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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Topeka, KS

July 7, 1993Russell County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 1993, 2:42 AM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 1993, 2:42 AM CDT (07:42 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 1993, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Whole counties

County Russell County, KS

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 1993-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1548 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 1993-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1548 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1705 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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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 6, 11:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1205 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #607 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #608 IS IN EFFECT FOR OSBORNE AND MITCHELL
COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS AND RUSSELL...BARTON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN
AND RICE FOR CENTRAL KANSAS UNTILL 5 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
   CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 1204 AM RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF RUSSELL MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 30 MPH.   THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

IF THREATNING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER

TA
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1205 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #607 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #608 IS IN EFFECT FOR OSBORNE AND MITCHELL
COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS AND RUSSELL...BARTON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN
AND RICE FOR CENTRAL KANSAS UNTILL 5 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
   CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 1204 AM RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF RUSSELL MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 30 MPH.   THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

IF THREATNING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER

TA
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
113 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #607 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #608 IS IN EFFECT FOR OSBORNE AND MITCHELL
COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS AND RUSSELL...BARTON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN
AND RICE FOR CENTRAL KANSAS UNTILL 5 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
   CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 110 AM RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING 30 MILES
TO THE NORTHEAST OF HILL CITY SOUTHWEST TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF HILL CITY. A
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTH OF PHILLIPSBURG NEAR
STOCKTON MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL ENTER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF OSBORNE
COUNTY WEST OF ALTON BY 2 AM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER INSIDE OF A REINFORCE
SHELTER AT ONCE AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...

SW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
113 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #607 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #608 IS IN EFFECT FOR OSBORNE AND MITCHELL
COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS AND RUSSELL...BARTON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN
AND RICE FOR CENTRAL KANSAS UNTILL 5 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
   CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 110 AM RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING 30 MILES
TO THE NORTHEAST OF HILL CITY SOUTHWEST TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF HILL CITY. A
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTH OF PHILLIPSBURG NEAR
STOCKTON MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL ENTER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF OSBORNE
COUNTY WEST OF ALTON BY 2 AM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER INSIDE OF A REINFORCE
SHELTER AT ONCE AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...

SW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsborne54 min
Jul 7, 1:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPSmith50 min
Jul 7, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsborne55 min
Jul 7, 2:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMitchell48 min
Jul 7, 3:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOsborne, Smith2 hr
Jul 7, 4:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBarton50 min
Jul 7, 4:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBarton2 hr
Jul 7, 4:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPLincoln115 min
Jul 7, 5:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMitchell119 min
Jul 7, 5:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCloud3 hr
Jul 7, 5:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRepublic, Washington3 hr
Jul 7, 5:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMitchell3 hr
Jul 7, 6:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOttawa2 hr
Jul 7, 6:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay3 hr
Jul 7, 7:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPLincoln116 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993

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.