Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 1992, 12:26 AM CDT for Platte County, Missouri. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 1992, 12:26 AM CDT (05:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 1992, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Platte County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 2513 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1263 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 260527 FFWMCI MOC165-260730- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1226 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ...PLATTE COUNTY AT 1220 AM THE PLATTE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN PLATTE COUNTY ON HIGHWAY 45 AT FARLEY. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN PLATTE COUNT UNTIL 2 AM. EARLIER THE SHERIFF REPORTED FLOODING ON ROADWAYS AT WESTON AND EDGERTON. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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, Jul 25, 8:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-KSZ-016-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 835 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL MISSORI INCLUDING KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST...NORTHCENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI...MOSTLY NEAR LATHROP AND CHIILICOTHE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES A HOUR AND COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESEB STORMS...SO BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS WATER OVER A HIGHWAY. GH
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 9:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-KSZ-016-260300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 905 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTH MISSOURI... AT 900 PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST JOSEPH TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS ...ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THE GREATER ST JOSEPH AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH MISSOURI THE REST OF TONIGHT. REMEMBER...DO NOT WALK OR DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PARTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS BY 10 PM. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...FROM RICHMOND TO BROOKFIELD. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST JOSEPH UNTIL 11 PM AND FOR KANSAS CITY UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO FORM OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST.
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 9:19 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-KSZ-016-260300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 905 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTH MISSOURI... AT 900 PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST JOSEPH TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS ...ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THE GREATER ST JOSEPH AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH MISSOURI THE REST OF TONIGHT. REMEMBER...DO NOT WALK OR DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PARTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA BY 10 PM. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...FROM RICHMOND TO BROOKFIELD. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST JOSEPH UNTIL 11 PM AND FOR KANSAS CITY UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO FORM OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST. HANNER
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 9:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-KSZ-016-260300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 930 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTH MISSOURI... AT 925 PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...FROM JUST NORTH OF ST JOSEPH TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS... AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THE GREATER ST JOSEPH AREA. SINCE 7PM ST JOSEPH HAS RECIEVED .72 INCHES OF RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH MISSOURI INCLUDING ST JOSEPH TONIGHT. REMEMBER...DO NOT WALK OR DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PARTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA BY 10 PM. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...FROM JUST EAST OF RICHMOND TO BROOKFIELD. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI INCLUDING ST JOSEPH TILL 11 PM AND FOR KANSAS CITY UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO FROM OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST. KETCHAM
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 10:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-KSZ-016-260300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 1025 PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...FROM ST JOSEPH TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS IN THE ST JOSEPH AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH MISSOURI INCLUDING ST JOSEPH TONIGHT. REMEMBER...DO NOT WALK OR DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER. WATER WILL RISE QUICKLY SO BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOOD WATERS APROACH. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...FROM JUST NORTH OF KANSAS CITY EAST TO MARSHALL ALONG INTERSTATE 70. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KANSAS CITY UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO FORM OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. KETCHAM
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 11:33 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-KSZ-016-260530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1130 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTH MISSOURI... AT 1125 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER NORTH MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM ST JOSEPH SOUTHWEST TO NEAR LEAVENWORTH KANSAS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH IN TURN WILL CAUSING FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SMALL STREAM...SOME ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH HIGH WATER. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH MISSOURI...INCLUDING ST JOSEPH...THE REST OF TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS...MAINLY NORTH OF I 70. THESE STORMS WERE DECREASING IN INTENSITY AS THEY MOVED EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAbTCH 682 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. HANNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Linn | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 2:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 1992Every flash flood warning in 1992
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.