Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 1993, 4:47 PM CDT for Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri. It was in force for 76 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1993, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1993, 6:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 76 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 451 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 292151 FFWSTL MOC187-186-300045- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 447 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...EASTERN ST FRANCOIS COUNTY...WESTERN STE GENEVIEVE COUNTY AT 445 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM DE SOTO...20 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARMINGTON TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARMINGTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD. RADAR INDICATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THIS AREA AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE TOWNS OF FARMINGTON...COFFMAN...FLAT RIVER.... BONNE TERRE AND WEINGARTEN BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IN FLOODING IS OBSERVED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 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. GLASS
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 29, 3:50 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
MOZ018-292145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 350 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAD BEGUN TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ST LOUIS AREA... AT 345 PM CDT...A COUPLE OF QUICK DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR FARMINGTON AND BONNE TERRE OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS NEED TO KEEP ALERT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. THESE STORMS COULD DUMP ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IF THE STORMS THREATEN YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING ...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. METZE
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:51 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
MOZ018-292145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 350 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAD BEGUN TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ST LOUIS AREA... AT 345 PM CDT...A COUPLE OF QUICK DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR FARMINGTON AND BONNE TERRE OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS NEED TO KEEP ALERT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. THESE STORMS COULD DUMP ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IF THE STORMS THREATEN YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING ...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. METZE
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:31 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
MOZ018-292230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 431 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO ROLL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM BONNE TERRE TO 5 MILES EAST OF FARMINGTON. THESE STORMS WERE ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THEY WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN FROM THESE STORMS AS THEY HEADED SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERST. GENEVIEVE COUNTY. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THIS AREA AS THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM YESTERDAY'S STORMS. ALSO...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. IF THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. METZE 2J~~~WVWWUS* gf6WWUSv (% -FQUS &FQUS q6WWUS $EdYFAGX r*H WUUS ZONP6WWUS jI WUUS ,qf6WWUS. e#FXUSVQ6WWUS 8XWOUS P6WWUSN sF6WWUS @n I`WWUS df6WWUSf hm6WWUS @w WUUS Q6WWUS DFQUS
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:33 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
MOZ018-292230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 431 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO ROLL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM BONNE TERRE TO 5 MILES EAST OF FARMINGTON. THESE STORMS WERE ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THEY WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN FROM THESE STORMS AS THEY HEADED SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERST. GENEVIEVE COUNTY. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THIS AREA AS THE GROUND IS SAFTURATED FROM YESTERDAY'S STORMS. ALSO...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. IF THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. METZE
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Perry | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 10:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Dent, Phelps | 3 hr |
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.