Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 21, 2005, 12:37 AM CDT for Atchison County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri. 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
- Apr 21, 2005, 12:37 AM CDT (05:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2005, 6:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Atchison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:56 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 954 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KEAX 210538
FFWEAX
MOC005-087-147-211130-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1237 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
NORTHERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
WESTERN NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 630 AM CDT
* AT 1235 AM 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 MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...ROCKPORT...BURLINGTON JCT...CLEARMONT...CORNING...
CRAIG...ELMO...FAIRFAX...GRAHAM...LANGDON...PHELPS CITY...QUITMAN
AND SKIDMORE.
SOME CREEKS OF CONCERN WILL BE THE LITTLE TARKIO CREEK...THE EAST
FORK OF THE LITTLE TARKIO CREEK AND SQUAW CREEK.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 4015 9541 4016 9495 4056 9495 4057 9566
4034 9559
$$
PC2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KEAX 210813
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
307 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005
MOC005-087-147-211130-
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY MO-HOLT MO-
307 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ATCHISON...NORTHERN HOLT AND
WESTERN NODAWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM CDT...
AT 302 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN ATCHISON AND NORTHERN HOLT COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WILL
ADD TO THESE TOTALS.
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING INCLUDE...ROCKPORT...BURLINGTON JCT...CLEARMONT...
CORNING...CRAIG...ELMO...FAIRFAX...GRAHAM...LANGDON...MOUND
CITY...PHELPS CITY...QUITMAN AND SKIDMORE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL.
LAT...LON 4015 9541 4016 9495 4056 9495 4057 9566
4034 9559
$$
PC000
WGUS73 KEAX 211126
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
626 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005
MOC005-087-147-211136-
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY MO-HOLT MO-
626 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ATCHISON...NORTHERN
HOLT AND WESTERN NODAWAY COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
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 4015 9541 4016 9495 4056 9495 4057 9566
4034 9559
$$
PCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 8:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper | 26 min |
| Apr 21, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 52 min |
| Apr 21, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Platte | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Ray | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Saline | 34 min |
| Apr 21, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Ray | 39 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005
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.