Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 1994, 9:57 PM CDT for Clay County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1994, 9:57 PM CDT (02:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1994, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clay County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 4374 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.6
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 1, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-020200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 835 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING THE WESTERN PORTION OF SMITH COUNTY... AT 835 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS JUST EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF SMITH COUNTY BY 850 PM CDT. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS ACROSS SMITH AND OSBORNE COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. NOES WWUS35KSUX .c
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-020200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 835 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING THE WESTERN PORTION OF SMITH COUNTY... AT 835 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS JUST EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF SMITH COUNTY BY 850 PM CDT. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS ACROSS SMITH AND OSBORNE COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. NOES WWUS35KSUX .c
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-020300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 853 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 850 PM CDT RADAR COMTINUED TO SHOW A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST OF CONCORDIA TO 25 MILES WEST OF CONCORDIA MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 30 MPH. WINDS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. PERSONS ON THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. PACKETT
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-020300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 853 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 850 PM CDT RADAR COMTINUED TO SHOW A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST OF CONCORDIA TO 25 MILES WEST OF CONCORDIA MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 30 MPH. WINDS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE S(TORMS. PERSONS ON THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. PACKETT
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 9:47 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-020345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 947 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR NORTHERN CLAY...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... AND SMITH COUNTIES HAVE EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... AT 947 PM CDT RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM MANHATTAN TO SALINA TO GREAT BEND MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WINDS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. PERSONS ON THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. PACKETT
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 9:48 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-020345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 947 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR NORTHERN CLAY...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... AND SMITH COUNTIES HAVE EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... AT 947 PM CDT RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM MANHATTAN TO SALINA TO GREAT BEND MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WINDS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. PERSONS ON THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. PACKETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jewell, Republic | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Nemaha | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Atchison | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Wabaunsee | 68 min |
| Jul 1, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Mitchell, Osborne | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Atchison | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Franklin | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson | 57 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.