Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 7, 1992, 11:13 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 1992, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 1992, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cherokee County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 1495 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1386 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KICT 080414 TORICT KSC021-080500- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1113 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ...NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IF YOU LIVE IN LEAWALK...OR WEIR...MOVE TO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER AT ONCE! AT 1111 PM CDT...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AROUND THE PITTSBURG AREA. THE STORM PRODUCING THESE FUNNELS IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL ENTER NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY BY 1120 PM CDT. THIS STORM SHOULD EXIT INTO MISSOURI BY MIDNIGHT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A STAIRWELL OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLORWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. HYSELL
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, Sep 7, 6:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
KS009-011-012-014-017-080030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 640 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH # 819 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS...AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 630 PM...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS DEVEOLPING 25 MILES EAST OF WICHITA... OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF AUGUSTA. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL AS IT CONTINUES TO STRENGHTEN. MOVEMENT TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EAST PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AS A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. *TORNADO WATCH # 819 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE EAST PjORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 8:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
KS009-011-012-014-017-080030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 840 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NORTH OF ARKANSAS CITY... A 829 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORS WERE IN A LINE... 10 MILES WIDE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARKANSAS CITY...NEAR BURDEN... TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARKANSAS CITY...NEAR OXFORD. THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU LIVE IN WINFIELD... STROTHERFIELD...AND DEXTER...GET INSIDE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS PART OF A LARGER SCATTERED AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...THAT WERE IN AN AREA 50 MILES WIDE...EXTENDING EAST OF AN OTTAWA...TO 45 MILES EAST OF WICHITA...TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA LINE...NEAR CALDWELL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. *TORNADO WATCH # 819 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE EAST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TILL 1000 PM CDT. ELDER
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 9:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
KS009-011-012-014-017-080330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 925 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 819 EXPIRES AT 1000 PM... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 819 THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT. IT WILL NOT BE EXTENDED IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE...BUT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 821 WILL TAKE AFFECT FROM 1000 PM CDT TILL 200 AM CDT. IF YOU LIVE IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. ELDER
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 9:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
KS009-011-012-014-017-080330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 940 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 930 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND 30 TO 40 MILE AN HOUR WIND WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THIS THUNDERSTORM SHOULD PASS SOUTH OF MORAN AND BE INTO THE BRONSON AREA BY 1000 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM GET INSIDE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM WAS PART OF A LARGER AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE IN A LINE 25 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF PITTSBURG ...TO CHANUTE...TO ARKANSAS CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. TORADO WATCH NUMBER 819 WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 819 WILL BE jREPLACED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 821 AT 1000 PM AND REMAIN IN EFFECT TILL 200 AM CDT. ELDER
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 10:37 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
KS009-011-012-014-017-080330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1036 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1026 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF WALNUT...25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED IN A BAND 40 MILES WIDE FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF COFFEYVILLE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF PITTSBURG. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH # 822 REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 2 AM CDT... NOONAN
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 10:39 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
KS009-011-012-014-017-080330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY ...CORRECTION TO MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1036 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1026 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF WALNUT...25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED IN A BAND 40 MILES WIDE FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF COFFEYVILLE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF PITTSBURG. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH # 822 REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 2 AM CDT... NOONAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk | 43 min |
| Sep 7, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 10:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Crawford | 51 min |
| Sep 8, 4:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 43 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.