Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 1993, 3:57 PM CDT for Clark County, Kansas. It was in force for 20 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 1993, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1993, 4:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clark County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KDDC 222058 RRA SVRDDC KSC097-025-222145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 357 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY AT 356 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODGE CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND SHOULD CROSS IN TO SOUTHWEST KIOWA COUNTY BY 415 PM CDT. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING NOW. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
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, May 22, 12:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-222100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1223 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT NOON CDT...SOUTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CIMARRON...DODGE CITY...AND ASHLAND AREAS DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON WHERE SPEEDS SHOULD AVERAGE 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE HELPING TO BRING MOISTURE NORTH INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE NIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS ARE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. CRAVEN
Special weather statement, May 22, 12:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-222100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1223 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT NOON CDT...SOUTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CIMARRON...DODGE CITY...AND ASHLAND AREAS DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON WHERE SPEEDS SHOULD AVERAGE 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE HELPING TO BRING MOISTURE NORTH INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE NIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS ARE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. CRAVEN
Special weather statement, May 22, 2:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-222200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 250 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT (9 PM MDT) FOR THE AREA WEST OF A GREENSBURG...WAKEENY LINE. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...SCOTT...LANE...TREGO...AND NESS. IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...THE WATCH COVERS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CLARK... FINNEY...FORD...GRANT...GRAY...HAMILTON...HASKELL...HODGEMAN...KEARNY... MEADE...MORTON...SEWARD...STANTON...AND STEVENS. THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND THE WESTERN PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA AT 1240 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE SHOWN ON DOPPLER RADAR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKHART...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...AND TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CRAVEN
Special weather statement, May 22, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-222200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 250 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT (9 PM MDT) FOR THE AREA WEST OF A GREENSBURG...WAKEENY LINE. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...SCOTT...LANE...TREGO...AND NESS. IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...THE WATCH COVERS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CLARK... FINNEY...FORD...GRANT...GRAY...HAMILTON...HASKELL...HODGEMAN...KEARNY... MEADE...MORTON...SEWARD...STANTON...AND STEVENS. THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND THE WESTERN PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA AT 1240 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE SHOWN ON DOPPLER RADAR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKHART...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...AND TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CRAVEN
Special weather statement, May 22, 3:47 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-222145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 347 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 345 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM IN EAST CLARK COUNTY...30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODGE CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE TO GREENSBURG BY 445 PM CDT. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL IN COLORADO TO THE WEST OF STANTON AND MORTON COUNTIES. THOSE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE IN TO THE WESTERN PARTS OF STANTON AND MORTON COUNTIES BY 415 PM CDT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS WEST OF A WAKEENY TO COLDWATER LINE. IF YOU ARE IN SOUTWEST KANSAS...STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS. REVIEW YOUR TORNADO SAFETY RULES...AND KNOW WHERE TO GO IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 3:48 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-222145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 347 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 345 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM IN EAST CLARK COUNTY...30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODGE CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE TO GREENSBURG BY 445 PM CDT. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL IN COLORADO TO THE WEST OF STANTON AND MORTON COUNTIES. THOSE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE IN TO THE WESTERN PARTS OF STANTON AND MORTON COUNTIES BY 415 PM CDT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS WEST OF A WAKEENY TO COLDWATER LINE. IF YOU ARE IN SOUTWEST KANSAS...STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS. REVIEW YOUR TORNADO SAFETY RULES...AND KNOW WHERE TO GO IF SEVbERE WEATHER THREATENS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. HANSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 48 min |
| May 22, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 51 min |
| May 22, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 41 min |
| May 22, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 49 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.