Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 18, 1993, 7:06 PM CDT for Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 18, 1993, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 1993, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ness County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1042 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
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, Sep 18, 6:06 PM CDT, 1 hour before
KSZ003-190015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 606 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 1993 ...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS IN STEVENS COUNTY... AT 603 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIBERAL OR JUST SOUTHEAST OF HUGOTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL PASS NEAR WOODS BY 615 PM. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR AND DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Sep 18, 6:06 PM CDT, 1 hour before
KSZ003-190015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 606 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 1993 ...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS IN STEVENS COUNTY... AT 603 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIBERAL OR JUST SOUTHEAST OF HUGOTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL PASS NEAR WOODS BY 615 PM. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR AND DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Sep 18, 6:21 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
KSZ005-008-190030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 621 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 1993 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN NESS COUNTY... AT 620 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NESS CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH BAZINE BY 625 PM AND THEN NORTHEAST INTO ALEXANDER AND NEKOMA BY 645 PM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTINING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAINS. PERSONS IN BAZINE...ALEXANDER AND NEKOMA SHOULD TAKE SAFE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST OF A GREAT BEND TO MEDICINE LODGE LINE UNTIL 11PM. BERG
Special weather statement, Sep 18, 6:22 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
KSZ005-008-190030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 621 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 1993 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN NESS COUNTY... AT 620 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NESS CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH BAZINE BY 625 PM AND THEN NORTHEAST INTO ALEXANDER AND NEKOMA BY 645 PM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTINING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAINS. PERSONS IN BAZINE...ALEXANDER AND NEKOMA SHOULD TAKE SAFE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST OF A GREAT BEND TO MEDICINE LODGE LINE UNTIL 11PM. BERG
Special weather statement, Sep 18, 6:37 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 637 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 1993 ...OTHER RADIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING... AT 634 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS 30 MILES NORTH OF DODGE CITY IN NORTHWEST HODGEMAN COUNTY...AND ALSO IN SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTY ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STORMS COULD MOVE INTO THE DODGE CITY AREA BY 730 PM. REMEMBER...A TORANADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES WEST OF A MEDICINE LODGE TO GREAT BEND LINE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES...MOVE INDOORS TO SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Sep 18, 6:37 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 637 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 1993 ...OTHER RADIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING... AT 634 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS 30 MILES NORTH OF DODGE CITY IN NORTHWEST HODGEMAN COUNTY...AND ALSO IN SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTY ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STORMS COULD MOVE INTO THE DODGE CITY AREA BY 730 PM. REMEMBER...A TORANADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES WEST OF A MEDICINE LODGE TO GREAT BEND LINE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES...MOVE INDOORS TO SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HUTTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 30 min |
| Sep 18, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 35 min |
| Sep 18, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 26 min |
| Sep 18, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Ness | 31 min |
| Sep 18, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 33 min |
| Sep 18, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 29 min |
| Sep 18, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Scott | 29 min |
| Sep 18, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 38 min |
| Sep 18, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 15 min |
| Sep 18, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 31 min |
| Sep 18, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney | 36 min |
| Sep 18, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kearny | 19 min |
| Sep 18, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 33 min |
| Sep 18, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Seward | 16 min |
| Sep 18, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney | 31 min |
| Sep 18, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Kearny | 32 min |
| Sep 18, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 32 min |
| Sep 18, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 26 min |
| Sep 18, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 37 min |
| Sep 18, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 22 min |
| Sep 18, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness | 33 min |
| Sep 18, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 26 min |
| Sep 18, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman | 26 min |
| Sep 18, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness | 25 min |
| Sep 19, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Rush | 37 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.