Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 1994, 3:11 PM CDT for Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 1994, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1994, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jewell County, KS, Smith County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCNK 252011 SVRCNK KSC089-183-252045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 311 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...WESTERN JEWELL COUNTY...EASTERN SMITH COUNTY AT 3:05 PM STORM SPOTTER REPORTED 3/4 INCH HAIL 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STORM WILL RUN ALONG THE COUNTY LINE. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE 8A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ANDERSEN &
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, Apr 25, 12:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
KSZ042-082-027-083-075>077-087-086-251900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED CODING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1250 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 113 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...WEST CENTRAL... WALLACE WICHITA ...SOUTHWEST... FINNEY GRAY HASKELL MEADE SEWARD THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLU@DED IN THE TORNADO WATCH... GARDEN CITY LIBERAL
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 1:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
KSZ043-044-045-064-078-088-252000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 112 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 113 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...WEST CENTRAL... LANE NESS SCOTT ...SOUTHWEST... CLARK FORD HODGEMAN THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH... DODGE CITY NESS CITY SCOTT CITY
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 1:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-251930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 126 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH #113 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR SMITH...OSBORNE...JEWELL AND MITCHELL COUNTIES... AT 1217 PM RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL HIGHLY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. AT 123 PM RADAR INDICATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF RUSSELL TO KINGMON. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR THE CITY OF RUSSELL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 50 MPH. OSBORNE COUNTY IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STRONG STORM. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHE R INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-251930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTION.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 127 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH #113 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR SMITH...OSBORNE...JEWELL AND MITCHELL COUNTIES... CONDITIONS ARE STILL HIGHLY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. AT 123 PM RADAR INDICATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF RUSSELL TO KINGMON. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR THE CITY OF RUSSELL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 50 MPH. OSBORNE COUNTY IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STRONG STORM. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 2:47 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
KSZ010>012-022>026-036>040-054>056-058-059-250950- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 247 AM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD. CURRENT INDICATIONS WOULD PUT THE TIME OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AT AROUND 4 PM. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR A LARGE PART OF THE REGION UNTIL 10 PM. THE WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF THE REGION WEST OF A LINE FROM NORTH OF TOPEKA NEAR SENECA TO OTTAWA. ADVANCE PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL DURING A TORNADO WATCH. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE THE SAFEST AREAS OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ARE...SUCH AS INTERIOR ROOMS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. KISNER
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:11 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
KSZ010>012-022>026-036>040-054>056-058-059-252100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO ISSUANCE TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 247 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD. CURRENT INDICATIONS WOULD PUT THE TIME OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AT AROUND 4 PM. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR A LARGE PART OF THE REGION UNTIL 10 PM. THE WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF THE REGION WEST OF A LINE FROM NORTH OF TOPEKA NEAR SENECA TO OTTAWA. ADVANCE PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL DURING A TORNADO WATCH. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE THE SAFEST AREAS OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ARE...SUCH AS INTERIOR ROOMS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVE6LOPING WEATHER SITUATION. KISNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Mitchell, Osborne | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Atchison, Brown | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson | 25 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.