Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 1993, 2:04 AM CDT for Doniphan County, Kansas; Buchanan County, Missouri. It was in force for 116 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1993, 2:04 AM CDT (07:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1993, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Doniphan County, KS, Buchanan County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 932 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 050704 FFWMCI KSC043-MOC021-050900- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 204 AM CDT MON JUL 5 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 NORTHEAST KANSAS ...DONIPHAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ...BUCHANAN COUNTY AT 200 AM CDT...IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...SEVERE STORMS MOVING INTO DONIPHAN KANSAS AND EVENTUALLY BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI WILL ALSO PRODUCE FLOODING RAINFALL. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN HIT BY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EARLIER STORMS WHICH HAS SATURATED THE GROUND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL THEREFORE LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 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. RUNNELS
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 5, 12:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-050615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1220 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM THIS MONDAY MORNING...AND INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND ST. JOSEPH... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1210 AM...TWO LINES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING... WERE DETECTED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE FIRST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE IOWA/ MISSOURI BORDER...NORTHEAST OF MARYVILLE MISSOURI...TO ST. JOSEPH. MINOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS...AS THEY MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. MOTORISTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS. THE SECOND LINE OF STORMS WAS 35 MILES WEST OF THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...FROM SOUTHERN ATCHISON COUNTY TO SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...TO THE NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...AND THEY WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATCHISON KANSAS...AND WESTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS ...BY 1245 AM. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE KANSAS CITY AREA...AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE APPROACH OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT...AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. DESTRI
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-050615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1220 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM THIS MONDAY MORNING...AND INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND ST. JOSEPH... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1210 AM...TWO LINES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING... WERE DETECTED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE FIRST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE IOWA/ MISSOURI BORDER...NORTHEAST OF MARYVILLE MISSOURI...TO ST. JOSEPH. MINOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS...AS THEY MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. MOTORISTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS. THE SECOND LINE OF STORMS WAS 35 MILES WEST OF THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...FROM SOUTHERN ATCHISON COUNTY TO SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...TO THE NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...AND THEY WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATCHISON KANSAS...AND WESTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS ...BY 1245 AM. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE KANSAS CITY AREA...AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE APPROACH OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT...AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A PL ACE OF SAFETY. DESTRI
Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
1227 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993
...SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE EVENING OF JULY 4...
TIME-CDT COUNTY/STATE EVENT/LOCATION
1140 PM DONIPHAN KS SEVERAL LIMBS AND A TREE REPORTED DOWN
IN TROY KS. REPORTED BY THE DONIPHAN
SHERIFF. TIME ESTIMATED.
RUNNELSLocal storm report, Jul 5, 12:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
1227 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993
...SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE EVENING OF JULY 4...
TIME-CDT COUNTY/STATE EVENT/LOCATION
1140 PM DONIPHAN KS SEVERAL LIMBS AND A TREE REPORTED DOWN
IN TROY KS. REPORTED BY THE DONIPHAN
SHERIFF. TIME ESTIMATED.
RUNNELSSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 12:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-050625- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1247 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM THIS MONDAY MORNING...AND INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND ST. JOSEPH... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1235 AM...THE LEADING EDGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDED FROM SOUTH OF DES MOINES TO 15 MILES EAST OF ST JOSEPH AND THEN ON TO NEAR LEAVENWORTH KANSAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE THEN SCATTERED WESTWARD INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANHATTAN KANSAS ...25 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA...AND JUST WEST OF LEAVENWORTH. . MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE FLOODING RAINS. MOTORISTS THROUGHOUT THE KANSAS CITY AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND BE CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING ALONG CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-050625- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1247 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM THIS MONDAY MORNING...AND INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND ST. JOSEPH... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 1235 AM...THE LEADING EDGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDED FROM SOUTH OF DES MOINES TO 15 MILES EAST OF ST JOSEPH AND THEN ON TO NEAR LEAVENWORTH KANSAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE THEN SCATTERED WESTWARD INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANHATTAN KANSAS ...25 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA...AND JUST WEST OF LEAVENWORTH. . MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO: PRODUCE FLOODING RAINS. MOTORISTS THROUGHOUT THE KANSAS CITY AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND BE CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING ALONG CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS. RUNNELS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 3:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 58 min |
| Jul 5, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 3:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Gentry | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Holt | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Worth | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 1993Flash 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.