Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1993, 8:37 PM CDT for Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1993, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1993, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Scott County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1322 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 190138 RRA SVRDDC KSC171-190230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 837 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS ...SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTY AT 837 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCOTT CITY MOVING DUE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IT WILL REACH SHALLOW WATER BY 845 PM CDT. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM YOU SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. JOHNSON 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. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE TO A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
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, 7:45 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
KSZ006-190145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 745 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE HEADING NORTHEAST FROM THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... AT 743 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 25 MILES EAST-SOUTHERAST OF LIBERAL TO 65 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY. THE ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH SOUTHERN MEADE AND CLARK COUNTIES BY 800 PM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:46 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
KSZ006-190145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 745 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE HEADING NORTHEAST FROM THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... AT 743 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 25 MILES EAST-SOUTHERAST OF LIBERAL TO 65 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY. THE ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH SOUTHERN MEADE AND CLARK COUNTIES BY 800 PM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST* KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:30 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
KSZ003-190230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 830 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF OKLAHOMA AROUND ELKHART AND LIBERAL... AT 827 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE OKLAHOMA/KANSAS STATE LINE FROM JUST WEST OF LIBERAL TO JUST WEST OF ELKHART. THE STORMS AROUND LIBERAL WERE MOVING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REACH WOODS BY 845 PM. THE STORM WEST OF ELKHART WAS MOVING EAST AT AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REACH ELKHART BY AROUND 845 PM. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 1100 PM CDT YOU SHOULD STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JOHNSON 2WWCA$ \+ 6WWUS N6WWUSH a`WWUS WUUS i`WWUS $$WWUS` v6WWUS 0XWSUS 7q4WSUS 22085= 41001 1 99307272005 10242 4023950 22200 00253*i`WWUS /f WUUS `(Q`WWUS T=WWCN 6WWUS, 3U^WSUS WWUS 0 22200 00266 10703 70017 pj^~^~^~j| WUUS6 4gf6WWUSj V1WSCA LA`WWUS |V6WWUS@ x 6WWUS0 yl `WWUSd PB86WWUS P6WWUST XPI`WWUS xu 6WWUS YN6WWUS ]96WWUS XWOUS o6WWUS w WUUS d WSACR E6WWUS `S6WWUS\ tZ&6WWUS Q6WWUSX Y66WWUSr
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:31 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
KSZ003-190230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 830 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF OKLAHOMA AROUND ELKHART AND LIBERAL... AT 827 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE OKLAHOMA/KANSAS STATE LINE FROM JUST WEST OF LIBERAL TO JUST WEST OF ELKHART. THE STORMS AROUND LIBERAL WERE MOVING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REACH WOODS BY 845 PM. THE STORM WEST OF ELKHART WAS MOVING EAST AT AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REACH ELKHART BY AROUND 845 PM. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. A TORNADO RWATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 1100 PM CDT YOU SHOULD STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:32 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ002-003-190230- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 832 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KEARNY COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 830 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF LAKIN...OR 30 MILES WEST OF GARDEN CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL PASS OVER LAKIN BY 840 PM CDT. IF YOU LIVE IN THE LAKIN AREA TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS NOW!!! BERG S ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR WESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST FINNEY COUNTY... THESE STORMS A CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 1100 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THES DANGEROUS STORMS TAKE IMMEDIATE SHELTER... JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:33 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
KSZ002-003-190230- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 832 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KEARNY COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 830 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF LAKIN...OR 30 MILES WEST OF GARDEN CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL PASS OVER LAKIN BY 840 PM CDT. IF YOU LIVE IN THE LAKIN AREAr TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS NOW!!! BERG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Meade | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 10:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 77 min |
| Jun 18, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 63 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.