Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 1992, 12:26 AM CDT for Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 1992, 12:26 AM CDT (05:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 1992, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pawnee County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 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 KDDC 160526 SVRDDC KSC145-160615- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1226 AM CDT THU JUL 16 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY AT 1220 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER BURDETT...38 MILES NORTHEAST OF DDGE CITY. THE STORM HAD RAPIDLY DEVELOPED AND WAS MOVING NORTH AT AROUND 10 MPH. IT SHOULD CROSS THE PAWNEE COUNTY LINE INTO RUSH COUNTY BY AROUND 120 AM CDT. A SPOTTER IN BURDETT REPORTED 70 MPH WINDS AND PEA SIZED WITH THIS STORM AT 1215 AM CDT. YOU SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE SHLETER IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY... SO DON'T DRIVE ONTO WATER-COVERED ROADS.
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 15, 8:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
KSZ006-160215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 811 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...ROADWAY FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR A WHILE IN SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY... REPORTS FROM FORD COUNTY INDICATE THAT 2.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE BUCKLIN AREA SINCE 7:15 PM CDT. CONSIDERABLE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN LOW SPOTS WAS REPORTED...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE RUNOFF IS ABSORBED BY LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA HAVE WEAKENED AND RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF IN THE AREA...THOUGH SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. LETRO
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 9:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 9:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
KSZ003-006-009-160400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 957 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE STRENGTHENING ONCE AGAIN ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 955 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM NEAR FOWLER...OR 25 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY...TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF GREENSBURG. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE COLDWATER...PROTECTION...AND BUCKLIN BY 1030 PM CDT. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL...AND MORE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THE AREAS NEAR BUCKLIN AND MULLINVILLE WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS EARLIER IN THE EVENING ARE ONCE AGAIN .LIKELY TO SEE DOWNPOURS MOVING IN...AND FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN LOW SPOTS WILL BE LIKELY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PART OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS WEST OF A LINE FROM LARNED SOUTHWARD TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. LETRO
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 10:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
KSZ009-160500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1054 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TOWARD AETNA IN BARBER COUNTY... AT 1050 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY...ABOUT 27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDICINE LODGE. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 MPH...AND WILL BRING BRIEFLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL TO THE TOWN OF AETNA...21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDICINE LODGE...BY 1115 PM CDT. IF YOU'RE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING IS ONE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS DEADLIEST COMPANIONS. LETRO
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 11:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
KSZ006-009-160500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1102 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 AT 1100 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF GREENSBURG...OR JUST WEST OF HAVILAND. THE STORM IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD...AND WILL BRING HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING TO THE HAVILAND AREA BEFORE 1130 PM CDT. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MOST FREQUENT KILLERS...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF YOU'RE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...AND STAY THERE UNTIL ITS PASSED. LETRO
Local storm report, Jul 15, 11:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1125 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...JUL 15 1992
TIME CDT LOCATION EVENT
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330 PM 12NW OF KALVESTA...FINNEY CO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
350 PM 12NW OF KALVESTA...FINNEY CO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 40 MPH
WIND.
340 PM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARDEN FUNNEL CLOUD
CITY...FINNEY COUNTY
354 PM 3N HWY 156 IN EASTERN FINNEY CO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
400 PM 14NW OF KALVESTA...FINNEY CO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
406 PM 6N AND 2E OF ROZEL...PAWNEE CO DIME SIZE HAIL
415 PM ROZEL...PAWNEE COUNTY DIME SIZE HAIL
425 PM ROZEL...PAWNEE COUNTY NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 40 MPH
WIND
517 PM 13NW OF DODGE CITY...FORD CO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
525 PM 4E OF GARDEN CITY...FINNEY CO QUARTER SIZE
525 PM 7N OF GARDEN CITY...FINNEY CO MARBLE TO GOLF BALL SIZE
530 PM 6N THROUGH 2E OF GARDEN CITY... LOTS OF GOLF BALL SIZE
FINNEY COUNTY HAIL
550 PM 6E OF GARDEN CITY...FINNEY CO MARBLE SIZE HAIL
550 PM HWY 156 10E OF GARDEN CITY... NICKEL SIZE HAIL
FINNEY COUNTY
550 PM 6N OF GARDEN CITY...FINNEY CO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL
550 PM ULYSSES...GRANT COUNTY DIME SIZE HAIL
554 PM DODGE CITY ON AVE A...FORD CO PEA TO MARBLE SIZE
605 PM DODGE CITY...FORD COUNTY MANY STREETS FLOODED
ALSO...PEA SIZE HAIL
627 PM FINNEY/KEARNY CO LINE WEST OF 60 MPH WIND
GARDEN CITY
628 PM 9S OF DODGE CITY...FORD COUNTY DIME SIZE HAIL
631 PM DEERFIELD...KEARNEY COUNTY GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
631 PM DEERFIELD...KEARNEY COUNTY 65 MPH WIND
631 PM FINNEY/KEARNEY CO LINE WEST OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
GARDEN CITY
635 PM 4 TO 5 MILES NORTH OF GARDEN ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
CITY...FINNEY COUNTY
700 PM BUCKLIN...FORD COUNTY 60 MPH WIND...1/2 INCH HAIL
710 PM BUCKLIN...FORD COUNTY 78 MPH WIND
732 PM 3S MULLINVILLE...KIOWA COUNTY NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND
THAT MOVED A GRAIN TRUCK
755 PM 9N OF LIBERAL...SEWARD COUNTY DIME SIZE HAIL
801 PM 1S OF BUCKLIN...FORD COUNTY WATER OVER THE ROAD...2.25"
OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR
945 PM STAFFORD...STAFFORD COUNTY DIME SIZE HAIL
HUTTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 36 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.