Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 1992, 7:10 AM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1992, 7:10 AM CDT (12:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1992, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Crawford County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 1910 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KICT 231211 FFWICT KSC037-231515- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 710 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ...CRAWFORD COUNTY AT 700 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS CRAWFORD COUNTY. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MANY PARTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY. AT 7 AM...AN OBSERVER AT WALNUT...IN NORTHWEST CRAWFORD COUNTY...REPORTED 2.96 INCHES OF RAIN...AND CREEKS OUT OF BANKS AND FLOWING OVER ROADS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN CRAWFORD COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS. THE WATER DEPTH AND CURRENT MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BEL ABANDONED QUICKLY. 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 23, 2:59 AM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-230900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 258 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1992 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE TAKING AIM ON AREAS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 255 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS...10 MILES EAST OF YATES CENTER OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHANUTE. WOODSON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS REPORT THAT ELECTRICITY WAS LOST IN SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTY...ALONG WITH SMALL FIRES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING. THIS STORM WILL ENTER CHANUTE BY 315 AM. PERSONS IN CHANUTE SHOULD MOVE TO A REINFORCED SHELTER TO PROTECT AGAINST STRONG WINDS...LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN CUASE FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. HYSELL MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. MORE HEAVY RAINS WILL BE ENTERING MARION COUNTY BY 3 AM. BECAUSE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORMS...LOW LYING FLOODING IS LIKELY.PERSONS IN MARION COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEHIGH AND HILLSBORO SHOULD PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATERS BEGIN TO RISE. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO ENTER CHANUTE BEFORE 330 AM. DEADLY LIGHTNING AND WINDS UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. PERSONS IN CHANUTE SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. PERSONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER EVENT. (PLEASE REFERENCE PRODUCTS FROM CONCORDIA ON MORE INFORMATION ON THE STORMS IN RICE COUNTY) HYSELL
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:59 AM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-230900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 258 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1992 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE TAKING AIM ON AREAS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 255 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS...10 MILES EAST OF YATES CENTER OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHANUTE. WOODSON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS REPORT THAT ELECTRICITY WAS LOST IN SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTY...ALONG WITH SMALL FIRES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING. THIS STORM WILL ENTER CHANUTE BY 315 AM. PERSONS IN CHANUTE SHOULD MOVE TO A REINFORCED SHELTER TO PROTECT AGAINST STRONG WINDS...LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN CUASE FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. HYSELL
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-230935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 346 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS DUMPING HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 330 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR... PERSISTED OVER AREAS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NOTED 20 MILES NORTH OF HUTCHINSON...OR 10 MILES WEST OF MCPHERSON. THIS STORM IS PASSING OVER LAND WHICH IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY. (PLEASE NOTE PRODUCTS FROM CONCORDIA ON THIS STORM) ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS OBSERVED JUST SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE. PERSONS IN ERIE AND ST. PAUL...15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE...ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM AND SHOULD MOVE INDOORS. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...TORRENTIAL RAINS THAT CAN CUASE ROADWAYS TO BECOME WATER COVERED...AND NUMEROUS STRIKES OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A 90 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUDERSTORMS THAT WAS NORTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREAT BEND ...TO 20 MILES NORTH OF ARKANSAS CITY...TO NEAR PITTSBURG. ANY ONE OF THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE RAINS THAT CAN CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. NO CHANGE IN AREAL COVERAGE OR INTENSITY HAD BEEN NOTED SINCE 230 AM. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS WEATHER EVENT. HYSELL
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-231040-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
439 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1992
...THUNDERSTORMS DUMPING HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS...
AT 425 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME CONTAINING VERY HEAVY
RAIN...CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTAINED IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM
20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA...TO 10 MILES NORTH OF JOPLIN MISSOURI.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 40 MILES NORTH OF WICHITA...BETWEEN
MCPHERSON AND HILLSBORO...AND 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA. THESE STORMS
WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED HEAVY
RAIN. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS.
.
IF DRIVING IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL. DO
NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PASSED. VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING HAS BEEN
OBSERVED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS ...AND LIGHTNING IS A THUNDERSTORM'S
GREATEST KILLER.
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.
STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE WEATHER SITUATION.
HEDGESSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 5:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-231140-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
534 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1992
...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
AT 525 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME CONTAINING VERY HEAVY
RAIN...CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTAINED IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM
NEAR SALINA...TO JOPLIN MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED
JUST NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE...AND 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF WICHITA...OR JUST
WEST OF BURNS. THESE STORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED HEAVY
RAIN. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS.
.
IF DRIVING IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL. DO
NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PASSED. VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING HAS BEEN
OBSERVED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS...AND LIGHTNING IS A THUNDERSTORM'S
GREATEST KILLER.
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR...AND AREAL COVERAGE
HAD DECREASED DURING THE PAST HOUR.
STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE WEATHER SITUATION.
HEDGESSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 6:33 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-231240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 633 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS... AT 625 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN...CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTAINED IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM NEAR SALINA...TO JOPLIN MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 20 MILES WEST OF CHANUTE...AND 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF PITTSBURG. THESE STORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. IF DRIVING IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PASSED. VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS...AND LIGHTNING IS A THUNDERSTORMR'S GREATEST KILLER. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR...AND AREAL COVERAGE HAD DECREASED DURING THE PAST HOUR. HEDGES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 55 min |
| Jul 23, 9:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Neosho | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Crawford | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 12:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Bourbon | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 106 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.