Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2005, 8:55 PM CDT for Platte County, Missouri; Leavenworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2005, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2005, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Leavenworth County, KS, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 3003 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.9
- Supercell composite
- 15.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KEAX 050200
FFWEAX
KSC103-MOC165-050800-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
855 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 300 AM CDT
* AT 851 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS 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...BASEHOR...BEAN LAKE...EASTON KS...EDGERTON...FARLEY...
JARBALO...KCI AIRPORT...LANSING...LEAVENWORTH...LINWOOD...PARKVILLE
AND PLATTE CITY.
HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL MAY EXCEED 4 INCHES BY 11 PM.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
PLEASANT HILL.
LAT...LON 3950 9463 3917 9462 3920 9489 3912 9492
3899 9492 3900 9502 3897 9509 3898 9517
3941 9517 3942 9496 3953 9509
$$
SF3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KEAX 050420
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1117 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
KSC103-MOC165-050800-
LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO-
1117 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEAVENWORTH AND PLATTE COUNTIES
UNTIL 300 AM CDT...
AT 1059 PM CDT...HEAVY RAINFALL BEARING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF
THE AREA...BUT MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN GENERALLY
NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 92...OR NORTH OF A SPRINGDALE KANSAS TO TRACY
MISSOURI LINE SINCE 3 PM CDT SATURDAY.
RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EARLY SATURDAY WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BASEHOR
...BEAN LAKE...DEARBORN...EASTON KS...EDGERTON...FARLEY...JARBALO...
KCI AIRPORT...LANSING...LEAVENWORTH...LINWOOD AND PARKVILLE.
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELAYED EXTREME FLASH FLOODING
OCCURING IN EASTON KANSAS. PLATTE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED
FLOODED STREETS IN PLATTE CITY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN STRANGER CREEK FROM EASTON THROUGH TONGANOXIE TO
ITS OUTLET INTO THE KANSAS RIVER. FLOODING ALSO IS OCCURING ALONG DAWSON CREEK
WEST OF EASTON. FLOODWATERS ALSO ARE MOVING DOWN THE PLATTE RIVER AND WILL
IMPACT SHARP STATION AND PLATTE CITY. BEE...SUGAR CREEK AND WELLSTON CREEKS
IN NORTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3952 9462 3916 9461 3920 9489 3912 9492
3900 9491 3899 9503 3896 9510 3897 9517
3941 9517 3942 9496 3953 9509
$$
SF000
WGUS73 KEAX 050642
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
137 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005
KSC103-MOC165-050800-
LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO-
137 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEAVENWORTH AND PLATTE COUNTIES
UNTIL 300 AM CDT...
AT 1256 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MOTORISTS STRANDED
IN HIGH WATER ALONG KANSAS STATE HIGHWAY 5 OR WOLCOTT ROAD IN LANSING DUE
OVERFLOW FROM SEVENMILE AND NINEMILE CREEKS. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS
ROADS IN THE EASTON AREA ARE FLOODED DUE TO HIGH WATER DUE TO OVERFLOW FROM
DAWSON CREEK AND STRANGER CREEK.
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN STRANGER CREEK FROM EASTON THROUGH
TONGANOXIE TO ITS OUTLET INTO THE KANSAS RIVER. THE FLOOD CREST IS
EXPECTED TO REACH 22.2 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN EASTON AND 25.7
FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TONGANOXIE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3952 9462 3916 9461 3920 9489 3912 9492
3900 9491 3899 9503 3896 9510 3897 9517
3941 9517 3942 9496 3953 9509
$$
SF000
WGUS73 KEAX 050650 CCA
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
137 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005
KSC103-MOC165-050800-
LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO-
137 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEAVENWORTH AND PLATTE COUNTIES
UNTIL 300 AM CDT...
AT 1256 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MOTORISTS STRANDED
IN HIGH WATER ALONG KANSAS STATE HIGHWAY 5 OR WOLCOTT ROAD IN LANSING DUE
OVERFLOW FROM SEVENMILE AND NINEMILE CREEKS. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS
ROADS IN THE EASTON AREA ARE FLOODED DUE TO HIGH WATER DUE TO OVERFLOW FROM
DAWSON CREEK AND STRANGER CREEK.
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN STRANGER CREEK FROM EASTON THROUGH
TONGANOXIE TO ITS OUTLET INTO THE KANSAS RIVER. THE FLOOD CREST IS
EXPECTED TO REACH 22.2 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN EASTON AND 25.7
FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TONGANOXIE.
WATER COVERED ROADS CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM IN PLATTE COUNTY. MISSOURI
STATE HIGHWAY 45 BETWEEN WALDRON AND FARLEY IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER. WATER COVERS THE INTERSECTION OF DICKS CREEK AND MISSOURI
HIGHWAY 45 AND B HIGHWAY IN PERRIN IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE PLATTE RIVER FROM AGENCY THROUGH
SHARPS STATION AND PLATTE CITY TO ITS OUTLET INTO THE MISSOURI RIVER.
THE FLOOD CREST IS EXPECTED TO 28.3 FEET WEDNESDAY AT SHARPS STATION
AND 22.3 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AT PLATTE CITY. FLOOD WATERS ALSO ARE
MOVING DOWN THE LITTLE PLATTE FROM ITS HEADWATERS NORTHEAST OF
SMITHVILLE TO ITS OUTLET INTO THE PLATTE RIVER. A FLOOD CREST OF
OF 27.5 FEET IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3952 9462 3916 9461 3920 9489 3912 9492
3900 9491 3899 9503 3896 9510 3897 9517
3941 9517 3942 9496 3953 9509
$$
SFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gentry, Worth | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Worth | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Harrison | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | DeKalb | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | DeKalb, Gentry | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess, Harrison | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 8:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Platte | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer | 19 min |
| Jun 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Sullivan | 22 min |
| Jun 5, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 7:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 6 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.