Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1998, 3:03 PM CDT for Linn County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1998, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1998, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Linn County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 3:22 PM CDT | Hail 1 | La Cygne, KS | The Linn County Sheriff's Office reported quarter-size hail at La Cygne. |
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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 2794 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.9
- Supercell composite
- 26.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS1 KMCI 182004 RRA
SVRMCI
KSC107-182030-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY-PLEASANT HILL MO
303 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LINN COUNTY IN KANSAS
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 303 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED...A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PARKER...OR ABOUT 22 MILES
SOUTH OF PAOLA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES PER HOUR.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA CYGNE AT 305 PM CDT
3 MILES SOUTH OF LA CYGNE AT 310 PM CDT
7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRADING POST AT 320 PM CDT
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...CAN EXPECT 2 INCH SIZE HAIL...AND
WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. FOR YOUR SAFETY...MOVE INDOORS...AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3838 9506 3809 9498 3806 9463 3838 9464What 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.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 18, 2:34 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:34 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 234 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 TIME FOR DISCUSSION LIMITED DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER. SQUALL LINE BISECTING CWA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN EASTERN HALF OF CWA INTO THE EARLY EVENING...SO WILL MENTION SCATTERED TSRA THIS EVENING IN THESE AREAS. THUNDER THREAT WILL LIKELY BE OVER FOR THE NORTHWEST BY ZONE ISSUANCE TIME...BUT FOR SIMPLICITY SAKE WILL MENTION CHANCE POPS IN THESE AREAS AND CLEAN UP AS IMMEDIATE WARNING THREAT TAPERS OFF. WILL HIT ZONE WORDING HARD FOR SEVERE THREAT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CWA THIS EVENING...AS STORMS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. FROPA WILL BRING LITTLE IN THE WAY OF COOLING FOR THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AS WESTERLY COMPONENT OF WIND SHOULD HELP TO BRING IN SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR. LOTS OF SUNSHINE WILL HELP TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90. WILL BUMP GOING FORECAST TEMPS A TAD. DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ETA SOLUTION OF SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTH CENTRAL KS BY SATURDAY LOOKS A LITTLE SUSPECT...AND FEEL NGM POSITION FURTHER NORTH LOOKS MORE REALISTIC. MOS GUIDANCE TEMPS NOT TOO BAD...BUT WILL TRIM BACK A TAD ON HIGHS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .EAX... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. HUDSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:16 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
216 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0148 PM GRANT CITY MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/18/98 WORTHLocal storm report, Jun 18, 2:16 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
216 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0148 PM GRANT CITY MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/18/98 WORTHLocal storm report, Jun 18, 2:22 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
222 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0222 PM SHAWNEE KS 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/18/98 JOHNSON 70 MPH ON I 435 AND
SHAWNEE MISSION PARKWAYLocal storm report, Jun 18, 2:22 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
222 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0222 PM SHAWNEE KS 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/18/98 JOHNSON 70 MPH ON I 435 AND
SHAWNEE MISSION PARKWAYLocal storm report, Jun 18, 2:32 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
232 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATdION....
0226 PM HAMILTON MO 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/18/98 CALDWELL TREES DOWN WITH 70 MPH
WINDS.Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:32 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
232 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATdION....
0226 PM HAMILTON MO 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/18/98 CALDWELL TREES DOWN WITH 70 MPH
WINDS.The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 55 min |
| Jun 18, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Miami | 81 min |
| Jun 18, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn | 75 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.