Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 1993, 8:20 AM CDT for Ottawa County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1993, 8:20 AM CDT (13:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1993, 11:44 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Ottawa County, KS, Saline County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1491 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 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 KCNK 231321 FFWCNK KSC169-143-231715- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 820 AM CDT WED JUN 23 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL KANSAS ...SALINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...OTTAWA COUNTY REPORTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SALINE AND OTTAWA COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. MANY CREEKS...RIVERS AND STREETS HAVE FLOODED. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY AND IN THE CITY OF SALINA. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KANSAS. MOST FLOODING 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. NOLES
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 23, 4:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-231100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 450 AM CDT WED JUN 23 1993 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 445 AM RADAR SHOWED A 250 MILE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTOMRS IN NORTHERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES EAST OF HILL CITY...TO RUSSELL...TO JUST NORTH OF SALINA...TO 20 MILES NORTH OF MANHATTAN...NORTHWARD INTO NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING IN CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY...10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ABILENE. MOVEMENT OF THE ENTIRE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. AS A RESULT OF WIDESPREAD BRIEF HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND RAIN THAT CONTINUES TO FALL...LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR. REMEMBER...IF YOU COME UPON A FLOODED ROAD DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT...BUT NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. . BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-231115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 521 AM CDT WED JUN 23 1993 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 520 AM RADAR SHOWED A 250 MILE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTOMRS IN NORTHERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES EAST OF HILL CITY...TO RUSSELL...TO SALINA...TO 20 MILES NORTH OF MANHATTAN...NORTHEASTWARD TO NEBRASKA CITY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING IN NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY ASH GROVE. MOVEMENT OF THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. AS A RESULT OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN MANY AREAS AND RAIN THAT CONTINUES TO FALL...LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR. REMEMBER...IF YOU COME UPON A FLOODED ROAD DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT...BUT NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. . BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-231115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 521 AM CDT WED JUN 23 1993 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 520 AM RADAR SHOWED A 250 MILE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTOMRS IN NORTHERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES EAST OF HILL CITY...TO RUSSELL...TO SALINA...TO 20 MILES NORTH OF MANHATTAN...NORTHEASTWARD TO NEBRASKA CITY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING IN NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY ASH GROVE. MOVEMENT OF THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. AS A RESULT OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN MANY AREAS AND RAIN THAT CONTINUES TO FALL...LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR. REMEMBER...IF YOU COME UPON A FLOODED ROAD DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT...BUT NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. . BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
KSZ013-014-015-016-231130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 532 AM CDT WED JUN 23 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 530 AM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...NEAR SENECA TO 10 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION CITY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR. AND SHOULD EXTEND FROM HIAWATHA TO NEAR COUNCIL GROVE BY 620 AM. THE STRON4GEST STORMS WERE FROM 10 TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN AND 10 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION CITY. HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS PASS. MG
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
KSZ013>016-231230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 602 AM CDT WED JUN 23 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 600 AM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA THROUGH MANHATTAN TO SALINA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND SHOULD REACH A TOPEKA TO COUNCIL GROVE LINE BY 7 AM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR SALINA AND AROUND MANHATTAN. HEAVY HRAIN ...GUSTY WIND TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
KSZ013>016-231330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 656 AM CDT WED JUN 23 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 645 AM AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTEN25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE TO NEAR TOPEKA THEN TO NEAR SALINA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND IF THEY HOLD TOGETHER WILL REACH A TOPEKA TO COUNCIL GROVE LINE BY 730 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM 20 MILES fNORTHWEST OF TOPEKA...NEAR ROSSVILLE TO NEAR COUNCIL GROVE TO SALINA. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Saline | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 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.