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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 1993, 9:12 PM CDT for Finney County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 1993, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1993, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Finney County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 230213 TORDDC KSC055-230300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 912 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...FINNEY COUNTY AT 908 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GARDEN CITY. IN ADDITION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED NORTH OF GARDEN CITY ACROSS HIGHWAY 83...AND WERE LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH...AND SHOULD BE IN THE GARDEN CITY AREA BY 915 PM CDT IF YOU ARE IN FINNEY COUNTY...GO TO YOUR TORNADO SHELTERS NOW! THIS WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR EASTERN KEARNY AND WESTERN FINNEY COUNTY. GET TO A BASEMENT IF ONE IS AVAILABLE. IF YOU LIVE IN A HOME OR APARTMENT... SEEK SHELTER IN THE INNERMOST PORTION OF THE BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS WITH CUSHIONS...BLANKETS...OR PILLOWS. &
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, 8:44 PM CDT, 28 minutes 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, 28 minutes 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, 8:54 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 854 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 852 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED OUT OF SCOTT COUNTY...INTO LANE COUNTY. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LANE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT. RADAR INDICATED THE STORM WAS NEAR DIGHTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL AS IT MOVES THROUGH LANE COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. IF YOU ARE IN DIGHTON OR ALAMOTA...TAKE SHELTER NOW! HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 8:55 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 854 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 852 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED OUT OF SCOTT COUNTY...INTO LANE COUNTY. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LANE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT. RADAR INDICATED THE STORM WAS NEAR DIGHTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WIHLL LIKELY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL AS IT MOVES THROUGH LANE COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. IF YOU ARE IN DIGHTON OR ALAMOTA...TAKE SHELTER NOW! HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:02 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 902 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS... AT 858 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WAKEENEY...TO 10 MILES WEST OF NESS CITY..TO GARDEN CITY. THE LINE OF STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAINS. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. HANSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:05 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 902 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS... AT 858 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WAKEENEY...TO 10 MILES WEST OF NESS CITY..TO GARDEN CITY. THE LINE OF STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAINS. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. 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, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 45 min |
| May 22, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 44 min |
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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.