Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 96, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 1993, 10:59 PM CDT for Cloud County, Republic County, Washington County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 1993, 10:59 PM CDT (03:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 1993, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cloud County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 3147 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 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 180401 FFWCNK KSC029-089-157-201-180700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1059 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...CLOUD COUNTY...JEWELL COUNTY...REPUBLIC COUNTY ...WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 1050 PM CDT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS AND SECONDARY ROADS ARE UNDER WATER. SEVERAL STATE HIGHWAYS ALSO HAVE SECTIONS UNDER WATER. RAINFALL AMOUTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON WITH A FEW ISOLATED REPORTS OF SIX TO NINE INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WILL ONLY AGGREVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEM. 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. 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. JR
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 17, 9:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 9:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-170330-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
926 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #668 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR OTTAWA COUNTY BUT
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KANSAS EXCEPT MCPHERSON
COUNTY...
AT 925 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM TOPEKA TO HUTCHINSON. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS IN THE AREA WERE
MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THE MAIN THREAT CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED
FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...ALONG WITH DEADLY
LIGHTNING. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR TO
HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.
...PACKETT...Special weather statement, Jul 17, 9:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-170330-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
926 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #668 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR OTTAWA COUNTY BUT
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KANSAS EXCEPT MCPHERSON
COUNTY...
AT 925 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM TOPEKA TO HUTCHINSON. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS IN THE AREA WERE
MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THE MAIN THREAT CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED
FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...ALONG WITH DEADLY
LIGHTNING. PERSONS ACRO~SS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR TO
HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.
...PACKETT...Special weather statement, Jul 17, 9:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 945 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 668 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PART OF KANSAS. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...WEST CENTRAL... GOVE GREELEY LANE LOGAN NESS SCOTT TREGO WALLACE WICHITA ...SOUTHWEST... GRAY HODGEMAN DLR
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 10:56 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-180445-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1056 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #668 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL KANSAS EXCEPT MCPHERSON COUNTY...
AT 1055 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF A LINE
FROM 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG NEAR ALTON TO 10 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
GREAT BEND NEAR ALBERT. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING..AND TORRENTIAL
RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EMPORIA
TO HUTCHINSON. VERY HEAVY RAIN S ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS AS
THEY MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS FOR THEIR SAFETY.
...PACKETT...Special weather statement, Jul 17, 10:57 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-180445-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
1056 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #668 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL KANSAS EXCEPT MCPHERSON COUNTY...
AT 1055 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF A LINE
FROM 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG NEAR ALTON TO 10 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
GREAT BEND NEAR ALBERT. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING..AND TORRENTIAL
RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EMPORIA
TO HUTCHINSON. VERY HEAVY RAIN S ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS AS
THEY MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS FOR THEIR SAFETY.
.. .PACKETT...The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 7:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 8:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 115 min |
| Jul 17, 10:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jewell | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.