Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jul 26, 1993, 4:16 PM MDT for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It was in force for 29 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 1993, 4:16 PM MDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 1993, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Scotts Bluff County, NE
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 2339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 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 KBFF 262216
TORBFF
NEC157-262245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE
416 PM MDT MON JUL 26 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA
SCOTTS BLUFF...THE CITIES OF SCOTTSBLUFF AND GERING
AT 414 PM MDT A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF SCOTTSBLUFF.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST 30 MPH.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...TAKE SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR
LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SFEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR WESTERN SCOTTS BLUFF.
KYLEWhat 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, Jul 26, 2:42 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
WYZ068>070-072-073-262200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 240 PM MDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AT 230 PM SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN WESTERN GOSHEN COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS OVER VETERAN WHICH IS 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WERE LIKELY IN THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH OTHER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND EVEN TORNADOES. IF YOU SEE STORMS APPROACHING SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. < WCJIN-WYSE- HARRISON
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:17 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
NEZ001-005-011-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 317 PM MDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM MDT... ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... AT 315 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ENTERING THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM OVER SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 430 PM MDT. KIRK
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:17 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
NEZ001-005-011-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 317 PM MDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... AT 315 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ENTERING THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM OVER SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 430 PM MDT. KIRK
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:19 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
NEZ001-005-011-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 317 PM MDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM MDT... ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... AT 315 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ENTERING THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM OVER SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 430 PM MDT. KIRK
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:33 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
WYZ068>070-072-073-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 333 PM MDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING... AT 330 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER GOSHEN...EASTERN PLATTE AND NORTHERN LARAMIE COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT GOSHEN COUNTY WITH THE STRONGEST OF THESE ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON. THE STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WERE LIKELY IN THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH OTHER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND EVEN TORNADOES. IF YOU SEE STORMS APPROACHING SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. < WCJIN-WYSE- HARRISON
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:34 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
WYZ068>070-072-073-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 333 PM MDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING... AT 330 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER GOSHEN...EASTERN PLATTE AND NORTHERN LARAMIE COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT GOSHEN COUNTY WITH THE STRONGEST OF THESE ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON. THE STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WERE LIKELY IN THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH OTHER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND EVEN TORNADOES. IF YOU SEE STORMS APPROACHING SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. < WCJIN-WYSE- HARRISON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Sioux | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Sioux | 16 min |
| Jul 26, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Morrill | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Morrill | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Garden, Morrill | 36 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.