Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 1993, 5:09 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1993, 5:09 PM MDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1993, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County El Paso County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Carson/Butt, CO (KFCS), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1038 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCOS 172309 FFWCOS COC041-180115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 509 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLORADO SPRINGS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO ...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AT 5PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLOODING WERE REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN...NEAR WOODMAN ROAD AND RESEARCH PARK CENTER NEAR BRIARGATE. REPORTS OF RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THE PAST 1/2 HOUR AND NUMEROUS ROADS IN THIS AREA OF TOWN HAD FLOOD WATERS AS HIGH AS THE HEAD LIGHTS OF SMALL CARS. PERSONS IN NORTH AND WEST COLORADO SPRINGS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY AND ALL PERSONS AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID CROSSING ANY AREAS WHERE FLOODING WATERS ARE OBSERVED. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND AREAS OF FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH THESE STORMS. 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. 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 A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. CROWLEY
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, Jun 17, 1:19 PM MDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
KSZ002-004-005-172015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 119 PM MDT (215 PM CDT) THU JUN 17 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OVER WESTERN GOVE COUNTY... AT 210 PM CDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OVER EXTREME WESTERN GOVE COUNTY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLBY...OR 18 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GOVE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS OVER ORION BY 230 PM CDT...AND BETWEEN GRINNELL AND GRAINFIELD BY 300 PM CDT. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAILL... HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM MOVES BY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TURNER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:23 PM MDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
KSZ002-004-005-172015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 123 PM MDT (215 PM CDT) THU JUN 17 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OVER WESTERN GOVE COUNTY... AT 210 PM CDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OVER EXTREME WESTERN GOVE COUNTY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLBY...OR 18 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GOVE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS OVER ORION BY 230 PM CDT...AND BETWEEN GRINNELL AND GRAINFIELD BY 300 PM CDT. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM MOVES BY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER R*ADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TURNER ...CORRECTION TO 3RD PARAGRAPH...
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:08 PM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
KSZ001-002-004-005-172115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 208 PM MDT (308 PM CDT) THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 2 PM MDT..THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SCOTT CITY ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND TO NEAR HILL CITY..40 MILES SOUTH OF NORTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHEAST LOGAN COUNTY ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL..GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AS THEY MOVE INTO WESTERN GOVE COUNTY BETWEEN 3 AND 3 30 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THESE AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CHANGING WEATHER AND BE READY TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF SEVERE WEATHER OCCURS. DORSEY &
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-172200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 305 PM MDT (405 PM CDT) THU JUN 17 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 3 PM MDT..SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTEREED OVER A LARGE PART OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. THE AREA WAS 75 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM THE GARDEN CITY AREA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF NORTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS WERE OVER NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTY..NEAR GRANFIELD..OR ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL..GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AS THEY MOVE INTO SOUTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY BETWEEN 4 AND 430 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PERPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DORSEY &
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-007-172300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 405 PM MDT (505 PM CDT) THU JUN 17 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NORTHEAST LOGAN COUNTY... AT 4 PM MDT..AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS COVERED A LARGE PART OF NORTHWEST KANSAS FROM JUST NORTH OF GARDEN CITY TO NEAR THE NEBRASKA NEAR NORTON. THE AREA WAS 50 TO 75 MILES WIDE AND HAS INCREASED IN AREAL COVERAGE SINCE 3 PM MDT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. A VERY INTENSE STORM WAS OVER NORTHEAST LOGAN COUNTY..JUST EAST OF PAGE CITY OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND. THIS STORM LIKELY CONTAINS SMALL HAIL..AND GUSTY WINDS. PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST THOMAS COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST SHERIDAN COUNTY CAN EXPECTED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS THIS STORM MOVES INTO THEIR AREA BY 5 30 PM CDT. DORSEY &
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:03 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-007-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 504 PM MDT (604 PM CDT) THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 455 PM MDT..AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS. THE AREA..50 TO 75 MILES WIDE..EXTENDED FROM ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND TO NEAR NORTON. THE STRONGER STORMS IN THE AREA AT 455 PM MDT WERE OVER SOUTHEAST SHERMAN COUNTY..15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND..TO SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY..ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTT CITY. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS..ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH..WERE REPORTED JUST NORTOF HILL CITY AT ABOUT 530 PM CDT..AND RAINFALLS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. SOME MINOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED WEST OF HILL CITY NEAR MORELAND IN WESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY SINCE 5 PM CDT. PERSONS ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE CHANGING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DORSEY &
Nearby
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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.