Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 1990, 7:28 PM CDT for Clay County, Jackson County, Platte County, Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 1990, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1990, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Wyandotte County, KS, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 1934 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KMCI 160028
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MOC095-047-165-KSC091-103-209-160330-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY INT'L AIRPORT MO
728 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF MISSOURI
JACKSON...
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
JOHNSON...WYANDOTTE...
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF KANSAS
LEAVENWORTH...
IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF MISSOURI
CLAY...PLATTE...
AT 725 PM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY
TO JUST SOUTH OF TOPEKA KANSAS. THESE STORMS SHOULD PRODUCE RAIN
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS
RAINFALL ON SATURATED GROUND WILL CAUSE A RAPID RISE IN SAMLL
STREAMS AND IN URBAN AND LOW AREAS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOOD WATERS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BE:GINS RISING.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 15, 3:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
MOZ008-152200 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY INT'L AIRPORT, MO 440 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1100 PM THIS TUESDAY EVENING... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING... MORE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL...WILL BE DEVELOPING IN KANSAS AND SPREADING INTO THE KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH AREAS THIS EVENING. MANY OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE METRO AREA ARE RUNNING BANK FULL OR ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE BIG BLUE RIVER IS IN FLOOD OR WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT MANY POINTS. THE STAGE AT BANNISTER ROAD WAS 37.4 FEET AT 330 PM...AND WAS NEAR CREST. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ON...ON FOOT. SCHILLING
Special weather statement, May 15, 3:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
MOZ008-152200 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY INT'L AIRPORT, MO 440 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING... MORE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL...WILL BE DEVELOPING IN KANSAS AND SPREADING INTO THE KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH AREAS THIS EVENING. MANY OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE METRO AREA ARE RUNNING BANK FULL OR ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE BIG BLUE RIVER IS IN FLOOD OR WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT MANY POINTS. THE STAGE AT BANNISTER ROAD WAS 37.4 FEET AT 330 PM...AND WAS NEAR CREST. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ON...ON FOOT. SCHILLING
Special weather statement, May 15, 4:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
MOZ008-152300
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY INT'L AIRPORT, MO
450 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA
AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH
UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING...
MORE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND HAIL...ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN KANSAS AND SPREAD INTO
THE KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH AREAS THIS EVENING.
MANY OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE METRO AREA ARE RUNNING
BANK FULL OR ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE BIG BLUE RIVER IS IN FLOOD
OR WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT MANY POINTS. THE STAGE AT BANNISTER
ROAD WAS 39.4 FEET AT 430 PM...AND WAS NEAR CREST.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES
CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND. AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.
THE MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER...
HIGHWAY 350 AT KNOB TOWN...NEAR LEES SUMMIT MO.
HIGHWAY 92 AT THE CLAY/PLATTE COUNTY LINE NEAR SMITHVILLE MO.
HIGHWAY 24 EAST OF LEVASY WHICH IS EAST ABOUT 10 MILES EAST
OF INDEPENDENCE MO.
SCHILLINGSpecial weather statement, May 15, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
MOZ004-008-160000 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY INT'L AIRPORT, MO 555 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING... MORE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME VERY STRONG...WERE DEVELOPING TO THE WEST OF KANSAS CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REACHING THE METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH AROUND 700 PM THIS EVENING. MANY OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING BANK FULL OR ARE IN FLOOD. THE BIG BLUE RIVER IS IN FLOOD OR WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD AT MANY POINTS. THE STAGE AT BANNISTER ROAD WAS 39.8 FEET AND WAS NEAR CREST. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD KEEP ABREST OF THE SITUATION. RAINFALL ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...MIDNIGHT TO 530 PM ...RANGED FROM AROUND 3 INCHES TO 61/2 INCHES. SOME AMOUNTS AROUND THE AREA... KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2.83 LEES SUMMIT MO 6.50 LEEWOOD KS 5.60 PRAIRIE VILLAGE KS 4.28 OLATHE KS 4.20 SOME OTHER RAINFALL TOTALS IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND IN EXTREME EAST KANSAS...o FAIRFAX 4.50 STILLWELL 3.80 LAWRENCE 4.10 SCHILLING
Special weather statement, May 15, 6:30 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY INT'L AIRPORT, MO 6530 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL AREA UNTIL 11AM WEDNESDAY... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM... AT 630 PM, A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM JUST NORTH OF TOPEKA, TO COUNCIL GROVE TO LOST SPRINGS KANSAS... MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. UP TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUST TO 45 MILES AN HOUR HAD BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. HOWEVER RADAR INDICATED THEY WERE STILL INTENSFYING. THE SHORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE LOCAL AREA, FROM THE WEST JUST AFTER 7 PM. STRONG WINDS, HAIL, AND AGAIN SOME LOCAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...STAY TUNED.
Special weather statement, May 15, 7:06 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
MOZ004-008-160100 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY INT'L AIRPORT, MO 705 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE METRO AREA AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME VERY STRONG...WERE IN EAST KANSAS...TO THE WEST OF KANSAS CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REACHING THE KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH BY 730 PM THIS EVENING. MANY OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE METRO AREA ARE BEGINNING TO FALL BUT WITH HEAVY RAIN LIKELY AGAIN THIS EVENING MORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE BLUE RIVER AT BANNISTER ROAD IS CRESTING AT 40 FEET. THIS IS THE SECOND HIGHEST STAGE ON RECORD. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD KEEP ABREST OF THE SITUATION. SCHILLING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson | 27 min |
| May 15, 11:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Boone | 29 min |
| May 15, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Callaway, Montgomery | 31 min |
| May 16, 10:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Benton, Pettis | 36 min |
| May 16, 2:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Benton, Cooper, Morgan, Pettis | 3 hr |
| May 16, 2:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Saline | 3 hr |
| May 16, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 3 hr |
| May 16, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Miller | 3 hr |
| May 16, 4:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gasconade, Maries, Montgomery, Osage | 3 hr |
| May 16, 4:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| May 15, 7:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 1990Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990
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.