Alert archive / Iowa / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 1993, 6:42 PM CDT for Kossuth County, Iowa. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1993, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1993, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kossuth County, IA
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 29, 5:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
IAZALL-292340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 540 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 8 PM... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA UNTIL 11 PM... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PART OF EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA TONIGHT... AT 530 PM CDT...ISOLATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST IOWA. THE STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPENCER...AND 20 MILES SOUTH OF MASON CITY. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WERE OCCURRING IN AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS OCCURRING NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAWARDEN TO NEAR WATERLOO. HAWARDEN IS 30 MILES NORTH OF SIOUX CITY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE ALSO OCCURRING IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES EAST OF FORT DODGE NEAR WEBSTER CITY...TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF OTTUMWA AT THE IOWA/MISSOURI BORDER. THE STORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. JAK/BRF WWUS35KPUB ,0
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour before
IAZALL-292340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 540 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 8 PM... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA UNTIL 11 PM... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PART OF EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA TONIGHT... AT 530 PM CDT...ISOLATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST IOWA. THE STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPENCER...AND 20 MILES SOUTH OF MASON CITY. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WERE OCCURRING IN AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS OCCURRING NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAWARDEN TO NEAR WATERLOO. HAWARDEN IS 30 MILES NORTH OF SIOUX CITY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE ALSO OCCURRING IN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES EAST OF FORT DODGE NEAR WEBSTER CITY...TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF OTTUMWA AT THE IOWA/MISSOURI BORDER. THE STORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. JAK/BRF
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:54 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
IAZ006-007-008-009-010-011-016-017-018-019-026-027-028-029-038- 039-040-300000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATERLOO IA 554 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 11 PM. AT 545 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MASON CITY OR 5 MILES WEST OF MARBLE ROCK. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF NEAR 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH MARBLE ROCK...GREENE...NASHUA AND CHARLES CITY THROUGH 615 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY JUST WEST OF WATERLOO. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED WITH THESE STORMS. AN EXTREMELY INTENSE STORM WAS LOCATED 45 MILES WEST OF MASON CITY AND THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INTO THE BRITT AND GARNER AREAS BY 640 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH ANY STORMS IN NORTHEAST IOWA. STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER QUICKLY. COLLAR
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:55 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
IAZ006-007-008-009-010-011-016-017-018-019-026-027-028-029-038- 039-040-300000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATERLOO IA 554 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 11 PM. AT 545 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MASON CITY OR 5 MILES WEST OF MARBLE ROCK. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF NEAR 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH MARBLE ROCK...GREENE...NASHUA AND CHARLES CITY THROUGH 615 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY JUST WEST OF WATERLOO. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED WITH THESE STORMS. AN EXTREMELY INTENSE STORM WAS LOCATED 45 MILES WEST OF MASON CITY AND THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INTO THE BRITT AND GARNER AREAS BY 640 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH ANY STORMS IN NORTHEAST IOWA. STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER QUICKLY. COLLAR
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:22 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
IAZ006-007-008-009-010-011-016-017-018-019-026-027-028-029-038- 039-040-300030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATERLOO IA 622 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN NORTHEAST IOWA... AT 615 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST IOWA FROM I-35 TO HIGHWAY 63. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS...CHARLES CITY AND NASHUA AREAS THROUGH 645 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS AREA OF STORMS. NOTE: A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 11 PM. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HANCOCK COUNTY UNTIL 7H PM...MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR STORM FORTHCOMING IN A "SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT". COLLAR
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:22 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
IAZ006-007-008-009-010-011-016-017-018-019-026-027-028-029-038- 039-040-300030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATERLOO IA 622 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN NORTHEAST IOWA... AT 615 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST IOWA FROM I-35 TO HIGHWAY 63. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS...CHARLES CITY AND NASHUA AREAS THROUGH 645 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS AREA OF STORMS. NOTE: A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 11 PM. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HANCOCK COUNTY UNTIL 7 PM...MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR STORM FORTHCOMING IN A "SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT". COLLAR "@JF.66WWUS t#6WWUSv N6WWUSD tWWUSP WUUS 76WWUS8 7`WWUS^ :a`WWUS 36WWUS . `WWUS @"s`WWUS 0XWSUS = WUUS `WWUS 6WWUSZ <WWUS P ; WUUS0 qWWUS `3U^WSUS T7q4WSUSZ 6WWUS |6WWUS <JJJ**lll~ WUUS@ q6WWUS $iX WUUS LA`WWUS q6WWUS 4LLL[I6WWUS< r*H WUUSL PI`WWUSR TP6WWUSd M`WWUS$ `i`WWUS R WUUS XWOUS sF6WWUSH w WUUS n I`WWUS jI WUUS o6WWUS` xS6WWUS tWWUS 8fWWUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clay, Dickinson | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Dickinson | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dickinson | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 5:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Kossuth, Palo Alto | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth, Palo Alto | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clay, Dickinson | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clay, Dickinson | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Kossuth | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Pocahontas | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 6:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Buena Vista | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
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.