Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 1994, 3:28 AM CDT for Johnson County, Kansas; Jackson County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1994, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1994, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Johnson County, KS, Jackson County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -841 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2199 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 080829 FFWMCI KSC091-121-MOC095-081230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 328 AM CDT WED JUN 8 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...JOHNSON COUNTY...MIAMI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ...JACKSON COUNTY AT 325 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH THE METRO AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WITHIN KANSAS CITY HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE WATER OVER THEM. SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 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. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. RUNNELS
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 8, 12:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
KSZ102-080610- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 1206 AM CDT WED JUN 8 1994 AT 1203 AM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR EVEREST IN NORTHEAST KANSAS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR INTO SOUTHWESTERN DONIPHAN COUNTY. RESIDENTS IN DONIPHAN COUNTY SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AS THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GA/SR
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
KSZ102-080610- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 1206 AM CDT WED JUN 8 1994 AT 1203 AM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR EVEREST IN NORTHEAST KANSAS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR INTO SOUTHWESTERN DONIPHAN COUNTY. RESIDENTS IN DONIPHAN COUNTY SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AS THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GA/SR
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
MOZ028-029-037-043-044-053-KSZ102-103-104-105-057-080800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 155 AM CDT WED JUN 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 153 AM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM TOPEKA SOUTHEAST TO PAYOLA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS NOW ENTERING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA. RESIDENTS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GA
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
MOZ028-029-037-043-044-053-KSZ102-103-104-105-057-080800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 155 AM CDT WED JUN 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 153 AM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM TOPEKA SOUTHEAST TO PAYOLA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS NOW ENTERING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA. RESIDENTS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GA
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
KSZ057-105-080820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 217 AM CDT WED JUN 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN JOHNSON AND MIAMI COUNTIES KANSAS... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 600 AM... AT 214 AM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN MIAMI AND JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS. AT 205 AM CDT MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED DIME SIZED HAIL IN HILLSDALE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR. RESIDENTS IN WAGSTAFF...CHILES AND BUCYRUS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GA/SR
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
KSZ057-105-080820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 217 AM CDT WED JUN 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN JOHNSON AND MIAMI COUNTIES KANSAS... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 600 AM... AT 214 AM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN MIAMI AND JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS. AT 205 AM CDT MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED DIME SIZED HAIL IN HILLSDALE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR. RESIDENTS IN WAGSTAFF...CHILES AND BUCYRUS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GA/SR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Miami | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 3:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Miami | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Miami | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 69 min |
| Jun 8, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 68 min |
| Jun 8, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 4:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Benton, Pettis | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 5:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | St. Clair | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 8:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Maries, Pulaski | 44 min |
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.