Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 1990, 1:39 AM CDT for Coffey County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1990, 1:39 AM CDT (06:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1990, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Coffey County, KS
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 5742 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.7
- Supercell composite
- 28.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KTOP 090640
FFWTOP
KSC031-091045-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
139 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
...SOUTHERN COFFEY
AT 130AM THE COFFEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WATER OVER HIWAY 57 WEST
OF GRIDLEY. THERE WAS ALSO SOME FLOODING REPORTED IN GRIDELY.
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA ARE 3 TO 4 INCHES SINCE 4 PM
FRIDAY EVENING. PEOPLE IN LEROY SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOODING.
MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING
WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.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, Jun 8, 10:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
KSZ013>016-090300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1018 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 1990
...A TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 422 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
ATCHINSON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...DOUGLAS...SHAWNEE...
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED IN THE ABOVE COUNTIES.
THERE MAY BE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. TORNADOW WATCH NUMBER 422 REMAsINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF
THE WATCH AREA.
CRANDALLSpecial weather statement, Jun 8, 11:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
KSZ013>016-090300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1102 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 1990 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 422 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT IN KANSAS AND TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 424 HAS EXPIRED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR LYON COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT TILL 245 AM SATURDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS SOME VERY INTENSE WERE SCATTERED OVER SOUTHEAST... EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AT 11 PM CDT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS... ALONG WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE. PERSON SHOULD ALERT FOR THREATENING CONDITIONS. CRANDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
KSZ013>016-090500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1117 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LYON COUNTY TILL 245 AM... AT 11 PM VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA OVER SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LIKELY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. ANOTHER VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL CHASE COUNTY OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA. THESE WERE PART OF AN AREA OF SHOWERRS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS 20 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES EAST OF BURLINGTON OR 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA TO SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY OR 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR OSKALOOSA OR 20 MILES WEST OF LEVENWORTH TO JUST NORTH OF KANSAS CITY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. CRANDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
KSZ013>016-090500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1117 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LYON COUNTY TILL 245 AM... AT 11 PM VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA OVER SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LIKELY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. ANOTHER VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL CHASE COUNTY OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA. THESE WERE PART OF AN AREA OF SHOWERRS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS 20 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES EAST OF BURLINGTON OR 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA TO SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY OR 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR OSKALOOSA OR 20 MILES WEST OF LEVENWORTH TO JUST NORTH OF KANSAS CITY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHE.AST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. CRANDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
KSZ013>016-090600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1203 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LYON COUNTY TILL 245 AM... AT 1155 PM INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR EMPORIA NEAR JOHN REDMOND RESEVOIR OR 10 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LIKELY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. THESE THUDNERSTORMS WERE PART OF A 25 MILE WIDE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN CHASE COUNTY OR 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF GARNETT OR ABOUT 45 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA. ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS THAT WASh 10 MILES WIDE WAS LOCATED FROM5 MIELS WEST OF ST MARYS OR 25 MILES WEST OF TOPEKA TO NEAR LEAVENWORTH. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS NOTED. CRANDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:02 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
KSZ013>016-090700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 101 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LYON COUNTY TILL 245 AM... AT 1250 AM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED FOR LYON COUNTY NEAR EMPORIA. IN THE LAST HOUR THERE WAS A DECREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE WEST END OF JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WER0E MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. CRANDALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Osage | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon | 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.