Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1991
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 13, 1991, 7:32 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 1991, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 1991, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dickinson County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 1055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCNK 140032 TORCNK KSC041-140100- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 732 PM CDT MON MAY 13 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL KANSAS ...DICKINSON COUNTY AT 730 PM CDT THE DICKINSON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A WALL CLOUD AND POSSIBLE TORNADO 30 MILES EAST OF SALINA OR 6 MILES EAST OF NAVARRE. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AND WILL BE NEAR CHAPMAN BY 745 PM CDT. 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.
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 13, 5:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
KSZ013>-016-132315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO DATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 522 PM CDT MON MAY 13 1991 AT 515PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ABOUT 60 TO 65 MILES WEST OF TOPEKA... ACROSS WESTERN GEARY AND NORTHWEST MORRIS COUNTIES. THESE STORMS HAD DEVELOPED RAPIDLY AND ARE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO TH<E NORTHNORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AND WILL MOVE TOWARD JUNCTION CITY AND THE FT RILEY AREA BETWEEN 520 AND 6PM. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AKULOW
Special weather statement, May 13, 5:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-132300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 542 PM CDT MON MAY 13 1991 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11PM TONIGHT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS EAST OF A LINE FROM CONCORDIA...TO MCPHERSON. AT 540 PM... A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WAS LOCATED 30 MILES EASTW OF SALINA OF 10 MILES SOUTH OF ABILENE AND IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STAY AWARE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN TO RADIO OR T.V. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. JF
Special weather statement, May 13, 6:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
KSZ013>-016-140000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 600 PM CDT MON MAY 13 1991 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 11PM FOR A PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CONCORDIA TO OTTAWA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE OTTAWA...EMPORIA...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY. THE WATCH DOES NOT ...REPEAT...DOES NOT INCLUDE TOPEKA NOR SHAWNEE COUNTY. SHORTLY BEFORE 6PM CDT...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANHATTAN ALONG THE GEARY/DICKINSON COUNTY LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE AND HUMID ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...THE STORMS COULD FORM RAPIDLY AND BECOME SEVERE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER INFORMATION. + AKULOW
Special weather statement, May 13, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
KSZ013>016-140030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 630 PM CDT MON MAY 13 1991 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 11PM FOR A PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CONCORDIA TO OTTAWA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE OTTAWA...EMPORIA...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY. THE WATCH DOES NOT ...REPEAT...DOES NOT INCLUDE TOPEKA NOR SHAWNEE COUNTY. AT 630PM...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF MANHATTAN IN EASTERN GEARY COUNTY. THE STORM WAS CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS IT MOVED NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE MANHATTAN AREA SHORTLY AFTER 7PM. OTHER STORMS ARE LIKELY OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY HUMID AND UNSTABLE. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER INFORMATION. AKULOW
Special weather statement, May 13, 7:02 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
KSZ013>016-140100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 702 PM CDT MON MAY 13 1991 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 11PM FOR A PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CONCORDIA TO OTTAWA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE OTTAWA...EMPORIA...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY. THE WATCH DOES NOT ...REPEAT...DOES NOT INCLUDE TOPEKA NOR SHAWNEE COUNTY. AT 7PM CDT...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN JUNCTION CITY AND SALINA MOVING TO THE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 MPH. HOWEVER OVER THE REST OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WERE INDICATED. STORMS COULD FORM AND BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVVENING. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AKULOW
Special weather statement, May 13, 7:32 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
KSZ013>016-140130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 733 PM CDT MON MAY 13 1991 AT 730PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED INTO THE WESTERN PARTS OF GEARY AND MORRIS COUNTIES...ABOUT 65 MILES WEST OF TOPEKA. THE STORMS WERE JUST SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY AND WEST OF WHITE CITY. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THAT WILL CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING...SMALL HAIL AND LOTS OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WERE DEVELOPING EAST SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN GEARY AND MORRIS COUNTIES. PEOPLE IN GEARY AND MORRIES COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE STORMS AND SEEK INDOOR SHELTER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR A GOOD PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...MAINLY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CONCORDIA TO OTTAWA...UNTIL 11PM. AKULOW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 56 min |
| May 13, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 57 min |
| May 13, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 45 min |
| May 13, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 35 min |
| May 13, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Morris | 33 min |
| May 13, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 46 min |
| May 13, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage | 35 min |
| May 14, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 36 min |
| May 14, 3:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ellsworth, Saline | 6 hr |
| May 14, 3:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 5 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.