Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 1993, 5:53 PM CDT for Geary County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1993, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1993, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Geary County, KS, Riley County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTOP 302253 TORTOP KSC061-161-302330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 553 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...EXTREME NORTHERN GEARY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ...SOUTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTY AT 550 PM NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF FUNNEL CLOUDS 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY OVER MILFORD LAKE. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE TOWNS OF MILFORD...RILEY AND KEATS ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. &
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 30, 3:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-302200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 358 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE REGION... AT 355 PM RADAR INDICATED THE STORM TO THE NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS MOVED INTO LEAVENWORTH COUNTY. THE REST OF THE REGION WAS RAINFREE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM. PERSONS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANN|ED FOR TONIGHT ARE ADVISED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE READY TO CHANGE PLANS SHOULD STORMS REDEVELOP. KISNER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 425 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... AT 425 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DICKINSON COUNTY 5 MILES EAST OF ABILENE. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS STORM WILL BE IN THE CHAPMAN AREA BY 435 PM CDT. 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, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 442 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... AT 442 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST DICKINSON COUNTY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WAS JUST EAST OF MOONLIGHT OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF ABILENE. THE TOWN OF UPLAND IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM AND CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSJIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
KSZ013-014-015-016-302300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 452 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS ABOUT TO ENTER GEARY COUNTY... AT 445 PM RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY IN EASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD ENTER THE CITY OF JUNCTION CITY BETWEEN 5 AND 515 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH... HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. PERSONS AT MILFORD LAKE SHOULD ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS STORM AS IT WILL PASS FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE LAKE. THOSE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 70 SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITIES IN THIS THUNDERSTORM. A TORNADO WATCH DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD KEEP CLOSE TRACK ON THE WEATHER THIS EVENING. KISNER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:07 PM CDT, 46 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, 33 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
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, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Riley | 46 min |
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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.