Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 1993, 8:08 PM CDT for Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 1993, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 1993, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Gray County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Ingalls, KS | Tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage reported or observed. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 1353 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 010110 TORDDC KSC069-010200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 808 PM CDT FRI APR 30 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...GRAY COUNTY AT 805 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN DODGE CITY SHOWED THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER IN FINNEY COUNTY BEGINING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS 12 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY...AND WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH...AND WILL BE OVER CHARLSTON...INGALLS...AND CIMARRON BY 830 PM CDT. THIS STORM HAS POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOS. IF YOU LIVE IN CHARELSTON...INGALLS...OR CIMARRON...OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN GRAY COUNTY...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING...ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...NOW!!! 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 OR2 GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. VAN TRESS
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, Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
KSZ006-010000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 559 PM CDT FRI APR 30 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN CLARK COUNTY.... AT 555 PM CDT...NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE ASHLAND...ENGLEWOOD AND SITKA AREAS THROUGH 630 PM CDT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...UNDERPASSES...STREETS...AND ROADS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU LIVE IN SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...YOU SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS AND AVOID USING ELECTICAL EQUIPMENT DUE TO THE LIGHTNING STRIKES. MB
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
KSZ003-005-006-010030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 627 PM CDT FRI APR 30 1993 ...ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO CLARK COUNTY FROM OKLAHOMA... AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN DODGE CITY SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 60 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EGLEWOOD. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...IN THE VICINITY OF ENGLEWOOD...BY 645 PM CDT. PERSONS IN SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...IN THE VICINITY OF ENGLEWOOD SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS...AND HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...IMMEDIATELY! TUNE TO THIS STATION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST IN FORMAITON ON THIS STORM. VAN TRESS
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
KSZ003-006-009-010030-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
635 PM CDT FRI APR 30 1993
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR AND IN DODGE CITY...
AT 635 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OVER DODGE CITY. THIS
STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 10 MPH AND WILL BE OUT OF DODGE CITY
BY 645 PM.
ANOTHER STORM IN FORD COUTNY WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DODGE
CITY AND WAS ALSO MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL ALSO
REMAIN OVER OPEN FARMLAND IN NORTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY...AND SOUTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTY BY 645 PM CDT.
PERSONS IN DODGE CITY AND IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STRONGER STORMS
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION...AND" IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS
IMMEDIATELY!
TUNE TO THIS STATION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON THIS STORM.
VAN TRESSSpecial weather statement, Apr 30, 6:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
KSZ003-010045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 636 PM CDT FRI APR 30 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 632 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF SYRACUSE KANSAS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REMAIN OVER OPEN COUNTRY AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHWEST KEARNY COUNTY BY 715 PM CDT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU LIVE IN NORTHEAST HAMILTON COUNTY AND NORTHWEST KEARNY COUNTY...YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CON,DITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM MOVES THROUGH. MB
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ005-006-008-010200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 803 PM CDT FRI APR 30 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO RUSH AND PAWNEE COUNTIES... AT 800 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF HAYS TO 10 SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE LACROSSE AREA BY 805 PM CDT AND INTO THE LARNED AREA BY AROUND 830 PM CDT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE INTO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. MB
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 8:04 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
KSZ005-006-008-010200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 803 PM CDT FRI APR 30 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO RUSH AND PAWNEE COUNTIES... AT 800 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF HAYS TO 10 SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE LACROSSE AREA BY 805 PM CDT AND INTO THE LARNED AREA BY AROUND 830 PM CDT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS. YO*U SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE INTO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. MB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray | 47 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.