Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 1992, 5:56 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Osborne County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 9 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, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1992, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Osborne, KS | |
| Jun 15, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Osborne, KS | |
| Jun 15, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Osborne, KS | |
| Jun 15, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Osborne, KS | |
| Jun 15, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Osborne, KS | |
| Jun 15, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado F2 | Mitchell, KS | |
| Jun 15, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado F2 | Mitchell, KS | |
| Jun 15, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Mitchell, KS | |
| Jun 15, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado F2 | Mitchell, 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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 152257 TORCNK KSC123-141-160000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 556 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...MITCHELL COUNTY...NORTHERN OSBORNE COUNTY AT 554 PM CDT MITCHELL COUNTY SHERRIFF REPORTED A TORNADO 4 MILES WEST OF TIPTON OR 45 SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE OSBORNE COUNTY SHERRIFF JUST SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON OR 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 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 CAR 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, 1:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 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, 2 hours 3 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, 1 hour 5 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
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 minute before
KSZ013>016-152300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 555 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE WATCH COVERS RILEY...GEARY AND MORRIS COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY AND COUNCIL GROVE. THE WATCH ALSO EXTENDS WEST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. AT 550 PM...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED ANYWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. H$OWEVER 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. BILLS
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:56 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
KSZ013>016-160000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO UGC CODE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 555 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1992 A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE WATCH COVERS RILEY...GEARY AND MORRIS COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY AND COUNCIL GROVE. THE WATCH ALSO EXTENDS WEST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. AT 550 PM...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED ANYWHER&E 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. BILLS
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, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osborne | 45 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 |
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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.