Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 99, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 1993, 5:16 AM CDT for Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 119 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 1993, 5:16 AM CDT (10:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 1993, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Saline County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 350 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCNK 191016 FFWCNK KSC169-191215- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 516 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL KANSAS ...SALINE COUNTY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY DURING THE PAST HALF HOUR HAVE MOVED INTO DICKINSON COUNTY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING TOWARDS THE COUNTY AND WILL LIKELY DROP TORRENIAL RAINS OVER THE VERY SAME AREAS. THIS WOULD BE OVER MAINLY THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY SOUTH OF SALINA TO THE MCPHERSON COUNTY LINE. NOLES 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.
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 19, 3:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-191000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 356 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 356 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING 15 AND 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREAT BEND JUST EAST AND NORTH OF CLAFLIN... 15 MILES WEST OF RUSSELL NEAR GORHAM...AND 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA NEAR FALUN. MOVMENT OF THE STORMS IS EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HILL CITY TO MCPHERSON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY OVER CENTRAL KANSAS FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING. HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE AND PERSONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF RISING WATER IS OBSERVED. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS MORNING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KANSAS... NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-191015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 414 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORM ON THE SALINE / MCPHERSON COUNTY LINE... AT 414 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF TORRENTIAL RAINS...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SALINA NEAR THE TOWN OF LINDSBORG. PERSONS IN THE TOWN OF BRIDGEPORT ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM AS IT MOtVES EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:39 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
KSZ013>016-191030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 439 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORM WERE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 434 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER COFFEY AND ANDERSON COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES EAST OF EMPORIA NEAR WAVERLY AND 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF IOLA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE OVER THE WAVERLY...AGRICOLA...HARRIS AND RICHMAOND AREAS BY 515 AM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS BE PREARED FOR HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFF ECT SOUTH OF THE KANSAS RIVER THIS MORNING. WOYNICK
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:41 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
KSZ013>016-191030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTED HEADLINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 440 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS... AT 434 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER COFFEY AND ANDERSON COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES EAST OF EMPORIA NEAR WAVERLY AND 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF IOLA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE OVER THE WAVERLY...AGRICOLA...HARRIS AND RICHMAOND AREAS BY 515 AM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS BE PREARED FOR HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE MORNING HO URS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF THE KANSAS RIVER THIS MORNING. WOYNICK
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:05 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
KSZ007-00191100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 505 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THIS MORNING... AT 505 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS LE OF TORRENTIAL RAINS...PEA SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA JUST WEST OF ELMO..15 MILES EAST OF SALINA NEAR SOLOMON AND FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 45 MILES WEST OF SALINA FROM NEAR WILSON TO MARQUETTE. MOVEMENT IS EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS ANDTORMS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM PHILIPSBURG TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL ONLY AGGRIVATE CURRENT CONDITIONS. PERSONS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HIGH WATER RISES AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NOLES
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:05 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
KSZ007-00191100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 505 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THIS MORNING... AT 505 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS LE OF TORRENTIAL RAINS...PEA SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA JUST WEST OF ELMO..15 MILES EAST OF SALINA NEAR SOLOMON AND FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 45 MILES WEST OF SALINA FROM NEAR WILSON TO MARQUETTE. MOVEMENT IS EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS ANDTORMS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM PHILIPSBURG TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL ONLY AGGRIVATE CURRENT CONDITIONS. PERSONS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HIGH WATER RISES AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 3:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Barton | 2 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.