Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 1993, 12:50 AM CDT for Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 1993, 12:50 AM CDT (05:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 1993, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kenosha County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 361 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
- 613 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 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 KMKE 190554 FFWMKE WIC059-191100- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1250 AM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN ...EASTERN KENOSHA COUNTY AT 1245 AM...THE KENOSHA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN THE CITY OF KENOSHA AND OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTY EAST OF I-94. WATER HAD RISEN UP TO CAR BUMPER LEVEL IN SOME STREETS. AT 1250 AM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. NEW STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE SAME GENERAL AREA AS THE STORMS THAT HAVE CAUSED THE FLOODING. THIS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO jALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. JOHNSTON/JDH &
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 18, 8:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
WIZ016-017-019-020-190300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 835 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 845 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE ILLINOIS BORDER FROM SOUTHWEST OF JANESVILLE TO SOUTH OF KENOSHA. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH ROCKFORD THEY DUMPED ALMOST AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOUR ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE ROCK...WALWORTH AND KENOSHA COUNTY AREAS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH 10 PM. REMEMBER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE MINOR URBAN AND LOWLAND FLOODING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
WIZ016-017-019-020-190300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 835 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 845 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE ILLINOIS BORDER FROM SOUTHWEST OF JANESVILLE TO SOUTH OF KENOSHA. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH ROCKFORD THEY DUMPED ALMOST AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOUR ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE ROCK...WALWORTH AND KENOSHA COUNTY AREAS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSDIN THROUGH 10 PM. REMEMBER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE MINOR URBAN AND LOWLAND FLOODING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 9:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
WIZ016-017-020-190345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 938 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 936 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WALWORTH...RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH...AND WILL BE MOVING INTO WAUKESHA AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES BY 955 PM. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE WHITEWATER...EAST TROY...WATERFORD...MUSKEGO...AND MILWAUKEE. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. HIGHWAY 14 IN WALWORTH COUNTY WAS FLOODED BY RAINS AS THESE STORMS MOVED THROUGH. SEVERAL OTHER HIGHWAYS ARE ALSO COVERED BY WATER. PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AND BY PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WISCONSIN TONIGHT. KOCHIS &
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 9:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
WIZ016-017-020-190345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 938 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 936 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WALWORTH...RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH...AND WILL BE MOVING INTO WAUKESHA AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES BY 955 PM. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE WHITEWATER...EAST TROY...WATERFORD...MUSKEGO...AND MILWAUKEE. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. HIGHWAY 14 IN WALWORTH COUNTY WAS FLOODED BY RAINS AS THESE STORMS MOVED THROUGH. SEVERAL OTHER HIGHWAYS ARE ALSO COVERED BY WATER. PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AND BY PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WISCONSIN TONIGHT. KOCHIS &
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 11:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
WIZ016-017-019-020-190600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1125 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1125 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH THE RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTY AREAS. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND MAY CASUE SOME MINOR URBAN AND LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGH 1230 AM. REMEMBER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. MORE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AND AFFECT THE WALWORTH RACINE KENOSHA AND MILWAUKEE AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST 2 AM AND WILL INCREASE THE FLOODING THREAT WITH REPEATED RAINS. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 11:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
WIZ016-017-019-020-190600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1125 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993 ...MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1125 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH THE RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTY AREAS. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND MAY CASUE SOME MINOR URBAN AND LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGH 1230 AM. REMEMBER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. MORE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AND AFFECT THE WALWORTH RACINE KENOSHA AND MILWAUKEE AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST 2 AM AND WILL INCREASE THE FLOODING THREAT WITH REPEATED RAINS. HENTZ
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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.