Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 1992, 3:43 AM CDT for Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 1992, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 1992, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wilson County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 4592 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 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 KICT 160848 FFWICT KSC205-161145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 343 AM CDT THU JUL 16 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ...WILSON COUNTY AT 345 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF WILSON COUNTY. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED IN WILSON COUNTY IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WILSON COUNTY DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRIrNG OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD 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. HEDGES
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 15, 10:41 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-160435- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1041 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #630 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR MARION AND CHASE COUNTIES... AT 1025 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WERE LOCATED15 MILES WEST OF HUTCHINSON OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF NICKERSON. THIS STORM WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE STORM CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STORMS WERE IN AN AREA 20 MILES WIDE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF BURNS. A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WAS 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF EMPORIA OR JUST NORTH OF STRONG CITY. MOVERMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. BOTH AREAS HAD DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE SINCE 925 PM. ROSNER
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 11:16 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-160435- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1115 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #630 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR MARION AND CHASE COUNTIES... AT 1110 PM CDT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING HAD DEVELOPED 5 MILES EAST OF HUTCHINSON AND 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF EMPORIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAS^T AT 15 MILES PER HOUR. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF BURRTON AND HALSTEAD IN WESTERN HARVEY COUNTY AND HYMER AND STRONG CITY IN NORTHERN CHASE COUNTY SHOULD LOOK FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ROSNER
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 11:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-160540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1140 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #630 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR MARION AND CHASE COUNTIES... AT 1125 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WERE 10 MILES EAST OF HUTCHINSON AND 25 MILES WEST OF EMPORIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED FROM EAST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN AN AREA 130 MILES WIDE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE MISSOURI BORDER 35 MILES NORTH OF PITTSBURG TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER 20 MILES SOUTH OF MEDICINE LODGE. THE AREA HAD INCREAED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SINCE 1025 PM. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL$ AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ROSNER
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 12:41 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-160645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1240 AM CDT THU JUL 16 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 1235 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL...WERE SCATTERED ALONG A LINE 10 MILES WIDE. THE LINE WENT FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF WICHITA TO JUST EAST OF EMPORIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE INTENSITY OF THE STORMS SINCE MIDNIGHT. OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...OVER HARPER COUNTY. STORMS WERE FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA. THESE STORMS ONLY CONTAINED MODERATE TO BRIEF...HEAVY RAINS. MOVEMENT OF ALL PRECIPITATION WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. . REMEMBER...IF A STORMS MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...MOVE INDOORS TO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND WAIT THE STORM OUT. ALSO...PERSONS IN MARION COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ESPECIALLY ALERT AS STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. *SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #633 COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTtHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 5 AM CDT. LEIVERS
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-160715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 115 AM CDT THU JUL 16 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE RUMBLING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 110 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL...WERE SCATTERED ALONG A LINE 10 MILES WIDE. THE LINE WENT FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON TO 20 MILES EAST OF EMPORIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS MARION AND SOUTHERN CHASE COUNTIES. THE INTENSITY OF THESE STORMS WAS UNCHANGED SINCE 1245 AM. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...IN AN AREA 15 MILES WIDE. THE AREA WAS CENTERED ALONG A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA. MOVEMENT OF ALL PRECIPITATION WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. . REMEMBER...IF STORMS MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...MOVE INDOORS TO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND WAIT THE STORM OUT. ALSO...PERSONS IN MARION COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ESPECIALLY ALERT AS STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE AREA REMAINS PRIMED FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR CONDITIONS WARRANT. *SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #633 COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 5 AM CDT. LEIVERS
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-160745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 137 AM CDT THU JUL 16 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE RUMBLING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 130 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE WIDELY SCATTERED ALONG A LINE 15 MILES WIDE. THE LINE CURVED FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF EMPORIA TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN EXTREME NORTHEAST MARION COUNTY...NEAR LINCOLNVILLE. THE INTENSITY HAD CHANGED LITTLE SINCE 1 AM. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL WERE LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE AREA WAS 10 MILES WIDE... EXTENDING ALONG A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER 45 MILES MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA. MOVEMENT OF ALL PRECIPITATION WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...IF STORMS MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...MOVE INDOORS TO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND WAIT THE STORM OUT. ALSO...PERSONS IN MARION COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ESPECIALLY ALERT AS STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE AREA REMAINS PRIMED FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR CONDITIONS WARRANT. *SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #633 COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 5 AM CDT. LEIVERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 54 min |
| Jul 15, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 65 min |
| Jul 15, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 64 min |
| Jul 16, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 65 min |
| Jul 16, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 55 min |
| Jul 16, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 44 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 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.