Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Jun 4, 2005, 5:32 AM CDT (10:32 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2005, 11:30 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Linn County, KS

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KEAX 041032
FFWEAX
KSC107-041630-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
532 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 528 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE APPROACHING THE WARNED 
  AREA.

* A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT IS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN   
  SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA BY 6 AM. RUNOFF    
  FROM THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH ALREADY SATURATED    
  SOIL FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL EARLIER THIS        
  MORNING...WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS       
  THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BLUE                       
  MOUND...CENTERVILLE KS...LA CYGNE...MOUND CITY                     
  KS...PARKER...PLEASANTON...PRESCOTT AND TRADING POST.

DOPPLER RADAR TRENDS INDICATE THIS BATCH OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...WITH RATES UP TO THREE 
INCHES PER HOUR.

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

LAT...LON 3839 9462 3804 9462 3803 9507 3839 9506

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000 
WGUS73 KEAX 041145
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
638 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

KSC107-041630-
LINN KS-
638 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LINN COUNTY UNTIL 1130 AM CDT...

AT 634 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL WAS BETWEEN ONE HALF TO ONE 
AND A QUARTER INCHES SINCE 530 AM.

THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED TO THE 
EAST OF THE WARNED AREA....HOWEVER ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE 
INCH BY 8 AM WILL ADD TO THE RUNOFF OVER ALREADY SATURATED 
SOIL...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY 
ACCUMULATED UP TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF 
THE COUNTY...AND AS MUCH AS FIVE INCHES IN THE NORTHERN SECTION.

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.

LAT...LON 3839 9462 3804 9462 3803 9507 3839 9506

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000 
WGUS73 KEAX 041338
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
838 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

KSC107-041348-
LINN KS-
838 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR LINN COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA 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.

LAT...LON 3839 9462 3804 9462 3803 9507 3839 9506

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