Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 1992, 7:07 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 1992, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 1992, 7:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Edwards County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 2199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2190 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 130007 SVRDDC KSC047-083-130100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 707 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY AT 705 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF DODGE CITY...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINSLEY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STORM SHOULD PASS OVER OPEN FARMLAND AND TO THE NORTH OF KINSLEY BY 730 PM CDT. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES UP TO 1 INCH SIZE HAIL WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM TAKE SHELTER NOW!!! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM DANGEROUS WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LAR(GE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. BERG
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, Jul 12, 4:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
KSZ003-006-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 404 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST CORNER OF KANSAS... AT 403 PM CDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES NORTH OF ELKHART IN NORTHERN MORTON COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF SAUNDERS AND INTO THE MANTER AND JOHNSON CITY VICINITY AROUND 430 PM CDT. STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER APPROAHCING YOUR VICINITY...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. LISTEN TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO. PRESTON
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 4:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
KSZ003-006-122245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 443 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 1992 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED TO AFFECT PARTS OF MORTON AND STANTON COUNTIES... AT 441 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANTER. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTH OF MANTER BY 500 PM. THE STANTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED HEAVY RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO 4 MILES EAST OF SAUNDERS WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STORMS IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO MORTON AND STANTON COUNTIES BY 530 PM . PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOZCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. BERG
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 4:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
KSZ003-006-122245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 445 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 1992 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED TO AFFECT PARTS OF MORTON AND STANTON COUNTIES... AT 441 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANTER. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTH OF MANTER BY 500 PM. THE STANTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED HEAVY RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO 4 MILES EAST OF SAUNDERS WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STORMS IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO MORTON AND STANTON COUNTIES BY 530 PM . PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOjAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. BERG
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 5:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
KSZ003-006-122230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 535 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 530 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES NORTH OF SYRACUSE...OR 50 MILES WEST OF GARDEN CITY. ANOTHER BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES WIDE STRETCHED FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF ULYSSES...BACK TO ELKHART. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SOME CITIES THAT WILL EXPERIENCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT 45 MINUTES INCLUDE...RICHFIELD AND MOSCOW. LISTEN TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THE DEVELOPING STORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. PRESTON
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 6:08 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
KSZ003-006-009-130000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 605 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 1992 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 604 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM GREAT BEND...TO KINSLEY AND TO THE SOUTH OF DODGE CITY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODGE CITY...TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE IN THE VICINTY OF FORD AND FORT DODGE BY 620 PM CDT. ANOTHER STRONG STORM IN THAT LINE WAS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINSLEY AND SHOULD MOVE THROUGH KINSLEY BY 615 PM CDT. OTHER STRONG STORMS STRETCHED FROM NEAR ELKHART TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULYSSES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS PREPARE FOR SOME SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTING. BERG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 19 min |
| Jul 12, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.