Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1993, 6:35 PM CDT for Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1993, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1993, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kearny County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1306 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 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 182336 RRA SVRDDC KSC093-190000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 635 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...EASTERN KEARNY COUNTY AT 634 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST TO THE EAST OF LAKIN. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL REACH THE DEERFIELD AREA BY 645 PM CDT. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WARNING FOR ALL OF KEARNY COUNTY. IF YOU LIVE IN THE DEERFIELD AREA PREPARE FOR LARGE HAIL. IF YOU LIVE IN THE DEERFIELD AREA YOU SHOULD BE IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS 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. PB
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, Jun 18, 5:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
KSZ002-003-182315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 509 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING QUICKLY OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 500 PM CDT (400 PM MDT)...DOPPLER RADAR IN DODGE CITY SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULYSSES AND 25 MILES SOUTH OF SYRACUSE. ONE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD CROSS HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN ULYSSES AND HICKOK AROUND 515 PM CDT. THE OTHER IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE KENDALL AREA...10 MILES EAST OF SYRACUSE ALONG HIGHWAY 50...BY 430 PM MDT. BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS INTO A REINFORCED BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CRAVEN
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
KSZ002-003-182315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 509 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING QUICKLY OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 500 PM CDT (400 PM MDT)...DOPPLER RADAR IN DODGE CITY SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULYSSES AND 25 MILES SOUTH OF SYRACUSE. ONE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD CROSS HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN ULYSSES AND HICKOK AROUND 515 PM CDT. THE OTHER IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE KENDALL AREA...10 MILES EAST OF SYRACUSE ALONG HIGHWAY 50...BY 430 PM MDT. BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS INTO A REINFORCED BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CRAVEN
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:53 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
KSZ002-003-182345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 552 PM CDT (452 MDT) FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING INTO WESTERN KEARNY COUNTY... AT 550 PM CDT...450 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF LAKIN. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 50 MILES WEST OF LAKIN BY 6 PM CDT...5 PM MDT. IF YOU LIVE IN THE VICINITY OF LAKIN PREPARE FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...SOME SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTINING BY 6PM CDT...5PM MDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:53 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
KSZ002-003-182345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 552 PM CDT (452 MDT) FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING INTO WESTERN KEARNY COUNTY... AT 550 PM CDT...450 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF LAKIN. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 50 MILES WEST OF LAKIN BY 6 PM CDT...5 PM MDT. IF YOU LIVE IN THE VICINITY OF LAKIN PREPARE FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...SOME SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTINING BY 6PM CDT...5PM MDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:25 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR COUNTIES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 625 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT TONIGHT... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE...CLARK...GRAY... KEARNY...STANTON...FINNEY...HAMILTON...MEADE ...STEVENS...FORD... HASKELL...MORTON...GRANT...HODGEMAN...SEWARD...NESS...SCOTT...LANE... AND TREGO. SOME OF THE CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE DODGE CITY... GARDEN CITY...LIBERAL...SCOTT CITY...AND WAKEENEY. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADOS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST SHOULD MONITIOR THIS POTENTIALLY VOLITILE WEATHER SITUATION. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:27 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 625 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT TONIGHT... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE...CLARK...GRAY... KEARNY...STANTON...FINNEY...HAMILTON...MEADE ...STEVENS...FORD... HASKELL...MORTON...GRANT...HODGEMAN...AND SEWARD. SOME OF CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE DODGE CITY...GARDEN CITY... LIBERAL AND SCOTT CITY. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADOS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST SHOULD MONITIOR THIS POTENTIALLY VOLITILE WEATHER SITUATION. BERG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 34 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.