Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 1993, 2:57 AM CDT for Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 1993, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1993, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Mitchell County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 7, 12:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 52 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WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1205 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #607 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...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 52 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WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1205 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #607 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...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 44 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 44 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, 2:48 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 248 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993 ....THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE REISSUED... AT 245 AM RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST SMITH COUNTY IN THE CLAUDELL AND CEDAR AREAS. THESE STORMS HAD WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER SEVERE. POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING EXISTS DUE TO HEAVY RAINS OVER THE AREA IN THE LAST HOUR. PB
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:49 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 248 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993 ....THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE REISSUED... AT 245 AM RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST SMITH COUNTY IN THE CLAUDELL AND CEDAR AREAS. THESE STORMS HAD WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER SEVERE. POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING EXISTS DUE TO HEAVY RAINS OVER THE AREA IN THE LAST HOUR. PB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 3:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Osborne, Smith | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 4:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Barton | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lincoln | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 5:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 119 min |
| Jul 7, 5:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lincoln | 116 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.