Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 6, 1993, 7:54 PM CDT for Douglas County, Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 19 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 1993, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 1993, 8:13 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Douglas County, KS, Shawnee County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 1824 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 535 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.3
- Supercell composite
- 19.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTOP 070055 TORTOP KSC177-070130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 754 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...SOUTHERN SHAWNEE COUNTY AT 754PM STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOPEKA MOVING TO NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITY OF TOPEKA. PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SHAWNEE COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF TOPEKA SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW IN A BASEMENT. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
1 follow-up statement
000 TTAA00 KTOP 070056 RRA TORTOP KSC045-070130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 754 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED...AND WEATHER RADARS INDICATED A TORNADO JUST WEST OF LAWRENCE NEAR CLINTON LAKE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ALONG THE WEST EDGE OF LAWRENCE TOWARD THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. 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. &
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, May 6, 4:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-062230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 434 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS STRENGTHEN ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 425 PM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM MARYSVILLE TO MANHATTAN TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA. STRONGER STORMS WERE 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA AND IN THE MANHATTAN AREA. THE STRONGEST STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN LYON COUNTY AND REACH THE AMERICUS AND ADMIRE AREAS BY 530 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BY 530 PM THE LINE OF STORMS WILL EXTEND FROM SENECA TO ST MARYS TO EMPORIA. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM. LAPLANTE
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 631 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS... AT 630 PM CDT AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 30 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA ALONG THE KANSAS NEBRASKA BORDER...FROM NEAR CUBA TO MAHASKA. THIS AREA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM. NO OTHER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS OCCURING IN CENTRAL OR NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS. URBAN
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 631 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS... AT 630 PM CDT AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 30 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA ALONG THE KANSAS NEBRASKA BORDER...FROM NEAR CUBA TO MAHASKA. THIS AREA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM. NO OTHER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS OCCURING IN CENTRAL OR NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS. URBAN
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 647 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 205 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...NORTHWEST... DECATUR GRAHAM NORTON ...NORTH CENTRAL... PHILLIPS WASHINGTON ...WEST CENTRAL... TREGO ...CENTRAL... DICKINSON ELLIS ELLSWORTH THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH HAYS HILL CITY LABAS..2349Z
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:54 PM CDT, 1 hour before
KSZ007-008-010-011-070100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 755 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. URBAN
Special weather statement, May 6, 7:30 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 727 PM CDT THU MAY 6 1993 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 206 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...NORTHEAST... MARSHALL POTTAWATOMIE RILEY ...EAST CENTRAL... CHASE COFFEY GEARY MORRIS ...SOUTHEAST... ALLEN BOURBON BUTLER CHAUTAUQUA CHEROKEE COWLEY CRAWFORD ELK GREENWOOD LABETTE MONTGOMERY NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH... ARKANSAS CITY CHANUTE EL DORADO HOWARD INDEPENDENCE JUNCTION CITY MANHATTAN PARSONS PITTSBURG 0029Z...LABAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin | 30 min |
| May 6, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Atchison | 43 min |
| May 6, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 46 min |
| May 7, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton | 54 min |
| May 7, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Russell | 68 min |
| May 7, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 50 min |
| May 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Russell | 32 min |
| May 7, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Barton | 48 min |
| May 7, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Barton | 35 min |
| May 7, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 47 min |
| May 7, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Russell | 45 min |
| May 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Barton | 32 min |
| May 7, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Mitchell | 49 min |
| May 7, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Smith | 28 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.