Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 1993, 9:34 PM CDT for Benton County, Missouri. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1993, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1993, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Benton County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 2289 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 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 KCOU 030254 FFWCOU MOC015-030330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 934 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL MISSOURI ...SOUTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY... AT 930 PM RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF BENTON COUNTY. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END OVER THAT AREA BY 1030 PM... HOWEVER IT COULD TAKE TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE IN THAT AREA. BE EXTRA CAREFUL AT NIGHT WHEN FLOOD WATERS ARE HARD TO SEE. IF YOU SEE RISING WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND RIGHT AWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS OR BRIDGES IN YOUR CAR. LA GREE
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
Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
645 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993
...SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FROM AFTERNOON/EVENING FRIDAY JULY 2
TIME-CDT COUNTY/STATE EVENT/LOCATION
423 PM JOHNSON/KS 6-8 INCH BRANCHES DOWN AT DESOTO KS
422 PM JOHNSON/KS 92 MPH WINDS AT IXD/DAMAGE TO HANGERS
425 PM JOHNSON/KS 15 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN GARDNER
435 PM JACKSON/MO TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN - 151ST.
500-505PM CASS/MO TREES/PWR LINES DOWN NEAR BELTON/GRANDVIEW
EST. 80 MPH WINDS
517 PM CASS/MO TREES DOWN IN PLEASANT HILL
530 PM CASS/MO 70-80 MPH WINDS/TREES DOWN/ROOF OFF BARN
3/4 MI NORTH OF GUNN CITY
525 PM CASS/MO NMRS LARGE TREES DOWN - 4 MI. SOUTH OF
PLEASANT HILL
510 PM JACKSON/MO 15 TREES DOWN- RAINTREE LAKE/S LEES SUMMIT
550-630 JOHNSON/MO TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
619 PM HENRY/MO TREES DOWN IN CLINTON
415 PM JOHNSON/KS 60-70 MPH WINDS AT EDGERTON
BROWNINGLocal storm report, Jul 2, 7:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
645 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993
...SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FROM AFTERNOON/EVENING FRIDAY JULY 2
TIME-CDT COUNTY/STATE EVENT/LOCATION
423 PM JOHNSON/KS 6-8 INCH BRANCHES DOWN AT DESOTO KS
422 PM JOHNSON/KS 92 MPH WINDS AT IXD/DAMAGE TO HANGERS
425 PM JOHNSON/KS 15 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN GARDNER
435 PM JACKSON/MO TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN - 151ST.
500-505PM CASS/MO TREES/PWR LINES DOWN NEAR BELTON/GRANDVIEW
EST. 80 MPH WINDS
517 PM CASS/MO TREES DOWN IN PLEASANT HILL
530 PM CASS/MO 70-80 MPH WINDS/TREES DOWN/ROOF OFF BARN
3/4 MI NORTH OF GUNN CITY
525 PM CASS/MO NMRS LARGE TREES DOWN - 4 MI. SOUTH OF
PLEASANT HILL
510 PM JACKSON/MO 15 TREES DOWN- RAINTREE LAKE/S LEES SUMMIT
550-630 JOHNSON/MO TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
619 PM HENRY/MO TREES DOWN IN CLINTON
415 PM JOHNSON/KS 60-70 MPH WINDS AT EDGERTON
BROWNINGSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 7:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-030145-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
740 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM...
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND
EASTERN KANSAS...
AT 735 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE
OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WEST MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE
LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS FROM 30 MILES SOUTH TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF TOPEKA...ACROSS STRONG CITY...EMPORIA AND MELVERN. OTHER STRONG
STORMS WERE OVER WESTCENTRAL THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM RICH HILL...
70 MILES SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY...TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION...
110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY.
THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTCENTRAL KANSAS
AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MILES AN HOUR OR LARGE HAIL IN ADDITION TO FLOODING RAINS. KEEP
AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE
WEATHER APPOACHES YOUR AREA.
.
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MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-030145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 740 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS... AT 735 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WEST MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS FROM 30 MILES SOUTH TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOPEKA...ACROSS STRONG CITY...EMPORIA AND MELVERN. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER WESTCENTRAL THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM RICH HILL... 70 MILES SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY...TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION... 110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTCENTRAL KANSAS AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR OR LARGE HAIL IN ADDITION TO FLOODING RAINS. KEEP AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPOACHES YOUR AREA. . HIBBERT
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:40 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-030245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 840 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM... AT 825 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER EASTERN KANSAS OVER AND SOUTH OF EMPORIA AND ACROSS WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI 90 TO 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. ALL PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTCENTRAL KANSAS AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER AND SEEK SHELTER IF THE STORMS APPROACH. HIBBERT
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:47 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
MOZ001-004-005-008-009-013-KSZ016-030245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 840 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM... AT 825 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER EASTERN KANSAS OVER AND SOUTH OF EMPORIA AND ACROSS WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI 90 TO 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. ALL PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTCENTRAL KANSAS AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER AND SEEK SHELTER IF THE STORMS APPROACH. HIBBERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Camden, Pulaski | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 8:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Camden, Hickory | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Miller, Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pulaski | 31 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.