Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 1993, 12:05 AM CDT for Pettis County, Missouri. It was in force for 115 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 1993, 12:05 AM CDT (05:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1993, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pettis County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCOU 070507 FFWCOU MOC051-131-135-159-070700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 1205 AM CDT WED JUL 7 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL MISSOURI ...COLE COUNTY...MILLER COUNTY...MONITEAU COUNTY ...PETTIS COUNTY AT MIDNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO PLAGUE CENTRAL MISSOURI IN ABOUT A 30 MILE WIDE AREA FROM SEDALIA THROUGH COLUMBIA AND JEFFERSON CITY TO HERMANN. FLOODING WAS STILL BEING REPORTED IN THE WARNED COUNTIES...BUT THE THUNDERSTORMS HAD DECREASED SOMEWHAT IN INTENSITY SINCE 1100 PM. SOME ROADS WERE BEGINNING TO OPEN UP BUT MANY WERE STILL UNDER WATER AND CLOSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI TONIGHT. 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. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN CARS AND TRUCKS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY MOVING WATER CAN SWEEP AWAY A CAR. IF YOUR CAR BECOMES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...GET OUT AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LA GREE/BLANCHARD
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, 9:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-070345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 935 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOST OF EAST KANSAS FOR TONIGHT...FLOOD WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI.. AT 928 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH PARTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. MAINLY IN AN AREA...10 MILES WIDE...FROM OLATHE TO LEES SUMMIT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS. STILLWELL KANSAS REPORTS AN ADDITIONAL .98 INCHES OF RAIN FROM THESE STORMS FOR A TOTAL OF 2.33 INCHES IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...EAST AND SOUTH OF WARRENSBURG. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IN THIS AREA WAS OCCURRING NEAR SEDALIA. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ONCE AGAIN...REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH HIGH WATER.
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 9:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-070345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 935 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOST OF EAST KANSAS FOR TONIGHT...FLOOD WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI.. AT 928 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH PARTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. MAINLY IN AN AREA...10 MILES WIDE...FROM OLATHE TO LEES SUMMIT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS. STILLWELL KANSAS REPORTS AN ADDITIONAL .98 INCHES OF RAIN FROM THESE STORMS FOR A TOTAL OF 2.33 INCHES IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...EAST AND SOUTH OF WARRENSBURG. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IN THIS AREA WAS OCCURRING NEAR SEDALIA. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ONCE AGAIN...REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH HIGH WATER.
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 10:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-070445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1035 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOST OF EAST KANSAS FOR TONIGHT...FLOOD WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI.. AT 1025 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...5 MILES WIDE...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED WEST FROM NEAR BOONVILLE..ALONG I-70...TO ODESSA TO KANSAS CITY TO JUST EAST OF LAWRENCE. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS AS THEY MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS PRODUCED 3.03 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 700 AND 930 PM AT STANLEY IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS STILL BEING REPORTED ACROSS HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PARTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ONCE AGAIN...REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH HIGH WATER. RAH
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 10:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-070445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1035 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOST OF EAST KANSAS FOR TONIGHT...FLOOD WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI.. AT 1025 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...5 MILES WIDE...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED WEST FROM NEAR BOONVILLE..ALONG I-70...TO ODESSA TO KANSAS CITY TO JUST EAST OF LAWRENCE. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS AS THEY MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS PRODUCED 3.03 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 700 AND 930 PM AT STANLEY IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS STILL BEING REPORTED ACROSS HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PARTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ONCE AGAIN...REMdEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH HIGH WATER. RAH
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:35 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-070545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1135 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOST OF EAST KANSAS FOR TONIGHT...FLOOD WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI.. AT 1125 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WERE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF KANSAS CITY AND IN INDEPENDENCE. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS STILL BEING REPORTED ACROSS HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PARTS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ONCE AGAIN...REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH HIGH WATER. RAH
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:36 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
KSZ016-MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-013-070545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1135 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOST OF EAST KANSAS FOR TONIGHT...FLOOD WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY MISSOURI.. AT 1125 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WERE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF KANSAS CITY AND IN INDEPENDENCE. THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS STILL BEING REPORTED ACROSS HENRY COUNTY MI;SSOURI. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PARTS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ONCE AGAIN...REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH HIGH WATER. RAH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Callaway, Gasconade, Osage | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Boone | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Maries | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 8:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cole, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan | 119 min |
| Jul 6, 8:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Benton, Pettis | 119 min |
| Jul 6, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gasconade, Maries, Osage | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Callaway | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cole, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Benton, Pettis | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gasconade, Maries, Osage | 116 min |
| Jul 6, 11:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Callaway | 116 min |
| Jul 6, 11:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 10 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Boone | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cole, Miller, Moniteau | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Osage | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Morgan, Pettis | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Callaway | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Audrain, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Audrain, Boone, Chariton, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Callaway | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Callaway, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Montgomery, Osage | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Audrain, Randolph | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 9:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Audrain, Randolph | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 9:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Callaway | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 9:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Saline | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Morgan, Pettis | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 8 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis, Saline | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 10:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Audrain, Boone | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 12:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Moniteau | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Boone, Cole | 30 min |
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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.