Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 1993, 1:04 AM CDT for Jackson County, Nemaha County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1993, 1:04 AM CDT (06:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1993, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jackson County, KS, Nemaha County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 932 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, Jul 4, 11:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1137 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERN MITCHELL AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 5 AM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS EXCEPT FOR SMITH COUNTY... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MITCHELL AND NORTH LINCOLN COUNTIES HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER SEVERE AT THIS TIME. 60 MPH WINDS WERE REORTED IN THE HUNTER AREA. A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERTORMS CONTINUES FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF RUSSELL TO WASHINGTON IN A 35 MILE WIDE BAND. THE STRONGER STORMS CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE NEAR CONCORDIA AND 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR GLASCO AND SIMPSON. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IS EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NO OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS ACROSS THE REGION AT THIS TIME...BUT PERSONS SHOULD MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 11:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1137 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERN MITCHELL AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 5 AM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS EXCEPT FOR SMITH COUNTY... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MITCHELL AND NORTH LINCOLN COUNTIES HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER SEVERE AT THIS TIME. 60 MPH WINDS WERE REORTED IN THE HUNTER AREA. A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERTORMS CONTINUES FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF RUSSELL TO WASHINGTON IN A 35 MILE WIDE BAND. THE STRONGER STORMS CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE NEAR CONCORDIA AND 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR GLASCO AND SIMPSON. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IS EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NO OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS ACROSS THE REGION AT THIS TIME...BUT PERSONS SHOULD MON4ITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:30 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-050630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1231 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLAY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 1231 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CLAY COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST AND NO LONGER IS A THREAT TO THE COUNTY. SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN AN AREA FROM JUST EAST OF WASHINGTON TO BELOIT IN A 30 MILE WIDE AREA. MOVEMENT IS EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-050630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1231 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLAY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 1231 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CLAY COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST AND NO LONGER IS A THREAT TO THE COUNTY. SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN AN AREA FROM JUST EAST OF WASHINGTON TO BELOIT IN A 30 MILE WIDE AREA. MOVEMENT IS EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:45 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-050645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1245 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS MOVED WELL EAST OF THE COUNTY AND NO LONGER IS A THREAT. THIS STORM PRODUCED 3/4 INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS AT 1230 AM CDT IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY NEAR KIMEO. NOLES &
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:46 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-050645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1245 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS MOVED WELL EAST OF THE COUNTY AND NO LONGER IS A THREAT. THIS STORM PRODUCED 3/4 INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS AT 1230 AM CDT IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PART OF THXE COUNTY NEAR KIMEO. NOLES &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Barton | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osborne, Russell | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 64 min |
| Jul 4, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall | 18 min |
| Jul 4, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 8:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Rice | 65 min |
| Jul 4, 9:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 9:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson, Saline | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson, Saline | 21 min |
| Jul 4, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Mitchell | 69 min |
| Jul 4, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 11:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Riley | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 12:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Atchison, Jackson, Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 3:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Osborne | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jewell | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 116 min |
| Jul 5, 8:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Washington | 3 hr |
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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.