Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 59, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 24, 1993, 10:38 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 1993, 10:38 PM CDT (03:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 1993, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dickinson County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 5445 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 932 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.0
- Supercell composite
- 28.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCNK 250339 TORCNK KSC041-250430- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1038 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL KANSAS ...SOUTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY AT 1036 PM RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA NEAR HOLLAND MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR NAVARRE BY 11 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!!!! 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 RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. WHITMORE
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 24, 8:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-250200 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 823 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 701 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING KANSAS COUNTIES... ...NORTH CENTRAL... JEWELL MITCHELL OSBORNE ROOKS SMITH KSC041-051-053-105-167-169-250500- ...CENTRAL... ELLIS RUSSELL THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. RWC
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-250245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 846 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...AN LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO MARSHALL COUNTY OR ABOUT 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA... AT 830 A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM JUST NORTH OF MARYSVILLE TO ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION CITY. THE STRONGER STORMS IN THIS LINE HAVE PRODUCED WIND BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ALONG WITH WINDS OVER 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN THE MARSHALL...RILEY AND GEARY COUNTIES AREAS ARE IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HAVE A PLAN FOR SEEKING SHELTER. THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST ABOUT 30 MPH WHILE THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST ABOUT 25 MPH. CURRENT MOVEMENT WOULD HAVE THE THUNDERSTORMS ON LINE FROM ABOUT 25 MILES EAST OF MARYSVILLE...NEAR SENECA...ACROSS TUTTLE CREEK LAKE TO JUST WEST OF MANHATTAN...TO JUNCTION CIT$Y BY 930 PM. FRANTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 9:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-250330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 921 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR ALL OF CLAY AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 915 PM...RADAR ALONG WITH SPOTTER REPORTS INDECATE THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS EXITED CLAY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 9:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-250330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 921 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR ALL OF CLAY AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON HAS BEEN ALLOWED TRO EXPIRE... AT 915 PM...RADAR ALONG WITH SPOTTER REPORTS INDECATE THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS EXITED CLAY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 9:40 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-250345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 940 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN RILEY AND SOUTHERN MARSHALL HAS EXPIRED... THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS HAVE SHOWN SOME DECREASE IN INTENSITY...FOR THE TIME BEING BUT WERE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...POSSIBLE SOME SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. AT 925 MPH RADAR HAD THE LEADING EDGE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF HIAWATHA NEAR SENECA TO ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION CITY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SENECA AND ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN NEAR BLAINE. CURRENT MOVEMENT WOULD HAVE THE STORMS ON A LINE FROM THE HIAWATHA VICINITY TO ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF TOPEKA BY AROUND 1030 PM. TORNADO WATCHES COVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH 2 AM CDT AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS POSTED OVERNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND HAVE A PLAN FOR SEEKING SHELTER. ALSO MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER OVER RAODWAYS. FRANTZ
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 10:04 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-250400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1004 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 10 PM RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JUNCTION CITY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH GEARY COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAINS...LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. THE GEARY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINS AND WINDS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TOWN OF MILFORD JUST BEFORE 10 PM. THE STORMS BETWEEN MARYSVILLE AND HIAWATHA OR NEAR SENECA HAVE DECREASED. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. TORNADO WATCHES CONTINUE FOR THE REGION. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION. KISNER &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln | 65 min |
| Jul 24, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Ottawa | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Riley | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 9:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa, Saline | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 68 min |
| Jul 24, 9:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Saline | 40 min |
| Jul 24, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 10:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Riley, Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 11:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 12:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 1:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 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.