Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 1993, 3:36 AM CDT for Howard County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 1993, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1993, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Howard County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 3575 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.9
- Supercell composite
- 20.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCOU 100848 COR FFWCOU MOC089-102045- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 336 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL MISSOURI ...SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY AT 300 AM THE DISTRICT FLOOD MANAGER FOR SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY REPORTED THAT LEVEES WERE BEING TOPPED AND ACTUALLY BREAKING IN SOME SPOTS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES WEST OF THE BOONVILLE...NEW FRANKLIN AREA. WITH THIS ACTION TAKING PLACE UPSTREAM THERE IS A THREAT OF A SECOND RIVER FORMING AND THREATENING RESIDENTS BETWEEN PATTONSBURG AND FRANKLIN...AS HAPPENED BACK IN 1983. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE RIVER BOTTOM BETWEEN PATTONSBURG AND FRANKLIN YOU COULD BE IN DANGER. PERSONS LIVING IN FRANKLIN ARE ALSO IN DANGER OF THIS SITUATION. WITH HEAVY RAIN FALLING UPRIVER FROM KANSAS CITY TO MARSHALL EARLY THIS MORNING...THE MISSOURI RIVER COULD EASILY CREST AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. PERSONS IN THIS WARNED AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER AND IF THREATENED MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. LA GREEV
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 9, 10:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-KSZ016-100345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1015 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EAST KANSAS UNTIL 300 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 1005 PM...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF ST. JOSEPH...TO NEAR TONGANOXIE AND JUST EAST OF LAWRENCE. A THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF TOPEKA HAD PRODUCED UP TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...SO THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO ST. JOSEPH AND THROUGH THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF THE KANSAS RIVER IN LEAVONWORTH AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES...BETWEEN 1015 AND 1100 PM. . PERSONS IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DESTRI
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-KSZ016-100345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO HAIL SIZE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1015 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EAST KANSAS UNTIL 300 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 1005 PM...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF ST. JOSEPH...TO NEAR TONGANOXIE AND JUST EAST OF LAWRENCE. A THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA HAD PRODUCED UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT 929 PM. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...SO THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO ST. JOSEPH AND THROUGH THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF THE KANSAS RIVER IN LEAVONWORTH AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES...BETWEEN 1015 AND 1100 PM. . PERSONS IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DESTRI
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-KSZ016-100445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1035 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EAST KANSAS UNTIL 300 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 1028 PM...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. MAINLY NORTH OF THE KANSAS RIVER FROM LAWRENCE TO TOPEKA TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND VERY HE;AVY DOWNPOURS AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER ...30 MILES NORTWEST OF ST JOSEPH. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WYANDOTTE AND NORTHWEST JOHNSON COUNTIES OF KANSAS BETWEEN 11 AND 1115 PM. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PERPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RAH
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-KSZ016-100445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1035 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EAST KANSAS UNTIL 300 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 1028 PM...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. MAINLY NORTH OF THE KANSAS RIVER FROM LAWRENCE TO TOPEKA TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND VERY HE;AVY DOWNPOURS AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER ...30 MILES NORTWEST OF ST JOSEPH. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WYANDOTTE AND NORTHWEST JOHNSON COUNTIES OF KANSAS BETWEEN 11 AND 1115 PM. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PERPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RAH
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 11:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-KSZ016-100445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1115 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EAST KANSAS UNTIL 300 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 1115 PM...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS FROM NEAR JARBALO TO EASTON. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM PLATTE CITY AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF SMITHVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH...AND WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE STORMS AND SEEK SHELTER AS THEY APPROACH. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 11:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
MOZ001-002-004-005-008-009-KSZ016-100445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 1115 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EAST KANSAS UNTIL 300 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 1115 PM...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS FROM NEAR JARBALO TO EASTON. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM PLATTE CITY AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF SMITHVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH...AND WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE STORMS AND SEEK SHELTER AS THEY APPROACH. RUNNELS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 1:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Grundy, Mercer | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 4 hr |
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.