Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 1993, 3:08 AM CDT for Doniphan County, Kansas; Buchanan County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1993, 3:08 AM CDT (08:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1993, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- 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, 8.1 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 050811 FFWMCI KSC043-MOC003-021-075-087-147-227-051215- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 308 AM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ...DONIPHAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ...ANDREW COUNTY...BUCHANAN COUNTY...GENTRY COUNTY ...HOLT COUNTY...NODAWAY COUNTY...WORTH COUNTY STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL. FLOODING OF BASEMENTS WAS REPORTED IN SAVANNAH IN ANDREW COUNTY AS OF 300 AM AND THE PLATTE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL RUN-OFF...FURTHER AGGRAVATING FLOOD CONDITIONS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. HIBBERT &
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 5, 12:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 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, 2 hours 40 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, 2 hours 21 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, 2 hours 20 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, 2:45 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-050845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 245 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 235 AM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OCCURRING OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...FROM 10 MILES EAST OF BETHANY...AT INTERSTATE 35...TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARYVILLE...TO 25 MILES EAST OF ST. JOSEPH. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR...AND THEY WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE TO NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...FROM NEAR CAMERON TO NORTH OF TRENTON...BY 310 AM. OTHER NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER NORTHERN KANSAS...AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM CONCORDIA KANSAS...TO NEAR TOPEKA..TO JUST NORTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE. ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS EXTENDED FROM EAST OF MARSHALL...TO NEAR KIRKSVILLE...IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. ALL PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. 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. DESTRI
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:51 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-050845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 245 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 235 AM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OCCURRING OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI...FROM 10 MILES EAST OF BETHANY...AT INTERSTATE 35...TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARYVILLE...TO 25 MILES EAST OF ST. JOSEPH. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR...AND THEY WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE TO NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...FROM NEAR CAMERON TO NORTH OF TRENTON...BY 310 AM. OTHER NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER NORTHERN KANSAS...AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM CONCORDIA KANSAS...TO NEAR TOPEKA..TO JUST NORTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE. ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS EXTENDED FROM EAST OF MARSHALL...TO NEAR KIRKSVILLE...IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. ALL PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE FLOODING RAINS. MOTORISTS THROUGHOrUT 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. DESTRI
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, 2:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 116 min |
| 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.