Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 1992, 5:15 PM CDT for Osborne County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 3 reports 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 15, 1992, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1992, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Osborne County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 5:17 PM CDT | Hail 1.5 | Osborne, KS | |
| Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Osborne, KS | |
| Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Osborne, 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 734 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -501 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCNK 152216 TORCNK KSC141-152300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 515 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...OSBORNE COUNTY AT 513 PM CDT OSBORNE COUNTY SHERIFF CONTINUES TO REPORT A TORNADO NEAR ALTON OR 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG AND MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN THE BLOOMINGTON AND OSBORNE AREAS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM BY 530 PM CDT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE ChAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. PACKETT
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 15, 11:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
KSZ013>016-152300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1123 AM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS: ANDERSON DOUGLAS JEFFERSON NEMAHA SHAWNEE ATCHISON FRANKLIN LYON OSAGE WABAUNSEE BROWN GEARY MARSHALL POTTAWATOMIE COFFEY JACKSON MORRIS RILEY A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS COVERS NORTHEAST KANSAS AT LATE MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MORE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. A BOUNDRY LAY FROM JUST NORTH OF SALINA TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA. AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER NORTHERN KANSAS WILL COMBINE WITH THE MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO INITATE STORNG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WOYNICK
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 1:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
KSZALL-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 112 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES REMAIN A STRONG POSSIBILITY THROUGH MUCH OF KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS. IN GENERAL TERMS...THE RISK AREA IS EAST OF LINE FROM GOODLAND TO DODGE CITY...AND WEST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE FROM TOPEKA TO WICHITA. ALTHOUGH NO TORNADO AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE YET IN EFFECT AT 1PM FOR KANSAS, THEY ARE LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. ALL PERSONS ACROSS KANSAS...ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS... SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES...KNOW WHERE TO SEEK SHELTER FROM DANGEROUS WEATHER AND KEEP TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. AKULOW
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
KSZ013>016-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 354 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE WATCH COVERS RILEY...GEARY AND MORRIS COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDES THE MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY AND COUNCIL GROVE AREAS. THE WATCH ALSO EXTENDS INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. SHORTLY BEFORE 4PM...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. HOWEVER THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND HUMID. THUS STORMS COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND BECOME SEVERE IN A SHORT TIME. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER INFORMATION. AKULOW
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:51 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
KSZ013>016-152300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 452 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE WATCH COVERS RILEY...GEARY AND MORRIS COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDES THE MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY AND COUNCIL GROVE AREAS. THE WATCH ALSO EXTENDS INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. SHORTLY BEFORE 5PM...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. HOWEVER THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND HUMID. THUS STORMS COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND BECOME SEVERE IN A SHORT TIME. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER INFORMATION. AKULOW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 9:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 60 min |
| Jun 15, 10:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osborne | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Mitchell, Osborne | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osborne | 31 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.