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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 14, 1993Holt County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 1993, 12:23 AM CDT for Holt County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 1993, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 1993, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Whole counties

County Holt County, MO

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1993-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2867 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1993-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2867 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1183 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

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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 13, 10:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
MOZ004-005-008-140415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
1011 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST
MISSOURI...

AT 1010 PM...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ST. JOSEPH...NEAR AGENCY AND PLATTSBURG.  REPORTS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SMALL HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THIS STORM.

PERSONS OVER SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN AND WESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE COVER IF STORMS
APPROACH.  STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS...AS WELL
AS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

WELVAERT

&
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
MOZ004-005-008-140415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
1011 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST
MISSOURI...

AT 1010 PM...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ST. JOSEPH...NEAR AGENCY AND PLATTSBURG.  REPORTS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SMALL HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THIS STORM.

PERSONS OVER SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN AND WESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE COVER IF STORMS
APPROACH.  STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS...AS WELL
AS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

WELVAERT

&
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-140500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
1105 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE KANSAS CITY AREA..NORTHEAST
TO SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA...

AT 1100 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA...
NORTHEAST UP INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA.  SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS
ARE LOCATED FROM NEAR LATHROP...30 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY...
EASTWARD TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF CHILLICOTHE.  ONE OTHER THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE SOUTHEAST
PART OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA.

ALL OF THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY
AND ST. JOSEPH AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER...A NEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM FOR POINTS TO THE EAST
AND NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY.

WELVAERT
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-140500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
1105 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE KANSAS CITY AREA..NORTHEAST
TO SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA...

AT 1100 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA...
NORTHEAST UP INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA.  SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS
ARE LOCATED FROM NEAR LATHROP...30 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY...
EASTWARD TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF CHILLICOTHE.  ONE OTHER THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE SOUTHEAST
PART OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA.

ALL OF THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY
AND ST. JOSEPH AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER...A NEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM FOR POINTS TO THE EAST
AND NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY.

WELVAERT
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:45 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-140545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
1145 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 1993

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

AT 1140 PM...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST
KANSAS NEAR CHANUTE...NORTHEAST TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY...
TO 40 MILES EAST OF ST. JOSEPH...AND ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO
SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA.  A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
OVER NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI NEAR GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...AND MILAN IN
DAVIESS...GRUNDY...AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES.  ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED 25 TO 30 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA.
THESE STORMS WERE ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...BUT CONDITIONS REMAIN
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI.
PERSONS IN THAT AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND TAKE COVER IF STORMS APPROACH.

WELVAERT
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:45 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-140545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
1145 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 1993

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

AT 1140 PM...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST
KANSAS NEAR CHANUTE...NORTHEAST TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY...
TO 40 MILES EAST OF ST. JOSEPH...AND ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO
SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA.  A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
OVER NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI NEAR GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...AND MILAN IN
DAVIESS...GRUNDY...AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES.  ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED 25 TO 30 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA.
THESE STORMS WERE ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...BUT CONDITIONS REMAIN
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI.
PERSONS IN THAT AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND TAKE COVER IF STORMS APPROACH.

WELVAERT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAtchison2 hr
Jun 13, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXNodaway64 min
Jun 13, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew52 min
Jun 13, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry69 min
Jun 13, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDeKalb46 min
Jun 13, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Livingston42 min
Jun 13, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXSullivan50 min
Jun 14, 1:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton45 min
Jun 14, 1:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn35 min
Jun 14, 1:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXLivingston3 hr
Jun 14, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton54 min
Jun 14, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHoward47 min
Jun 14, 3:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBoone41 min

Nearby

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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.