Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 129, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 1993, 11:02 PM CDT for Atchison County, Holt County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1993, 11:02 PM CDT (04:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 1993, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Atchison County, MO, Holt County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 5836 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.2
- Supercell composite
- 29.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 240402 FFWMCI MOC005-087-240900- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1102 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ...ATCHISON COUNTY...HOLT COUNTY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SLOLWY EAST FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA..RADAR INDICATED NEAR 2 INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES. THIS IS FALLING OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND OVER ALREADY FLOODED AREAS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIOIN AS MANY LEVYS ARE ALREADY BREECHED. 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. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. &
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, 9:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-240330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 930 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TILL 300AM SATURDAY MORNING... ...FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 930PM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH. HEAVY RAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO DONIPHAN COUNTY KANSAS BY 10PM AND INTO ST JOSEPH BY 1030PM. ALSO STRONG WINDS TO 35 MILES AND HOUR AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH LITTLE WARNING. BK
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-240330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 930 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TILL 300AM SATURDAY MORNING... ...FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 930PM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH. HEAVY RAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO DONIPHAN COUNTY KANSAS BY 10PM AND INTO ST JOSEP,H BY 1030PM. ALSO STRONG WINDS TO 35 MILES AND HOUR AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH LITTLE WARNING. BK
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 10:30 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-240430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED LOCATION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TILL 3AM SATURDAY MORNING... ...FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 1030PM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS... SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA OR 20 MILES WEST OF ST JOSEPH. HEAVY RAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR SO FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO DONIPHAN COUNTY KANSAS WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR AND INTO ST JOSEPH BY 1130 PM. ALSO STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. KETCHAM
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 10:38 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-240430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TILL 3AM SATURDAY MORNING... ...FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 1030PM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS... SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA OR 20 MILES WEST OF ST JOSEPH. HEAVY RAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR SO FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO DONIPHAN COUNTY KANSAS WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR AND INTO ST JOSEPH BY 1130 PM. ALSO STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. KETCHAM
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 10:43 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-240430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED LOCATION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TILL 3AM SATURDAY MORNING... ...FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 1030PM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS... SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA OR 20 MILES WEST OF ST JOSEPH. HEAVY RAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR SO FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO DONIPHAN COUNTY KANSAS WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR AND INTO ST JOSEPH BY 1130 PM. ALSO STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 11:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gentry, Nodaway, Worth | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 25 min |
| Jul 24, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, DeKalb | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 1:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Mercer, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Harrison | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Livingston | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 36 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 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.