Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 1993, 5:18 PM CDT for Phelps County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1993, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1993, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Phelps County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 992 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 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 022220 FFWSTL MOC161-030215- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 518 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...PHELPS COUNTY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT THIS FRIDAY EVENING. AT 515 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A NARROW LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS TRAILING FROM JUST NORTH OF ROLLA WESTWARD TO THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS. WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN NORTHERN PHELPS COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL TRAIL ONE ANOTHER ACROSS PHELPS COUNTY THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH FLASH FLOODING LIKELY. PERSONS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AS MUCH OF THE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS MAY OCCUR JUST AFTER DARKNESS THIS EVENING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOWING WATER. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE GASCONADE RIVER BASIN AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES CAN EXPECT SHARP RISES IN THE RIVERS CREEKS AND STREAMS THIS EVENING. KEEP ABREAST OF LOCAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEDIGO 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. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.
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 2, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
MOZ006-009-010-011-013-014-022130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 335 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 330 PM A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM BETWEEN JEFFERSON CITY AND ROLLA TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JEFFERSON CITY TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF JEFFERSON CITY AND WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS A THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER AND AVOID CROSSING FLOODED ROADS. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
MOZ006-009-010-011-013-014-022130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 335 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 330 PM A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM BETWEEN JEFFERSON CITY AND ROLLA TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JEFFERSON CITY TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF JEFFERSON CITY AND WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS A THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER AND AVOID CROSSING FLOODED ROADS. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:43 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
MOZ011-012-014-017-022245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 443 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 AT 430 PM CDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SULLIVAN OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROLLA. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TOWNS OF PINEY CREEK AND ST CLAIR AND THE MERAMEC STATE PARK BETWEEN 500 AND 520 PM CDT. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI BETWEEN ROLLA AND 30 MILES WEST OF ROLLA. PEOPLE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PRZYBYLINSKI &
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:45 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
MOZ011-012-014-017-022245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 443 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 AT 430 PM CDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SULLIVAN OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROLLA. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TOWNS OF PINEY CREEK AND ST CLAIR AND THE MERAMEC STATE PARK BETWEEN 500 AND 520 PM CDT. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI BETWEEN ROLLA AND 30 MILES WEST OF ROLLA. PEOPLE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PRZYBYLINSKI &
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:05 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
MOZALL-022300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 505 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 573 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM... AT 500 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATED RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. THEREFORE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MISSOUIR FROM KANSAS CITY TO ST. LOUIS. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF KANSAS CITY...ST. LOUIS...COLUMBIA...ROLLA...AND SPRINGFIELD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADAR OR LOCAL TV BROADCASTS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. GOETSCH
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:08 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
MOZALL-022300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 505 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 573 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM... AT 500 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATED RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. THEREFORE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MISSOUIR FROM KANSAS CITY TO ST. LOUIS.B THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF KANSAS CITY...ST. LOUIS...COLUMBIA...ROLLA...AND SPRINGFIELD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADAR OR LOCAL TV BROADCASTS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. GOETSCH
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.