Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 1994, 4:25 AM CDT for Washington County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 1994, 4:25 AM CDT (09:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1994, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 3367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1431 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 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 210926 FFWCNK KSC201-211230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 425 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 420 AM CDT WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERRIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT FLOODING WAS OCCURING ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. AT 420 AM WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE OVER K-148 HIGHWAY 9 MILES EAST OF BRANTFORD OR 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA WHERE A CAR HAS BEEN SWEPT OF THE ROAD. THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BETWEEN NARKA AND LINN AND MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WHICH WILL ONLAGGRIVATE THE EXISTING FLOODING FURTHER THROUGH 7 AM CDT. 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. 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. WHITMORE &
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 21, 2:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-210830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 230 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 225 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS IN A 10 MILE WIDE AREA FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA NEAR CHESTER NEBRASKA SOUTHEAST TO NEAR HADDAM TO LINN TO GREEN IN NORTHEAST CLAY COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES OF BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE INDICATED TO HAVE FALLEN FROM NEAR HADDAM SOUTHEAST TO BETWEEN BRANTFORD AND LINN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF MANKATO. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SOME PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY IN NORTHEAST REPUBLIC AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. LISTEN TO NOOA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-210830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 230 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 225 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS IN A 10 MILE WIDE AREA FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA NEAR CHESTER NEBRASKA SOUTHEAST TO NEAR HADDAM TO LINN TO GREEN IN NORTHEAST CLAY COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES OF BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE INDICATED TO HAVE FALLEN FROM NEAR HADDAM SOUTHEAST TO BETWEEN BRANTFORD AND LINN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF MANKATO. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SOME PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS IS LIK>ELY IN NORTHEAST REPUBLIC AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. LISTEN TO NOOA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-210915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 312 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 309 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS IN A 15 MILE WIDE AREA FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWST OF CONCORDIA NORTH TO JUST WEST OF BELLEVILLE THEN SOUTH- EAST TO NEAR LINN TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLAY CENTER. THE STRONGEST THUNDER- STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...JUST WEST OF BELLEVILLE AND NEAR LINN. PERSONS IN THE CONCORDIA...COURTLAND...BELLEVILLE...ENOSDALE...LINN AND KIMEO AREAS CAN EXPECT THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS THROUGH 415 AM CDT AS THEY MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF ALL OF THE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SOME PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MINOR FLOOD- ING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST REPUBLIC COUNTY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY BETWEEN NARKA AND LINN WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES OF 1 TO AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREAS SINCE MIDNIGHT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-210915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 312 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 309 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS IN A 15 MILE WIDE AREA FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWST OF CONCORDIA NORTH TO JUST WEST OF BELLEVILLE THEN SOUTH- EAST TO NEAR LINN TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLAY CENTER. THE STRONGEST THUNDER- STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...JUST WEST OF BELLEVILLE AND NEAR LINN. PERSONS IN THE CONCORDIA...COURTLAND...BELLEVILLE...ENOSDALE...LINN AND KIMEO AREAS CAN EXPECT THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS THROUGH 415 AM CDT AS THEY MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF ALL OF THE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SOME PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MINOR FLOOD- ING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST REPUBLIC COUNTY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY BETWEEN NARKA AND LINN WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES OF 1 TO AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREAS S,INCE MIDNIGHT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:15 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-211030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 415 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS STILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 410 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORMS IN A 20 MILE WIDE AREA FROM 5 MILES NOORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA EAST TO NEAR CLIFTON. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN REPUBLIC AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES BETWEEN BELLEVILLE AND ENOSDALE SOUTH TO NEAR LINN. NEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY ACROSS EASTERN OTTAWA AND WESTERN CLAY COUNTY SINCE 355 AM BETWEEN LAMAR AND CLAY CENTER. BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPNAY THE STRONGER STORMS AS THEY MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE CONCORDIA... CLYDE...GLASCO AND PALMER AREAS THROUGH 515 AM CDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF ALL OF THE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SOME PONDING OF WATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF REPUBLIC COUNTY WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY HAVE OCCURED SINCE MIDNIGHT. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN INDICATED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM CDT. REMEMBER...NEVER ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE THROUGH A WATER COVERED ROADWAY AND NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE ON FOOT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:16 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
KSZ006>009-018>021-034-035-211030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 415 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS STILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 410 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORMS IN A 20 MILE WIDE AREA FROM 5 MILES NOORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA EAST TO NEAR CLIFTON. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN REPUBLIC AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES BETWEEN BELLEVILLE AND ENOSDALE SOUTH TO NEAR LINN. NEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY ACROSS EASTERN OTTAWA AND WESTERN CLAY COUNTY SINCE 355 AM BETWEEN LAMAR AND CLAY CENTER. BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPNAY THE STRONGER STORMS AS THEY MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE CONCORDIA... CLYDE...GLASCO AND PALMER AREAS THROUGH 515 AM CDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF ALL OF THE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SOME PONDING OF WATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF REPUBLIC COUNTY WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY HAVE OCCURED SINCE MIDNIGHT. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN INDICATED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM CDT. REMEMBER...NEVER ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE THROUGH A WATER COVERED ROADWAY AND NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE ON FOOT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SW
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.