Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 98, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Nov 14, 1993, 12:00 PM CST for Franklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 1993, 12:00 PM CST (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 1993, 2:00 PM CST
- In force
- 2 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, 6.0 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
- 659 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 141757 FFWSTL MOC071-142000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO NOON CST SUN NOV 14 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...FRANKLIN COUNTY AT 1155 AM...THE FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING CONTINUED IN THE COUNTY. THE WORST FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY...ESEPCIALLY NEAR THE FRANKLIN-WASHINGTON COUNTY LINE. ALTHOUGH MORE RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...IT SHOULD BE RATHER LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WATERS SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 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 AND HUNTERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. 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, Nov 14, 6:45 AM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
MOZ053>058-066>115-141400-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
645 AM CST SUN NOV 14 1993
...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 941 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL NOON CST...
AT 645 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE
WEATHER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THIS AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...WHERE A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE AND THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK
SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK
SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO
OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA.
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MOZ053>058-066>115-141400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 645 AM CST SUN NOV 14 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 941 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL NOON CST... AT 645 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THIS AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE AND THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 9:43 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
MOZ053>058-066>115-141645- 1xC}Q@g///l/h4 ;IM<:<IM;ER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 942 AM CST SUN NONOV 14 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN REISSUED FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL UNTIL 4 PM... ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAS UNTIL 12 NOON... ...TORNADO WATCTCH FOR A SMALL PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ANOTHER ?JANOTHER TOTORNADO BEEN ISSUED FOR EEME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS TORNADO WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECTFFECT UNTIL 4 PM UNTIL 4 PM...INC...INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAPE GIRARDEAU AND CARUTHERSVILLE. IN ADDION...THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 12 NOON. AT 940 AM...NA..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTEN THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FFROM ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPE GIRARDEAU...TO NEAR POPLAR BLUFF. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVTHE POTENTO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...AND INTO THE EARTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS EATHER HAS ENDED OVER A SMALL PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR OZARK AND HOWELL COUNTIES IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEAADIO OR TELEVISION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SEVERE E WEATHER SITUATION. TRUETTT
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 9:43 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
MOZ053>058-066>115-141645- 1xC}Q@g///l/h4 ;IM<:<IM;ER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 942 AM CST SUN NONOV 14 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN REISSUED FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL UNTIL 4 PM... ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAS UNTIL 12 NOON... ...TORNADO WATCTCH FOR A SMALL PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ANOTHER ?JANOTHER TOTORNADO BEEN ISSUED FOR EEME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS TORNADO WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECTFFECT UNTIL 4 PM UNTIL 4 PM...INC...INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAPE GIRARDEAU AND CARUTHERSVILLE. IN ADDION...THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 12 NOON. AT 940 AM...NA..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTEN THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FFROM ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPE GIRARDEAU...TO NEAR POPLAR BLUFF. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVTHE POTENTO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...AND INTO THE EARTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS EATHER HAS ENDED OVER A SMALL PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR OZARK AND HOWELL COUNTIES IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEAADIO OR TELEVISION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SEVERE E WEATHER SITUATION. TRUETTT
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 10:55 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
MOZ053>058-066>115-141800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1055 AM CST SUN NOV 14 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL UNTIL 4 PM... ...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... AT 1050 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF CAPE GIRARDEAU...INTO THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL NEAR NEW MADRID. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF THIS LINE UNTIL 4 PM. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HAS ENDED...SO THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THIS AREA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS MEANS THAT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER UNDER A TORNADO WATCH... OREGON SHANNON REYNOLDS IRON ST FRANCOIS STE GENEVIEVE MADISON BOLLINGER WAYNE CARTER RIPLEY BUTLER STODDARD DUNKLIN TRUETT
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 10:56 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
MOZ053>058-066>115-141800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1055 AM CST SUN NOV 14 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL UNTIL 4 PM... ...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... AT 1050 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF CAPE GIRARDEAU...INTO THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL NEAR NEW MADRID. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF THIS LINE UNTIL 4 PM. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HAS ENDED...SO THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THIS AREA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS MEANS THAT THE FOLLOWIN`G COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER UNDER A TORNADO WATCH... OREGON SHANNON REYNOLDS IRON ST FRANCOIS STE GENEVIEVE MADISON BOLLINGER WAYNE CARTER RIPLEY BUTLER STODDARD DUNKLIN TRUETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 12:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 39 min |
| Nov 14, 12:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 49 min |
| Nov 14, 1:35 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Dent, Phelps | 6 hr |
| Nov 14, 2:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Washington | 6 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:42 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Saint Francois | 5 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:42 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 5 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Dent, Phelps | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Washington | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 8:43 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 10:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Saint Francois | 4 hr |
| Nov 14, 10:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 4 hr |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison, Perry, Sainte Genevieve | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Dent, Phelps | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Washington | 3 hr |
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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.