Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2004, 3:25 AM CDT for Clay County, Jackson County, Platte County, Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2004, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2004, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Wyandotte County, KS, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lees Summit, MO | KC FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES ACROSS THE COUNTY. TODD GEORGE ROAD CLOSED IN LEES SUMMIT DUE TO FLOODING...RAINFALL REPORTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. |
| May 19, 5:19 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kansas City Ks, KS | SOUTHWEST BLVD FLOODED AND CLOSED...EAST SIDE OF 7TH STREET CLOSED |
| May 19, 6:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Edgerton, MO | FRY ROAD CLOSED JUST EAST OF COCHRAN...BALL KNOB ROAD CLOSED BETWEEN PLEASANT GROVE AND DUNCAN. |
| May 19, 6:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Smithville, MO | NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN SMITHVILLE DUE TO FLOODING |
| May 19, 6:09 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kansas City Ks, KS | 22ND AND SHAWNEE DR...CHEYENNE AND 10TH ST...AND BALTIMORE ST...WATER IN STREET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 265 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
- 1439 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KEAX 190830
FFWEAX
KSC209-MOC047-095-165-191430-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
325 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
WYANDOTTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 323 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 2 INCH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH
THE STRONGER STORMS. THE ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED IN STRENGTH AND
COVERAGE SINCE 2:30 AM. ALL OF THE ACTIVITY IS TRACKING TO THE
EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE FORMING FURTHER WEST OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
RECEIVING HEAVY RAINFALL. TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS
COULD REACH THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE BY THE TIME IT ENDS DURING THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR.
* THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER NEARLY SATURATED GROUND ARE PRODUCING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...KANSAS CITY...AVONDALE...BLUE
SPRINGS...BONNER SPRINGS...BUCKNER...EDWARDSVILLE...EXCELSIOR
SPRINGS...FARLEY...GLADSTONE...GRAIN VALLEY...GRANDVIEW AND
GREENWOOD.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND
BARRICADES SET UP TO BLOCK WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE BARRICADES ARE
SET UP FOR YOUR PROTECTION.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3940 9423 3922 9423 3916 9413 3884 9413
3884 9460 3904 9462 3906 9488 3903 9491
3901 9491 3901 9491 3919 9489 3920 9480
3940 9495 3941 9495
$$
MJ2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KEAX 191111
FFSEAX
KSC209-MOC047-095-165-191430-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
611 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR JACKSON...
CLAY...PLATTE AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES...
AT 600 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL STRETCHING FROM
DEARBORN...THROUGH PLATTE CITY AND GLADSTONE TO THE LEES SUMMIT
AREA. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRACK ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS...WITH STORMS DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY BY
9 AM. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE
3:30 AM ACROSS MUCH OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA...PARTICULARLY THE
MISSOURI SIDE. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BEFORE
THE STORMS DIMINISH.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...KANSAS
CITY...WESTON...SMITHVILLE...SIBLEY...RIVERSIDE...RIDGELY...RAYTOWN..
.PLATTE CITY...PARKVILLE...NORTH KANSAS CITY...MOSBY AND MISSOURI
CITY. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED IN THE LEES SUMMIT AREA DUE TO HIGH
WATER...WITH METRO AREA FIRE AND POLICE REPORTING NUMEROUS WATER
RESCUES DUE TO HIGH WATER.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3945 9461 3945 9422 3922 9422 3921 9418
3885 9413 3885 9413 3886 9457 3906 9462
3904 9489 3919 9488 3922 9478 3933 9489
3940 9489 3952 9506 3953 9462
$$
SF000
WGUS73 KEAX 191246
FFSEAX
KSC209-MOC047-095-165-191430-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
745 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR JACKSON...
CLAY...PLATTE AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES...
AT 740 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS
WATER RESCUES IN THE AFTERMATH OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THAT FELL FROM
MIDNIGHT THROUGH ABOUT 7 AM ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN
AREA. MANY ROADS ACROSS THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METRO AREA ARE
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER...WITH FLOODING OF MANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS
ALSO BEING REPORTED. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES AND OBSERVER REPORTS
INDICATE THAT THE AREA FROM DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY TO THE SUGAR
CREEK RECEIVED FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES...WITH SIMILAR REPORTS AND
ESTIMATES OCCURRING IN THE LEES SUMMIT...RAYTOWN AND GREENWOOD
AREAS.
THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT PRODUCED THIS TREMENDOUS RAINFALL
HAS MOVED EAST OF THE METRO AREA...BUT EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS
STORM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL
AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
LAT...LON 3950 9463 3944 9461 3945 9423 3922 9423
3915 9414 3885 9413 3886 9459 3902 9459
3906 9489 3917 9488 3924 9477 3930 9485
3951 9502 3952 9485
$$
SFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 53 min |
| May 18, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 6 hr |
| May 18, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis, Saline | 94 min |
| May 19, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 72 min |
| May 19, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 36 min |
| May 19, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 58 min |
| May 19, 3:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 6 hr |
| May 19, 4:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 6 hr |
| May 19, 6:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2004Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.