PM CST, 22 minutes before
KSZ013>016-270445-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
950 PM CST TUE MAR 26 1991

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67 IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THAT PART OF NORTHEAST
KANSAS WEST OF A LINE FROM SENECA WHICH IS ABOUT 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TOPEKA...TO EMPORIA. THE WATCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 4AM CST WEDNESDAY
AND ALSO COVERS ALL OF CENTRAL KANSAS.

AT 950PM SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE BETWEEN MARYSVILLE AND MANHATTAN...
WHILE STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR SALINA.
THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH AND WILL LIKELY MOVE
MARYSVILLE AREA AROUND 11PM.

THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE HUMID AND UNSTABLE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS
TONIGHT...THUS MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER INFORMATION.
AKULOW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 6:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Mitchell38 min
Mar 26, 6:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic44 min
Mar 26, 6:50 PM CSTTornado WarningTOPMcPherson, Rice40 min
Mar 26, 7:30 PM CSTTornado WarningTOPMcPherson30 min
Mar 26, 9:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLincoln, Ottawa44 min
Mar 26, 9:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRussell19 min
Mar 26, 9:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLincoln, Ottawa30 min
Mar 26, 10:50 PM CSTTornado WarningTOPClay25 min
Mar 26, 10:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPNemaha67 min
Mar 26, 11:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Washington45 min
Mar 26, 11:18 PM CSTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie27 min
Mar 26, 11:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMcPherson54 min
Mar 26, 11:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha57 min
Mar 26, 11:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris, Wabaunsee67 min
Mar 27, 12:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown43 min
Mar 27, 12:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee41 min
Mar 27, 1:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee60 min
Mar 27, 1:17 AM CSTTornado WarningTOPJefferson28 min
Mar 27, 1:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson61 min
Mar 27, 1:48 AM CSTTornado WarningTOPDouglas42 min
Mar 27, 1:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee35 min
Mar 27, 2:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.