Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 1993, 8:28 PM CDT for Geary County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1993, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1993, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Geary County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 3169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 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 KTOP 010128 FFWTOP KSC061-149-161-010500- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 828 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...NORTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ...SOUTHERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...RILEY COUNTY VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN THIS EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA. OVER THREE INCHES ARE VERY LIKELY. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADWAYS IN RILEY AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES. FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT IN THE WARNING AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS. THE WATER DEPTH AND CURRENT MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE. KISNER &
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 30, 6:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010045-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
649 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993
...TORNADO WATCH #556 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...AND FOR DICKINSON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN AND SALINE COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL KANSAS...THIS REPLACES TORNADO WATCH #551...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...
AT 640 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEASTERN
DICKISON COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY.
OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNI
NGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BAKERSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 6:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010045-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
649 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993
...TORNADO WATCH #556 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...AND FOR DICKINSON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN AND SALINE COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL KANSAS...THIS REPLACES TORNADO WATCH #551...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...
AT 640 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEASTERN
DICKISON COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY.
OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNI
NGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BAKERSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 655 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 650 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY NEAR NEW CAMBRIA. AND IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTION COUNTY NEAR NATKA. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. EARLIER STORMS IN NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON HAD PRODUCED 1 3/4 INCH HAIL IN NORHTEASTERN COUNTY. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTION 2ND PRGPH... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 658 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #551 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... AT 650 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY NEAR NEW CAMBRIA. AND IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTION COUNTY NEAR NATKA. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RIPE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. EARLIER STORMS IN NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON HAD PRODUCED 1 3/4 INCH HAIL. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION. BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:45 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 744 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #556 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...AND FOR DICKINSON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN AND SALINE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS...THIS REPLACES TORNADO WATCH #551... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 744 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HANOVER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY WITH THESE PARTICULAR STORMS. hTHUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY OVER NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS BY 815 TO 830 PM CDT. PERSONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AS THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP QUICKLY OVER THE REGION. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:07 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 806 PM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH #556 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...AND FOR DICKINSON...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN AND SALINE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS...THIS REPLACES TORNADO WATCH #551... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 806 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS. A VERY STRONG STORM WAS NEAR CUBA IN SOUTHEAST REPUBLIC COUNTY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE HADDAM AREA BY 815 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP QUICKLY OVER MUCH OF NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS NOW THROUGH 9 PM AND MAY BECOME SEVERE QUICKLY. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NOLES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Riley | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Riley | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 8:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 22 min |
| Jun 30, 10:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne, Russell | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osborne | 44 min |
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.