Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 1993, 6:31 PM CDT for Franklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 1993, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1993, 9:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Franklin County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 1206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 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 KSTL 282333 FFWSTL MOC071-290330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 631 PM CDT MON JUN 28 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...FRANKLIN COUNTY AT 625 PM...THE FRANKLIN COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLAT CREEK WAS FLOODING IN UNION. ONE FOOT BRIDGE HAS BEEN WASHED OUT IN UNION...AND SEVERAL ROADS WERE REPORTED FLOODED BETWEEN UNION AND WASHINGTON. IN ADDITION...THE NORWOOD TRAILER PARK IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY WASHINGTON WAS BEING EVACUATED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THIS RAIN...COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WILL MAKE ADDITIONAL FLOODING LIKELY. 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. 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. TRUETT &
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 28, 2:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
MOZ011-012-017-018-021-022-291600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 215 PM CDT MON JUN 28 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AND INCLUDES ST LOUIS...ST CHARLES...ROLLA...WEST PLAINS ST GENEVIEVE AND CAPE GIRARDEAU. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY FORMED FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHWEST INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS. AT 210 PM THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN WESTERN ILLINOIS...JUST EAST OF ST LOUIS. HOWEVER...THE DEVELOPEMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE CONDITIONS OVER EAST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ARE SUCH THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM SOME OF THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. YOU SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR T.V. STATIONS TO GET THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. FERRY
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
MOZ011-012-017-018-021-022-291600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 215 PM CDT MON JUN 28 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AND INCLUDES ST LOUIS...ST CHARLES...ROLLA...WEST PLAINS ST GENEVIEVE AND CAPE GIRARDEAU. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY FORMED FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHWEST INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS. AT 210 PM THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN WESTERN ILLINOIS...JUST EAST OF ST LOUIS. HOWEVER...THE DEVELOPEMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE CONDITIONS OVER EAST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ARE SUCH THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM SOME OF THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. YOU SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR T.V. ~STATIONS TO GET THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. FERRY
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
MOZ006-009-010-011-013-014-282230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 430 PM CDT MON JUN 28 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR GASCONADE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM... ...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM EAST OF JEFFERSON CITY... AT 425 PM A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES EAST OF JEFFERSON CITY NEAR LOOSE CREEK MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH OR NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF LINN AND FREEDOM BETWEEN 430 AND 500 PM THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS...STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DONT USE ELCTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR IF NECESSARY WARNINGS. LA GREE
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
MOZ006-009-010-011-013-014-282230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 430 PM CDT MON JUN 28 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR GASCONADE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM... ...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM EAST OF JEFFERSON CITY... AT 425 PM A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES EAST OF JEFFERSON CITY NEAR LOOSE CREEK MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH OR NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF LINN AND FREEDOM BETWEEN 430 AND 500 PM THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS...STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DONT USE ELCTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR IF NECESSARY WARNINGS. LA GREE
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 23 min |
| Jun 28, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Dent | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 6:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 3 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.