Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 1992, 10:05 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
- Jul 22, 1992, 10:05 PM CDT (03:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 1992, 10:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ottawa County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 10:07 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Ottawa, 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 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 660 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 22, 7:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-230130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 735 PM CDT WED JUL 22 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR RILEY POTTAWATOMIE GEARY WABAUNSEE MORRIS AND LYON COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 725PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED BY RADAR OVER SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE AND MORRIS COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF COUNCIL GROVE LAKE OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION CITY. THEY HAVE DECREASED SOME IN THE PAST HOUR AND ARE DRIFTING TO THE EASTSOUTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND A FEW MAY BECOME SEVERE PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. PERSONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. KML...
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 7:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-230130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 735 PM CDT WED JUL 22 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR RILEY POTTAWATOMIE GEARY WABAUNSEE MORRIS AND LYON COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 725PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED BY RADAR OVER SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE AND MORRIS COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF COUNCIL GROVE LAKE OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION CITY. THEY HAVE DECREASED SOME IN THE PAST HOUR AND ARE DRIFTING TO THE EASTSOUTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND A FEW MAY BECOME SEVERE PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. PERSONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. KML...
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
KSZ013-014-230230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 834 PM CDT WED JUL 22 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS GROWING OVER MORRIS AND WABAUNSEE COUNTIES... AT 825PM RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE TOWN OF ALTA VISTA ALONG THE MORRIS WABAUNSEE COUNTY LINE. THIS IS ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION CITY. MARBLE SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS CELL. IT IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL LIKELY PASS EAST OF COUNCIL GROVE AROUND 9PM. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY AND JUST EAST OF FORT RILEY. THEY TOO ARE DRIFTING SOUTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH. ANY OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN..GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF NORTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. KML
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 9:17 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
KSZ013-014-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 905 PM CDT WED JUL 22 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING BETWEEN JUNCTION CITY AND MANHATTAN... AT 910 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR JUNCTION CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL PASS BETWEEN ALMA AND EMPORIA FROM 930 TO 1000 PM CDT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. IF THE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE THUNDERSTORMS. HOLDERBACH
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 9:40 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
KSZ013-014-230345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 938 PM CDT WED JUL 22 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN JUNCTION CITY AND ALMA... AT 935 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 20 MILE WIDE BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 30 TO 50 MILES WEST OF TOPEKA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS ALMA BETWEEN 945 AND 1000 PM CDT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...REMAIN INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENT RAL KANSAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE THUNDERSTORMS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. HOLDERBACH
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 10:00 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ013-014-230400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1000 PM CDT WED JUL 22 1992 ...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING BETWEEN MANHATTAN AND ALMA THIS EVENING... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING BETWEEN MANHATTAN AND ALMA AT 1000 PM CDT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PAXICO AND ST. MARYS AREA. SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. REMAIN INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL KANSAS. THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE STORMS IS AVAILABLE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. HOLDERBACH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 61 min |
| Jul 22, 8:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Saline | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln | 24 min |
| Jul 22, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 62 min |
| Jul 22, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Saline | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Rice | 59 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.