Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 1992, 12:57 PM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 19, 1992, 12:57 PM CDT (17:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 1992, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cowley County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1:03 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Cowley, 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 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2139 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KICT 191758 TORICT KSC035-191845- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1257 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...WESTERN COWLEY COUNTY AT 1255 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO JUST NORTHWEST OF OXFORD OR 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF WINFIELD AND ARKANSAS CITY SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW IN A BASEMENT IF POSSIBLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO 4A 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, Jun 19, 8:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-191442- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS 840 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 826 AM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINS... WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL...CONTINUED OVER CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON ...OR JUST SOUTH OF MOUNDRIDGE. IF YOU LIVE NEAR NEWTON EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS STORM WAS PART OF A LARGER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. NO CHANGE IN AREAL COVERAGE OR INTENSITY HAD BEEN NOTED SINCE 730 AM. (PLEASE REFERENCE PRODUCTS FROM CONCORDIA FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE STORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS) *A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL NOON*
Local storm report, Jun 19, 9:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
927 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992
SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FOR FRIDAY JUNE 19 1992
TIME(CDT) COUNTY REPORT
0450 SEDGWICK 2 FUNNEL CLOUDS REPORTED BY SEDGWICK COUNTY
SHERIFF AT 13TH NORTH AND 151ST WEST.
0451 SEDGWICK FUNNEL CLOUD PARK CITY BY SEDGWICK COUNTY
EMS.
0454 SEDGWICK GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT KAKE TV STATION
0506 SEDGWICK FUNNEL CLOUD AT MAPLE AND 151ST WEST POLICE
CAR BLOWN OVER.
0508 SEDGWICK 60 TO 70 MPH WIND AT 21ST AND MAIZE REPORTED
BY SEDGWICK COUNTY EMS.
0510 SEDGWICK 3/4 INCH HAIL AT 469 WEST 9TH STREET
0532 SEDGWICK FUNNEL CLOUD PAWNEE AND WEST IN WICHITA
REPORTED BY THE SEDGWICK COUNTY EMS.
0540 SEDGWICK PEA SIZE HAIL IN MAIZE BY SPOTTERS
0545 SEDGWICK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND WENT BACK UP AT
21331 WEST MC ARTHUR RD BY SEDGWICK CO. EMS
0551 SEDGWICK 1 INCH HAIL AT CENTRAL AND RIDGE IN WICHITA
BY WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVER.
0552 SEDGWICK TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT MAPLE AND TYLER
REPORTED BY A SEDGWICK CO. SHERIFF.
0553 SEDGWICK SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL AT KAKE TV STATION SEVERAL
CARS HAD WINDOWS KNOCKED OUT.
0605 SEDGWICK GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT CENTRAL AND EDGEMORE IN
WICHITA BY SEDGWICK CO. EMS
0605 SEDGWICK 1 INCH HAIL AT HILLSIDE AND MT. VERNON IN
WICHITA REPORTED BY A SPOTTER
0610 SEDGWICK WALL CLOUD REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF HAYSVILLE
REPORTED BY A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
0610 SEDGWICK WALL CLOUD OVER DOWNTOWN WICHITA REPORTED BY
SEDGWICK CO. EMS
0613 SEDGWICK 11/4 INCH HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS IN DERBY
REPORTED BY RETIRED WEATHER OBSERVER.
0613 SEDGWICK WALL CLOUD WITH ROTATION REPORTED BY SEDGWICK
CO. EMS
0630 SUMNER GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
SOUTHEAST OF MULVANE BY SUMNER CO. SHERIFF
0649 COWLEY 11/2 TO 2 INCH HAIL IN UDALL REPORTED BY
COWLEY CO. EMERGENCY COFORDINATOR.
MORE REPORTS OF DAMAGE ARE BEING COLLECTED AT THIS TIME AND ADDITIONAL
LOCAL STORM REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.
ROSNERSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 9:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-191545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS 948 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 930 AM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINS... WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL...CONTINUED OVER CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE LINE OF STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WAS 10 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES EAST OF HUTCHINSON...TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA. HEAVY RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ENTER EL DORADO AROUND 10 AM. THIS LINE WAS PART OF A LARGER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...TO 45 MILES WEST OF CHANUTE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. AN INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY HAD BEEN NOTED SINCE 930 AM. (PLEASE REFERENCE PRODUCTS FROM CONCORDIA FOR> MORE INFORMATION ON THE STORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS) *A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL NOON* REESE
Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1015 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992
ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FOR FRIDAY JUNE 19 1992
TIME(CDT) COUNTY REPORT
0557 SEDGWICK GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT 31ST AND WEST IN WICHITA
BY KAKE TV OBSERVER.
0559 SEDGWICK GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT CENTRAL AND WACO IN
WICHITA BY KAKE OBSERVER.
0602 SEDGWICK MARBLE TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 2ND AND MERIDIAN
IN WICHITA BY KAKE OBSERVER.
0605 SEDGWICK GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND 2.10 INCHES OF RAIN IN
30 MINUTES BY RETIRED WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVER.
AT 19TH NORTH AND ZOO BLVD.
0600 SEDGWICK BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AT PAWNEE AND BROADWAY
IN WICHITA BY KAKE TV OBSERVER.
0608 SEDGWICK GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT 21ST AND ROCK RD. IN
IN WICHITA BY KAKE TV OBSERVER.
0611 SEDGWICK GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND IN DERBY
REPORTED BY KAKE TV OBSERVER. WINDOWS WERE
BLOWNOUT OUT OF A SHOPPING MALL IN DERBY.
NO TIME GIVEN A ROOF BLOWN OFF THE TOP OF A MOBILE HOME AT 63RD SOUTH AND
HYDRAULIC IN SEDGWICK COUNTY.
WE ARE STILL COLLECTING DAMAGE REPORTES FROM AROUND THE AREA AND LATER
STORM REPORTES MAY BE NEEDED.
ROSNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 4:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 4:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 5:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 5:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 5:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 6:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 7:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 11:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 11:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 12:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sumner | 39 min |
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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.