Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1993, 6:14 PM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1993, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1993, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 764 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -197 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1154 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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, Jun 30, 5:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 507 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 507 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THAT ANOTHER STORNG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE UPLAND AREA OF 15 TO 20 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF ABILENE. TORRENTIAL RAINS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST PARTS OF DICKINSON COUNTY. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:20 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-302315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 520 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 515 PM RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM JUNCTION CITY TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY NEAR MILFORD LAKE. PERSONS IN NORTHWEST GEARY COUNTY...ESPECALLY AT MILFORD LAKE SHOULD PREPARE FOR THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND AND SOME HAIL IS LIKELY AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL BE PASSING BY THE TOWNS OF MILFORD AND OGDEN AND FORT RILEY BY 545 PM. IF THE STORM HOLDS TOGETHER...IT SHOULD REACH THE MANHATTAN AND TUTTLE CREEK AREAS BY 6 PM. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE REGION UNTIL 8 PM. THOSE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING SHOULD KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE READY TO MOVE INDOORS IF STORMS APPROACH. KISNER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:55 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 655 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 650 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY NEAR NEW CAMBRIA. AND IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTION COUNTY NEAR NATKA. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. EARLIER STORMS IN NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON HAD PRODUCED 1 3/4 INCH HAIL IN NORHTEASTERN COUNTY. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:57 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTION 2ND PRGPH... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 658 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 650 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY NEAR NEW CAMBRIA. AND IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTION COUNTY NEAR NATKA. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. EARLIER STORMS IN NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON HAD PRODUCED 1 3/4 INCH HAIL. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:05 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTED TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 605 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 550 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY NEAR NEW CAMBRIA...AND IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTION COUNTY NEAR NATKA. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. EARLIER STORMS IN NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY HAD PRODUCED 1 3/4 INCH HAIL. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:05 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTED TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 605 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 550 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY NEAR NEW CAMBRIA...AND IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTION COUNTY NEAR NATKA. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. EARLIER STORMS IN NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY HAD PRODUCED 1 3/4 INCH HAIL. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne, Russell | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa, Saline | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Rice | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 19 min |
| Jun 30, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Riley | 46 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.