Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 1993, 7:47 PM CDT for Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1993, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1993, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Riley County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 3169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 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 KTOP 010047 TORTOP KSC161-010115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 747 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ...SOUTHERN HALF OF RILEY COUNTY AT 745 PM SPOTTERS IN THE MANHATTAN AREA STILL ARE REPORTING BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS OF TORNADOES. RADAR ALSO CONTINUES TO INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF RILEY COUNTY. THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE TOWNS OF MANHATTAN...OGDEN AND ZEANDALE ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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. KISNER &
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, 6:47 PM CDT, 1 hour before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 646 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #556 in effect until midnight for all of north central kansas...and for dickinson...ellsworth...lincoln and saline counties in central kansas...this replaces tornado watch #551... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 640 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED a strong THUNDERSTORM IN northeastern dickison county...approximately 5 miles southwest of junction city. other showers and thunderstorms were in northeastern clay and eastern washington counties. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:49 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010045-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
649 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993
...TORNADO WATCH #556 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...AND FOR DICKINSON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN AND SALINE COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL KANSAS...THIS REPLACES TORNADO WATCH #551...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...
AT 640 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEASTERN
DICKISON COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY.
OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNI
NGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BAKERSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 6:49 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010045-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
649 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993
...TORNADO WATCH #556 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...AND FOR DICKINSON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN AND SALINE COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL KANSAS...THIS REPLACES TORNADO WATCH #551...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...
AT 640 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEASTERN
DICKISON COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY.
OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNI
NGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BAKERSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 6:55 PM CDT, 52 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, 6:58 PM CDT, 49 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, 7:45 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 744 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #556 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...AND FOR DICKINSON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN AND SALINE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS...THIS REPLACES TORNADO WATCH #551... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 744 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HANOVER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY WITH THESE PARTICULAR STORMS. hTHUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY OVER NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS BY 815 TO 830 PM CDT. PERSONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AS THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP QUICKLY OVER THE REGION. NOLES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Riley | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 8:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Geary | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 22 min |
| Jun 30, 10:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne, Russell | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 44 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.