Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 1993, 6:30 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1993, 6:30 PM MDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1993, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hamilton County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 190031 TORDDC KSC075-190115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 730 PM CDT (629 PM MDT) FRI JUN 18 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT (715 PM MDT) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...HAMILTON COUNTY AT 730 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO ON THE COLORADO BORDER 5 MILES WEST OF COOLIDGE...20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SYRACUSE. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL PASS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. THE STORM WILL BE JUST NORTH OF SYRACUSE BY 800 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN COOLIDGE OR SYRACUSE...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE... GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDIER BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
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, Jun 18, 5:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 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, 5:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 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
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:15 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
KSZ002-003-190115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 715 PM CDT ( 615 PM MDT ) FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS TAKING AIM INTO HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 714 PM CDT...614 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN PROWERS COUNTY IN EASTERN COLORADO...10 MILES WEST OF COOLIDGE...OR 25 MILES WEST OF SYRACUSE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH THE HAMILTON COUNTY LINE BY 745 PM CDT...645 PM MDT. PERSONS LIVING IN THE COOLIDGE AREA SHOULD TAKE SAFE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS NOW!!!. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:15 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
KSZ002-003-190115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 715 PM CDT ( 615 PM MDT ) FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS TAKING AIM INTO HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 714 PM CDT...614 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN PROWERS COUNTY IN EASTERN COLORADO...10 MILES WEST OF COOLIDGE...OR 25 MILES WEST OF SYRACUSE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH THE HAMILTON COUNTY LINE BY 745 PM CDT...645 PM MDT. PERSONS LIVING IN THE COOLIDGE AREA SHOULD TAKE SAFE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS NOW!!!. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:24 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
KSZ003-006-190130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 724 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS RUMBLING THROUGH GRAY COUNTY... AT 722 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF CHARLESTON...OR 22 MILES EAST OF GARDEN CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CROSS INTO SOUTHWEST HODGEMAN COUNTY BY 745 PM CDT. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF GARDEN CITY MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. PERSONS LIVING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. BERG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:25 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ003-006-190130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 724 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS RUMBLING THROUGH GRAY COUNTY... AT 722 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF CHARLESTON...OR 22 MILES EAST OF GARDEN CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CROSS INTO SOUTHWEST HODGEMAN COUNTY BY 745 PM CDT. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF GARDEN CITY MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. PERSONS LIVING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT. BERG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 6:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 7:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 7:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 8:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 8:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 8:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 8:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Meade | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 8:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 9:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 77 min |
| Jun 18, 9:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 9:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 63 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.