Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 1993, 6:09 PM CDT for Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1993, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1993, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Smith County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 639 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 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 KCNK 172314 COR TORCNK KSC183-180000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING CORRECTION TO TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 609 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...SMITH COUNTY AT 607 PM CDT STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NORTH OF SMITH CENTER OR 30 MILES EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR CORA BY 630 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM TAKE COVER IMMEDIATLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE... GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDIER BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A STAIRWELL 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. ANDERSEN &
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 17, 4:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-172255- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 453 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 450 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA...GENERALLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR PHILLIPSBURG TO 50 MILES EAST OF HASTINGS NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA NEAR BELLEVILLE. BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-172255- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 453 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 450 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA...GENERALLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR PHILLIPSBURG TO 50 MILES EAST OF HASTINGS NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA NEAR BELLEVILLE. BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST A4T 25 MPH. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
KSZ013>016-172245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 455 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 450 PM...RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY...NEAR WILSEY TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIAWATHA...NEAR ATCHISON. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 30 MILES WEST OF THE TOPEKA NEAR ALMA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. AT 445 PM...50 MILE AN HOUR WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED IN ALMA. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH PAXICO...ROSSVILLE AND SILVER LAKE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. WALAWENDER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:45 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-172355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 545 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 542 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...GENERALLY TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST OF GREAT BEND TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF CONCORDIA TO JUNCTION CITY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA OR JUST EAST OF CLAY CENTER AND 20 MILES EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG OR 8 MILES WEST OF SMITH CENTER. BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS AS THE AREA MOVES TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:46 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-172355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 545 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 542 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...GENERALLY TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST OF GREAT BEND TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF CONCORDIA TO JUNCTION CITY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA OR JUST EAST OF CLAY CENTER AND 20 MILES EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG OR 8 MILES WEST OF SMITH CENTER. BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS AS THE AREA MOVES TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:47 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
KSZ013>016-172345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 547 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 543 PM...RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA NEAR ROSSVILLE. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH DELIA BY 555 PM AND MAYETTA BY 620 PM. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR TO ACCOMPANY THIS STORMS. WALAWENDER
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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.