Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 26, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 1993, 8:45 PM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 1993, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1993, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 2259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1361 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 7.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 230146 TORDDC KSC055-093-230230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 845 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...WESTERN FINNEY COUNTY...EASTERN KEARNY COUNTY AT 840 PM CDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND SOUTH OF DEERFIELD...ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GARDEN CITY. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. AND SHOULD MOVE IN TO WESTERN FINNEY COUNTY BY 9 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A STAIRWELL OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, 6:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-230030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 630 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE HAYS... SYRACUSE... DODGE CITY... PRATT... AND LIBERAL. AT 630 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED TO THE WEST OF A HAYS TO COLDWATER LINE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS JUST NORTHEAST OF FORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE UNTIL IT PASSES. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF NEEDED. HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-230030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 630 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE HAYS... SYRACUSE... DODGE CITY... PRATT... AND LIBERAL. AT 630 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED TO THE WEST OF A HAYS TO COLDWATER LINE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS JUST NORTHEAST OF FORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE UNTIL IT PASSES. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF NEEDED. HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 7:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-230130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 726 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR WESTERN KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 725 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. HOWEVER...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ALONG A LINE FROM HAYS TO LIBERAL. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST WEST OF HAYS...15 MILES WEST OF RUSH CENTER...AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUBLETTE. ANY OF THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM...TAKE SHELTER UNTIL IT MOVES ON. THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF WAKEENEY... GARDEN CITY... MEDICINE LODGE... AND ELKHART. STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AND BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 7:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-230130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 726 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR WESTERN KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 725 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. HOWEVER...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ALONG A LINE FROM HAYS TO LIBERAL. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST WEST OF HAYS...15 MILES WEST OF RUSH CENTER...AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUBLETTE. ANY OF THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM...TAKE SHELTER UNTIL IT MOVES ON. THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF WAKEENEY... GARDEN CITY... MEDICINE LODGE... AND ELKHART. STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AND BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 8:44 PM CDT, 1 minute before
KSZ002-003-005-006-230245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 844 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED IN SOUTHEAST HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 835 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYRACUSE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN KEARNEY COUNTY THROUGH 915 PM CDT. A SPOTTER IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST KEARNEY COUNTY REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM...TAKE SHELTER INSIDE UNTIL IT PASSES HANSON &
Special weather statement, May 22, 8:44 PM CDT, 1 minute before
KSZ002-003-005-006-230245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 844 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED IN SOUTHEAST HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 835 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYRACUSE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN KEARNEY COUNTY THROUGH 915 PM CDT. A SPOTTER IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST KEARNEY COUNTY REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM...TAKE SHELTER INSIDE UNTIL IT PASSES HANSON &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell | 33 min |
| May 22, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 68 min |
| May 22, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane | 62 min |
| May 22, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney | 48 min |
| May 22, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 44 min |
Nearby
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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.