Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 7, 1992, 2:37 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 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
- Sep 7, 1992, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 1992, 2:54 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jefferson County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Jefferson, 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 1496 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTOP 071937 TORTOP KSC087-072000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 237 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AT 235 PM RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF LAWRENCE. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE WILLIAMSTOWN AREA SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW. 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.
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, 9:18 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-071515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 917 AM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 915 AM RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURING IN A 25 MILE WIDE LINE THAT EXTENDED FROM ST. JOE MISSOURI TO TOPEKA KANSAS TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA. THIS LINE IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL BE EXITING THE TOPEKA AREA BY 10 AM. THEY CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LAWRENCE AREA BY 10 AM AND SHOULD END THERE BY 1130 AM. BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS UNTIL THEY EXIT NORTHEAST KANSAS BY NOON. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE ACROSS THE REGION AND WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...NOW IN WESTERN KANSAS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PERSON PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AS CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THE STORMS. KISNER
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 10:34 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-071630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1033 AM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE NEARLY EXITED ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1030 AM RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED NORTHEAST KANSAS. A FEW SHOWERS WERE STILL NOTED TO THE NORTH OF LAWRENCE AND THESE TOO SHOULD LEAVE THE REGION BY 11 AM. THE ATMOSPHERE STILL REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE AND A COLD FRONT MOVING TOWARD NORTHEAST KANSAS FROM THE WEST WILL HELP TO TRIGGER MORE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON THIS LABOR DAY ARE ADVISED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE READY TO CHANGE PLANS SHOULD STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA. KISNER
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 11:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-072300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1105 AM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS: BARTON RICE MCPHERSON RUSSELL ELLSWORTH SALINE DICKINSON LINCOLN AND IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS: SMITH JEWELL REPUBLIC WASHINGTON OSBORNE MITCHELL CLOUD CLAY OTTAWA SYNOPSIS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AHEAD OF THE FRONT BY MID AFTERNOON AND SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE ABILENE SALINA...LYONS AND MCPHERSON AREAS AND SPOTTER ACtTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. JF
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 11:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
KSZ013>016-071750- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1150 AM CDT MON SEP 7 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 SYNOPSIS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS APPROACHING CENTRAL KANSAS AT MID DAY. IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...VERY WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WAS FLOWING NORTH INTO KANSAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD EASILY BE SEVERE. THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO SEE STORMS FIRST WOULD BE IN THE MANHATTAN AND EMPORIA AREAS...AND IT COULD BE AS EARLY AS AROUND 1 PM. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT THE GREATER THREAT IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS SHOULD REVIEW PROCEDURES AND SAFETY RULES. PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE PREPARED TO MROVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP NEARBY. BILLS
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 2:19 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-072015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 219 PM CDT MON SEP 7 1992 ...THE FIRST THUNDERSTORMS OF THE AFTERNOON HAVE FIRED... AT 115 PM RADAR INDICATED A SMALL AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA. THE ACTIVITY WAS FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF LAWRENCE TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOPEKA. THE STRONGEST STORM... PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WAS 10 MILES NORTH OF LAWRENCE. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER MOST OF THE REGION. PERSON PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE READY TO MOVE INDOORS SHOULD STORMS APPROACH. KISNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 40 min |
| Sep 7, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne, Russell | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jewell, Republic | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin | 41 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.