Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 53, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 23, 1993, 9:58 PM CDT for Brown County, Nemaha County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1993, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1993, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Brown County, KS, Nemaha County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 5836 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.2
- Supercell composite
- 29.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTOP 240258 TORTOP KSC013-131-240330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 958 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ...BROWN COUNTY...EASTERN NEMAHA COUNTY AT 951 PM NEMAHA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTH AND 3 MILES WEST OF SABETHA OR 15 MILES WEST OF HIAWATHA. THE STORM PRODUCING THE TORNADO WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THE TOWNS OF FAIRVIEW...HIAWATHA...POWHATTAN AND BAKER ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO AND SHOULD SEEK SHETLER NOW. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNINGS FOR NEMAHA AND BROWN COUNTIES. 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 FLlOOR 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 23, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
KSZ013>16-240225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 825 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...WIDELY SCATTERED...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE... AT 820 PM A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SENECA. RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. ANOTHER DEVELOPING STORM WAS TO THE NORTH OF MARYSVILLE ALONG THE BORDER. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST ABOUT 20 MPH AND COULD MOVE INTO THE SABETHA VICINITY SHORTLY BU AROUND 9 PM. BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED GROUNDS ANY RAINS WIL L QUICKLY GO TO RUNOFF THUS PERSONS TRAVELLING OVER THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER OVER RAODWAYS. FRANTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 8:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
KSZ013>16-240225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 828 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...WIDELY SCATTERED...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE... AT 820 PM A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SENECA. RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. ANOTHER DEVELOPING STORM WAS TO THE NORTH OF MARYSVILLE ALONG THE BORDER. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST ABOUT 20 MPH AND COULD MOVE INTO THE SABETHA VICINITY BY AROUND 9 PM. BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED GROUNDS ANY RAINS WILL QUICKLY GO TO RUNOFF THUS PERSONS TRAVELLING OVER THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER OVER RAODWAYS. FRANTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:25 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-240330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 925 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO DEVELLOP SOUTHWEST OF SALINA... AT 920 PM RADAR INDICATED NEWLY DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA 10 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SALINA TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA OR JUST SOUTH OF BROOKVILLE. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH SALINA UNTIL AROUND 1015 PM. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER AT ONCE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SW
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:27 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-240330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 925 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO DEVELLOP SOUTHWEST OF SALINA... AT 920 PM RADAR INDICATED NEWLY DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA 10 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SALINA TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA OR JUST SOUTH OF BROOKVILLE. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH SALINA UNTIL AROUND 1015 PM. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER AT ONCE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SW
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:57 PM CDT, 1 minute before
KSZ007-008-010-011-240350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 957 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR SALINA IS WEAKENING JUST AS QUICKLY AS IT DEVELOPED... AT 955 PM RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR SALINA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISSIPATING...HOWEVER OTHER SHOWERS WERE TRYING TO DEVELOP FURTHER NORTHEAST NEAR SOLOMON AND NEAR UPLAND IN NORTHEAST DICKINSON COUNTY. ALL OF THE PRECIP- ITATION WAS GENERALLY LIGHT AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:58 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-240350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 957 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR SALINA IS WEAKENING JUST AS QUICKLY AS IT DEVELOPED... AT 955 PM RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR SALINA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISSIPATING...HOWEVER OTHER SHOWERS WERE TRYING TO DEVELOP FURTHER NORTHEAST NEAR SOLOMON AND NEAR UPLAND IN NORTHEAST DICKINSON COUNTY. ALL OF THE PRECIP- ITATION WAS G$ENERALLY LIGHT AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 68 min |
| Jul 23, 10:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 10:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Brown | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne, Smith | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 68 min |
| Jul 24, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 28 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.