Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 1993, 11:03 AM CDT for Henry County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 1993, 11:03 AM CDT (16:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 1993, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Henry County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 061602 FFWMCI MOC083-062000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1103 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...HENRY COUNTY RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN HENRY COUNTY SINCE 1000 AM. AT 1100 AM RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS HENRY COUNTY AND EXTEND WESTWARD INTO BATES COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF STREETS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS Ad FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
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 6, 7:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
KSZ016-061345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 745 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS... AT 730 AM...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING IN WESTERN LINN COUNTY KANSAS...JUST WEST OF MOUND CITY. THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL...AS IT MOVES THROUGH LINN COUNTY...NEAR MOUND CITY BETWEEN 745 AND 845 AM. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE IN A LINE EXTENDING WEST FROM WEST OF MOUND CITY TO JUST WEST OF EMPORIA KANSAS...AND LIGHT RAIN HAD DEVELOPED NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHEAST KANSAS AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEBRASKA AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI. ALL PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST ERN KANSAS...INCLUDING MIAMI AND LINN COUNTIES. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DESTRI
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 8:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
KSZ008-013-016-061445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 845 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN MISSOURI... AT 830 AM...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY KANSAS...30 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES THROUGH FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE IN A 20 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM 40 MILES SOUTH OF GRANDVIEW MISSOURI...NEAR 71 HIGHWAY...TO JUST WEST OF EMPORIA KANSAS. A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT RAIN WAS ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. . THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS...INCLUDING MIAMI AND LINN COUNTIES. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. EVERSOLE
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 8:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
KSZ008-013-016-061445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 845 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WERE MOVING INTO WETERN MISSOURI... AT 830 AM...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY KANSAS...30 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE IN A 20 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM 40 MILES SOUTH OF GRANDVIEW MISSOURI...NEAR 71 HIGHWAY...TO JUST WEST OF EMPORIA KANSAS. A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT RAIN WAS ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. . THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS...INCLUDING MIAMI AND LINN COUNTIES. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. EVERSOLE
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 8:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
KSZ008-013-016-061445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 845 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN MISSOURI... AT 830 AM...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY KANSAS...30 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES THROUGH FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE IN A 20 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM 40 MILES SOUTH OF GRANDVIEW MISSOURI...NEAR 71 HIGHWAY...TO JUST WEST OF EMPORIA KANSAS. A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT RAIN WAS ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. . THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS...INCLUDING MIAMI AND LINN COUNTIES. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. EVERSOLE
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 9:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-061545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 950 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN MISSOURI... AT 930 AM...A 20 MILE WIDE BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR BUTLER MISSOURI ON 71 HIGHWAY...TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA KANSAS. VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS EASTCENTRAL KANSAS AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN EXTENDED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTHWEST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS...INCLUDING MIAMI AND LINN COUNTIES. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. EVERSOLE
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 9:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-061545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 950 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN MISSOURI... AT 930 AM...A 20 MILE WIDE BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR BUTLER MISSOURI ON 71 HIGHWAY...TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA KANSAS. VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS EASTCENTRAL KANSAS AND WESTCENTRAL MISSOURI. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN EXTENDED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTHWEST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS...INCLUDING MIAMI AND LINN COUNTIES. REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. EVERSOLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 9:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | St. Clair | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Henry | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Benton, Morgan, Pettis | 115 min |
| Jul 6, 6:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cole, Moniteau | 115 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.