Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 52, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 1993, 12:04 AM CDT for Douglas County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 1993, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1993, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Douglas County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 3575 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.9
- Supercell composite
- 20.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTOP 100505 TORTOP KSC045-100530- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1204 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AT 1155 PM...NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS AND ROTATING WALL CLOUDS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED BETWEEN LAWRENCE AND CLINTON LAKE. DOPPLER RADAR ALSO CONTINUES TO SHOW A ROTATING UPDRAFT IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN DUOGLAS COUNTY IS THEREFORE EXTENDED UNTIL 1230 AM. PERSONS IN LAWRENCE NEED TO TAKE SHELTER NOW!! THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. 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. BARLOW
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 9, 8:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
KSZ013>016-100215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 813 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE RUMBLING ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 810 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE PRECIPITATION EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA NEAR VALLEY FALLS TO 30 MILES NORTH OF MANHATTAN NEAR BLUE RAPIDS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS...LIKELY PRODUCING BREIF HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME PEA SIZE HAIL..WERE LOCATED 15 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA NEAR HOYT AND MAYETTA. ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE CITIES OF FRANKFORT...HOLTON AND VALLEY FALLS CAN EXPECT TO SEE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM BY 9 PM. BARLOW
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 9:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
KSC085-177-100345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 942 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM FOR NORTHERN SHAWNEE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES... AT 929 PM...QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA OR 2 MILES SOUTH OF EMMETT. THE STORM WAS MOVING EA AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS DELIA IN SOUTHWEST JACKSON COUNTY. THE STORM HAS MOVEDf EAST OUT OF POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THERE. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM TAKE COVER NOW!! BARLOW
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-100415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1016 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #629 IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...CLOUD...OTTOWA... REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON...DICKINSON...MCPHERSON AND SALINE COUNTIES... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT... AT 1010 PM RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. HOVEVER...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND SOME MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE REGION. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NEED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION...AND KEEP TUNED TO LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. . BAKER
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-100415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1016 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #629 IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...CLOUD...OTTOWA... REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON...DICKINSON...MCPHERSON AND SALINE COUNTIES... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT... AT 1010 PM RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. HOVEVER...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND SOME MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE REGION. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NEED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION...AND KEEP TUNED TO LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. . BAKER
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 11:19 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-100500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1119 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #629 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FOR CLAY...CLOUD... OTTAWA...REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON...DICKINSON...MCPHERSON AND SALINE COUNTIES......SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #630 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR MITCHELL...OSBORNE... BARTON...RICE...ELLSWORTH...RUSSELL...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT... AT 1115 PM RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND SOME MAY BE SEVERE. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NEED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...PACKETT...
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 11:20 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-100500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1119 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #629 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FOR CLAY...CLOUD... OTTAWA...REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON...DICKINSON...MCPHERSON AND SALINE COUNTIES......SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #630 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR MITCHELL...OSBORNE... BARTON...RICE...ELLSWORTH...RUSSELL...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT... AT 1115 PM RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND SOME MAY BE SEVERE. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NEED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSS"IBLE WARNINGS. ...PACKETT...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Shawnee | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Shawnee | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 10:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 11:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 5:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin | 112 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.