Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 6, 1993, 8:12 PM CDT for Leavenworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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
- May 6, 1993, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 1993, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Leavenworth County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Jarbalo, KS | A tornado touched down briefly at Jarbalo with reports of damage to trees and roof damage to barns. |
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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1824 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 535 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.3
- Supercell composite
- 19.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 070113 TORMCI KSC103-070145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 812 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...LEAVENWORTH COUNTY AT 809 PM RADAD INDICATED A TORNADO IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST LEAVENWORTH NEAR TONGANOXIE KANSAS MOVING NORTHEAST 35 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH 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 6, 6:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 625 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND EXTREME WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI...NORTH OF ST JOSEPH... AT 625 PM...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER EAST KANSAS. MAINLY IN AN AREA ...25 MILES WIDE...FROM THE KANSAS NEBRASKA BORDER...NORTH OF TOPEKA...TO MANHATTAN TO NEAR EMPORIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 15 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA NEAR HOLTON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...NORTHWEST AND SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORMS AND STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BK
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 625 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND EXTREME WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI...NORTH OF ST JOSEPH... AT 625 PM...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER EAST KANSAS. MAINLY IN AN AREA ...25 MILES WIDE...FROM THE KANSAS NEBRASKA BORDER...NORTH OF TOPEKA...TO MANHATTAN TO NEAR EMPORIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 15 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA NEAR HOLTON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...NORTHWEST AND SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORMS AND STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BK
Special weather statement, May 6, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 700 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND EXTREME WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI...NORTH OF ST JOSEPH... AT 700 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH REPORTED SEVERE WEATHER... WAS LOCATED FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEBRASKA...NEAR FALLS CITY... TO WHITING KANSAS TO JUST EAST OF TOPEKA TO OSAGE CITY KANSAS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTS AND A POSSIBLE TOUCH DOWN WAS REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF TOPEKA AND NEAR HOLTON KANSAS...ALLSO NEAR FALLS CITY NEBRASKA. THE STORMS WILL MAKE IT INTO THE WEST PARTS OF THE LOCAL AREA AROUND 730 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER UPDATES OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 6, 7:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 700 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND EXTREME WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI...NORTH OF ST JOSEPH... AT 700 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH REPORTED SEVERE WEATHER... WAS LOCATED FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEBRASKA...NEAR FALLS CITY... TO WHITING KANSAS TO JUST EAST OF TOPEKA TO OSAGE CITY KANSAS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTS AND A POSSIBLE TOUCH DOWN WAS REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF TOPEKA AND NEAR HOLTON KANSAS...ALLSO NEAR FALLS CITY NEBRASKA. THE STORMS WILL MAKE IT INTO THE WEST PARTS OF THE LOCAL AREA AROUND 730 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER UPDATES OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 6, 7:35 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 735 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ..TORNADO WARNING FOR DONIPHAN COUNTY KANSAS UNTIL 8PM.. ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND EXTREME WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI...NORTH OF ST JOSEPH... AT 735 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR MOUND CITY MISSOURI /NORTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH\ TO VALLEY FALLS KANSAS AND SOUTH TO BALDWIN CITY WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND OCASIONAL TOUCH DOWNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THIS LINE OF STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THE LINE WAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF KANSAS IN DONIPHAN AND ATCHISON COUNTYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER UPDATES OR WARNINGS. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECMENT AGENCY..
Special weather statement, May 6, 7:42 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 735 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ..TORNADO WARNING FOR DONIPHAN COUNTY KANSAS UNTIL 8PM.. ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND EXTREME WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI...NORTH OF ST JOSEPH... AT 735 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR MOUND CITY MISSOURI /NORTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH\ TO VALLEY FALLS KANSAS AND SOUTH TO BALDWIN CITY WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND OCASIONAL TOUCH DOWNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THIS LINE OF STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THE LINE WAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF KANSAS IN DONIPHAN AND ATCHISON COUNTYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOC4AL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER UPDATES OR WARNINGS. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECMENT AGENCY..
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 37 min |
| May 6, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 27 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.