Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 6, 1993, 9:44 PM CDT for Clinton County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 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, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 1993, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clinton County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Cameron, MO | Trees were uprooted and power lines knocked down as a tornado touched down north of Turney and travelled to five miles southwest of Cameron. |
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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 070244 TORMCI MOC049-070315- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 944 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ...CLINTON COUNTY AT 940 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLATTESBURG...50 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF PLATTESBURG...CAMERON AND OSBORN BETWEEN 945 PM AND 1015 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORrKBENCH 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, 7:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 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, 2 hours 2 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..
Special weather statement, May 6, 9:15 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 915 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ..TORNADO WARNING FOR CLINTON COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM. ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... AT 915 PM...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WERE LOCATED FROM CLINTON COUNTY /25 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY\ THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY AREA TO LAWRENCE KANSAS. MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS THAT WE CAN COUNT HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS SERIES OF STORMS...AND OCCASIOANLLY BRIEF TOUCH DOWNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH END OF THE LINE OF STORMS...THE WATCH CONTINUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER REPORTS OR WARNINGS. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECMENT AGENCY... ...
Special weather statement, May 6, 9:21 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 915 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ..TORNADO WARNING FOR CLINTON COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM. ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... AT 915 PM...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WERE LOCATED FROM CLINTON COUNTY /25 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY\ THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY AREA TO LAWRENCE KANSAS. MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS THAT WE CAN COUNT HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS SERIES OF STORMS...AND OCCASIOANLLY BRIEF TOUCH DOWNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH EN$D OF THE LINE OF STORMS...THE WATCH CONTINUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER REPORTS OR WARNINGS. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECMENT AGENCY... ...
Special weather statement, May 6, 9:35 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 935 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... AT 935 PM...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WERE LOCATED FROM CLINTON COUNTY...25 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY AREA TO LAWRENCE KANSAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS IN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS JUST NORTH OF TONGANOXIE. NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH PARTS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER REPORTS OR WARNINGS. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECMENT AGENCY... BK ...
Special weather statement, May 6, 9:44 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KS016-070300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 935 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR MOST OF EAST KANSAS AND WEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH... AT 935 PM...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WERE LOCATED FROM CLINTON COUNTY...25 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY AREA TO LAWRENCE KANSAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS IN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS JUST NORTH OF TONGANOXIE. NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH PARTS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES ANp HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER REPORTS OR WARNINGS. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECMENT AGENCY... BK ...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 27 min |
| May 6, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 37 min |
| May 6, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 31 min |
| May 6, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clinton | 35 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.