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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Topeka, KS

July 4, 1993McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 1993, 10:28 PM CDT for McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 21 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 4, 1993, 10:28 PM CDT (03:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 1993, 10:49 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Whole counties

Counties McPherson County, KS, Saline County, KS

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1993-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 932 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1993-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCNK 050329
TORCNK
KSC113-169-050400-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1028 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
 
   ...NORTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY...SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY
 
AT 1028 PM MCPHERSON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS MORE STORM ROTATION
IN THE LINDSBORG AREA MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PASS
JUST SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT BY 1040 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.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING.  AS A LAST R`ESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
 
 
PACKETT

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, 9:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-050245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT        ...CORRECTED FOR TIME IN FIRST PARAGRAPH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
906 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993

...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS...

AT 838 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 40
MILES AN HOUR AND SMALL HAIL FROM 28 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIAWATHA TO 20
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE.

THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE TOWNS OF KELLY...GOFF AND FAIRVIEW BY 915 PM.

PONDING OF WATER AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY WITH THESE
STORMS.

REMEMBER...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS.

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTH
OF THE KANSAS RIVER UNTIL 100 AM.

WOYNICK
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
910 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 RUSSELL AND OTTAWA COUNTIES WILL BE
  ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 915 PM AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RICE
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ELLSWORTH COUNTY WILL ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 915 PM...

AT 910 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A BROAD AREA THAT EXTENDS
TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MARYSVILLE TO LYONS. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMSWAS 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, 9:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-050315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
911 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 1993

AT 9 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MARYSVILLE...25 MILES NORTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY AND 20 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SALINA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND
15 MPH.

THE STORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND
GUSTY WIND TO 40 MPH. THE STORMS NEAR MARYSVILLE HAVE DROPPED NEARLY AN
INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN IN ABOUT A HALF HOUR.

A TORNADO WATCH COVERS MOST OF NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTH OF THE KANSAS
RIVER.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH COVERS ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. DO NOT CROSS WATER
COVERED ROADS AS THE WATER COULD BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK OR THE ROAD
MAY BE WASHED OUT.

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
910 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 RUSSELL AND OTTAWA COUNTIES WILL BE
  ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 915 PM AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RICE
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ELLSWORTH COUNTY WILL ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 915 PM...

AT 910 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A BROAD AREA THAT EXTENDS
TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MARYSVILLE TO LYONS. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMSWAS 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, 10:22 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1022 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 TORNADO WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERN SALINE AND NORTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES
  HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 1020 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A BROAD AREA THAT EXTENDS
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM PHILLIPSBURG TO SALINA.  MOVEMENT OF THE
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

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 10:23 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-040400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1022 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 TORNADO WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERN SALINE AND NORTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES
  HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 1020 PM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A BROAD AREA THAT EXTENDS
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM PHILLIPSBURG TO SALINA.  MOVEMENT OF THE
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 I(F NECESSARY.

PACKETT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 7:20 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPBarton40 min
Jul 4, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha33 min
Jul 4, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPEllsworth43 min
Jul 4, 8:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsborne, Russell40 min
Jul 4, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa64 min
Jul 4, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall18 min
Jul 4, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPEllsworth44 min
Jul 4, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRussell31 min
Jul 4, 8:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOttawa3 hr
Jul 4, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRice65 min
Jul 4, 9:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOttawa3 hr
Jul 4, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPSaline45 min
Jul 4, 9:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRiley4 hr
Jul 4, 9:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPSaline3 hr
Jul 4, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Riley49 min
Jul 4, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRussell62 min
Jul 4, 9:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPLincoln3 hr
Jul 4, 9:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMcPherson, Saline49 min
Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson24 min
Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWabaunsee27 min
Jul 4, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie46 min
Jul 4, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLincoln, Mitchell69 min
Jul 4, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWabaunsee31 min
Jul 4, 10:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson28 min
Jul 4, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWabaunsee29 min
Jul 4, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPShawnee41 min
Jul 4, 11:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay, Ottawa3 hr
Jul 5, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay44 min
Jul 5, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRiley39 min
Jul 5, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall45 min
Jul 5, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington29 min
Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie29 min
Jul 5, 12:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPLincoln, Saline3 hr
Jul 5, 12:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRiley4 hr
Jul 5, 1:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha26 min
Jul 5, 1:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPAtchison, Jackson, Jefferson31 min
Jul 5, 1:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCloud4 hr
Jul 5, 2:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie3 hr
Jul 5, 2:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCloud4 hr
Jul 5, 3:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsborne38 min
Jul 5, 3:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMitchell3 hr
Jul 5, 4:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOsborne4 hr
Jul 5, 4:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRepublic4 hr
Jul 5, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPJewell4 hr
Jul 5, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPWashington4 hr
Jul 5, 5:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie3 hr
Jul 5, 5:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRiley3 hr
Jul 5, 5:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRiley3 hr
Jul 5, 5:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCloud4 hr
Jul 5, 8:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRepublic116 min
Jul 5, 8:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPWashington3 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.