Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 42, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 1993, 8:14 PM CDT for Marshall County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1993, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 1993, 8:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Marshall County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 932 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTOP 050113 TORTOP KSC117-050145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 814 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ...NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY AT 810 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS INDICATE THAT A TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE. PEOPLE OF MARYSVILLE SHOULD BE IN THEIR TORNADO SHELTERS. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL MOVE THROUGH MARYSVILLE BY 820 PM. 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.
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, Jul 4, 7:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 708 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #592 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM AND TORNADO WATCH #593 FOR DICKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 1 AM... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED WHICH NOW INCLUDES DICKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 1 AM CDT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITY OF ABILENE. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 708 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #592 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:32 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 732 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #592 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM AND TORNADO WATCH #593 FOR DICKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 1 AM... ..THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RUSSELL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... AT 730 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM WASHINGTON TO RUSSELL. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMS WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. PACKETT
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:33 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 732 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #592 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM AND TORNADO WATCH #593 FOR DICKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 1 AM... ..THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RUSSELL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... AT 730 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM WASHINGTON TO RUSSELL. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMS WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. PACKETT
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:59 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 759 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #592 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM AND TORNADO WATCH #593 FOR DICKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 1 AM... ..THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR BARTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES HAVE EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... AT 758 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM WASHINGTON TO RUSSELL. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMS WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. PACKETT
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:00 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 759 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #592 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM AND TORNADO WATCH #593 FOR DICKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 1 AM... ..THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR BARTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES HAVE EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED... AT 758 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM WASHINGTON TO RUSSELL. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMS WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. PACKETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Barton | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osborne, Russell | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 64 min |
| Jul 4, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ellsworth | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 8:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Rice | 65 min |
| Jul 4, 9:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 9:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson, Saline | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | McPherson, Saline | 21 min |
| Jul 4, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Mitchell | 69 min |
| Jul 4, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 11:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Riley | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 12:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Nemaha | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Atchison, Jackson, Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 3:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Osborne | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jewell | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 116 min |
| Jul 5, 8:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Washington | 3 hr |
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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.