Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 1993, 7:35 PM MDT for Sedgwick County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 1993, 7:35 PM MDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 1993, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sedgwick County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 907 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDEN 130136
TORDEN
COC115-130200-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
735 PM MDT SAT JUN 12 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
JULESBURG
AT 733 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF JULESBURG ...OR ABOUT 57
MILES NORTHEAST OF STERLING.
THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY WHICH
HAD BEEN IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET
UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO
BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN
THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COV`ER YOUR HEAD WITH
YOUR HANDS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN DENVER.
LAT...LON 4076 10206 4081 10230 4100 10238 4099 10205What 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 12, 6:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
COZ013-130100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 605 PM MDT SAT JUN 12 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER... AT 600 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER NEAR SYDNEY NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AND ARE EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF NORTHEAST COLORADO BETWEEN 600 AND 730 PM. IF YOU ARE IN NORTHEAST LOGAN...SEDGWICK OR PHILLIPS COUNTIES...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL COLORADO. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...MOVE SWIFTLY TO A PREDETERMINED PLACE OF SAFETY. IN THE MEANTIME...STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA...THE WEATHER CHANNEL...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:06 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
COZ013-130100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 605 PM MDT SAT JUN 12 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER... AT 600 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER NEAR SYDNEY NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AND ARE EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF NORTHEAST COLORADO BETWEEN 600 AND 730 PM. IF YOU ARE IN NORTHEAST LOGAN...SEDGWICK OR PHILLIPS COUNTIES...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL COLORADO. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...MOVE SWIFTLY TO A PREDETERMINED PLACE OF SAFETY. IN THE MEANTIME...STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA...THE WEATHER CHANNEL...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:44 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
COZ013-130130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 645 PM MDT SAT JUN 12 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER... AT 640 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER EAST OF SYDNEY NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND ARE EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF NORTHEAST COLORADO BETWEEN 645 AND 730 PM AS THEY MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN NORTHEAST LOGAN...SEDGWICK OR PHILLIPS COUNTIES...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL COLORADO. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...MOVE SWIFTLY TO A PREDETERMINED PLACE OF SAFETY. IN THE MEANTIME...STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA...THE WEATHER CHANNEL...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:45 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
COZ013-130130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 645 PM MDT SAT JUN 12 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER... AT 640 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS JUST ACROSS THE COLORADO BORDER EAST OF SYDNEY NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND ARE EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF NORTHEAST COLORADO BETWEEN 645 AND 730 PM AS THEY MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN NORTHEAST LOGAN...SEDGWICK OR PHILLIPS COUNTIES...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL COLORADO. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...MOVE SWIFTLY TO A PREDETERMINED PLACE OF SAFETY. IN THE MEANTIME...STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA...THE WEATHER CHANNEL...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:52 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
COZ013-130130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 650 PM PM MDT SAT JUN 12 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...CONTINUED UNTIL 10 PM IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE TORNADO WATCH IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO IN PROWERS...KIOWA AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES. THE WATCH CONTINUES IN KIT CARSON...YUMA...EASTERN WASHINGTON... PHILLIPS SEDGEWICK AND LOGAN COUNTIES. THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE FROM THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO. BG
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:52 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
COZ013-130130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 650 PM PM MDT SAT JUN 12 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...CONTINUED UNTIL 10 PM IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE TORNADO WATCH IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO IN PROWERS...KIOWA AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES. THE WATCH CONTINUES IN KIT CARSON...YUMA...EASTERN WASHINGTON... PHILLIPS SEDGEWICK AND LOGAN COUNTIES. THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE FROM THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO. BG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Sedgwick | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.