Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 1993, 8:06 PM CDT for Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1993, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1993, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sullivan County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 3169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 010108 TORMCI MOC211-010145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 806 PM CDT WED JUN 30 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 NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI ...EASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY AT 802 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY A COUNTY SHERIFF IN SULLIVAN COUNTY 5 MILES SOUTH OF GREEN CITY...20 MILES WEST OF KIRKSVILLE. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE GREEN CASTLE AND MYSTIC. 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, Jun 30, 4:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-302245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 445 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR EXTREME NORTHERN MISSOURI... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 430 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...AND SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL IOWA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYVILLE MISSOURI...FROM HOPKINS MISSOURI TO GRANT CITY MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD RAPIDLY DEVELOPED AT JUNCTION CITY...IN CENTRAL KANSAS...AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. . EVERSOLE WWUS35KDSM ,2
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-302245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 445 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR EXTREME NORTHERN MISSOURI... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 430 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...AND SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL IOWA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYVILLE MISSOURI...FROM HOPKINS MISSOURI TO GRANT CITY MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD RAPIDLY DEVELOPED AT JUNCTION CITY...IN CENTRAL KANSAS...AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. . EVERSOLE
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-302245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 515 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR EXTREME NORTHERN MISSOURI... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 510 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF BETHANY NEAR GRANT CITY. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TARKIO IN ATCHISON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POTENIALLY DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. GH
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-302245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 515 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR EXTREME NORTHERN MISSOURI... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 510 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF BETHANY NEAR GRANT CITY. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TARKIO IN ATCHISON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POTENIALLY DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. GH
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-302245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 640 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 AT 630 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED OVER ATCHISON COUNTY NEAR TARKIO THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTH OF FORT RILEY AND OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BETWEEN OMAHA AND DES MOINES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISS2OURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-302245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 640 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 AT 630 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED OVER ATCHISON COUNTY NEAR TARKIO THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTH OF FORT RILEY AND OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BETWEEN OMAHA AND DES MOINES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Harrison | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 7:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Holt, Nodaway | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Harrison | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Mercer, Sullivan | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton, Platte | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | DeKalb | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Livingston | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 10:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon, Randolph | 115 min |
| Jun 30, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon, Randolph | 115 min |
| Jun 30, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Boone, Cooper, Moniteau | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 12:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Macon | 2 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.