Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Aug 27, 2004, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)

Expired

Aug 27, 2004, 11:15 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Mercer County, MO

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000 
WGUS53 KEAX 272214
FFWEAX
MOC129-280415-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
510 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 505 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED WATER IN AREA DRAINAGE DITCHES 
  AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE NEAR CAPACITY AND IN DANGER
  OF OVERFLOWING WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE TRAINING
  ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.  RUNOFF FROM THIS 
  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MERCER...MILL GROVE...MODENA...PRINCETON...RAVANNA AND SALINE.
  CREEKS AFFECTED INCLUDED WEST AND EAST HONEY CREEKS AND
  THEIR TRIBUTARIES.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
PLEASANT HILL.

LAT...LON 4058 9340 4028 9341 4028 9377 4059 9379

$$

SF

000 
WGUS73 KEAX 280253
FFSEAX
MOC129-280415-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
952 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR MERCER
COUNTY...

AT 945 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IMPACTED THE AREA
SINCE 5:30 PM CDT. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES 
OF RAIN FELL ACROSS GENERALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY
65 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 136...IMPACTING THE EAST AND WEST HONEY
CREEKS AND MUDDY CREEK.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING
TO OCCUR...INCLUDING THE RAVANNA...PRINCETON...MODENA AND MILL GROVE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM ALSO WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 
COUNTRY ROADS...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4050 9338 4028 9340 4027 9377 4049 9377

$$

SF

000 
WGUS73 KEAX 280357
FFSEAX
MOC129-280430-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1057 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MERCER COUNTY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 11 PM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN SOUTHEAST MERCER COUNTY HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL.


REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4058 9338 4026 9339 4026 9378 4058 9378

$$

SF

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