Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1993, 9:26 PM CDT for Ford County, Gray County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1993, 9:26 PM CDT (02:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1993, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 38 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 WUUS1 KDDC 190226 RRA SVRDDC KSC055-057-069-119-101-190330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 926 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...FINNEY COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY...GRAY COUNTY ...MEADE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS ...SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY AT 925 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER A LARGE PART OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WERE OVER CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY NEAR GARDEN CITY...SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY...NORTHERN MEADE COUNTY 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY AND SOUT5HERN GRAY COUNTY 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO NUMEROUS SOUTHWEST KANSAS COMMUNITIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES...TAKE IMMEDIATE SHLETER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY THERE UNTIL THE WEATHER CLEARS UP. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11OO PM FROM DODGE CITY WEST AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT EAST OF DODGE CITY UNTIL 3 AM CDT... 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM DANGEROUS WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, 1 hour 41 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, 1 hour 40 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, 56 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, 55 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, 54 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, 53 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, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 53 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, 9:51 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.