Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2005, 9:30 PM CDT for Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Kansas; Clay County, Jackson County, Platte County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2005, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2005, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Johnson County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 12:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gardner, KS | ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. CENTER STREET FROM MADISON TO 167TH STREET. |
| Aug 20, 12:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lenexa, KS | ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. MARSHAL DRIVE NEAR 87TH STREET. |
| Aug 20, 1:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lenexa, KS | 18TH STREET TO ANTIOCH ALONG I-35 CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG TURKEY CREEK. |
| Aug 20, 1:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kansas City, MO | ROAD CLOSED NEAR 87TH AND RAYTOWN ROAD DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
| Aug 20, 3:36 AM CDT | FLOOD | Kansas City, MO | CREEK FLOODING LINGERING NEAR 87TH AND RAYTOWN ROAD. ROAD REMAINS CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 2093 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KEAX 200230
FFWEAX
KSC091-209-MOC047-095-165-200830-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
930 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
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
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
WYANDOTTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
* UNTIL 330 AM CDT
* AT 924 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* 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...
KANSAS CITY...OLATHE...AVONDALE...BEAN LAKE...BLUE SPRINGS...BONNER
SPRINGS...BUCKNER...DE SOTO...DEARBORN...EDGERTON...EDGERTON KS AND
EDWARDSVILLE.
RAINFALL INTENSITIES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE EXPERIENCED
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. STREET FLOODING AND SURFACE RUNOFF
PROBLEMS ARE THE PRIMARY FLOOD THREAT.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3953 9462 3945 9461 3945 9422 3922 9422
3916 9413 3884 9413 3885 9460 3873 9462
3874 9504 3897 9505 3899 9490 3919 9489
3920 9480 3933 9491 3938 9489 3953 9509
3954 9509
$$
PREDMORE5 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KEAX 200423
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1114 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
KSC091-209-MOC047-095-165-200830-
WYANDOTTE KS-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE MO-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-
1114 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CLAY...JACKSON...JOHNSON...
PLATTE AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...
AT 1110 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ANOTHER CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING
INTO THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA. THE GARDNER...LENEXA...SHAWNEE...
OVERLAND PARK...GRANDVIEW...AND PRAIRIE VILLAGE AREAS CAN EXPECT
VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN 1130 PM AND 130 AM AS STORMS MOVE TO THE
EAST AT 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN AN INCH AND TWO
INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO AREA.
RESIDENTS THAT LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS LIKE INDIAN CREEK AND
TURKEY CREEK SHOULD MONITOR STREAM LEVELS AND TAKE ACTION IF WATER
RISES RAPIDLY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3953 9462 3945 9461 3945 9422 3922 9422
3916 9413 3885 9413 3886 9459 3875 9462
3876 9503 3897 9503 3901 9489 3919 9488
3923 9480 3933 9489 3939 9488 3954 9507
3954 9507
$$
KOCH000
WGUS73 KEAX 200521
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1214 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
KSC091-209-MOC047-095-165-200830-
WYANDOTTE KS-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE MO-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-
1214 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CLAY...JACKSON...JOHNSON...
PLATTE AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...
AT 1212 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA. PORTIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS FROM
OLATHE TO OVERLAND PARK HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN AN INCH AND TWO INCHES
OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR. FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG SMALL STREAMS...
DRAINAGE DITCHES...AND LOW LYING AREAS IN NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY.
BLINDING RAIN WILL MOVE INTO LEES SUMMIT...BLUE SPRINGS...AND
INDEPENDENCE BETWEEN 1230 AM AND 130 AM. SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE GREATER METRO AREA CAN EXPECT ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAIN BEFORE 2 AM. RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE LIKELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3953 9462 3945 9461 3945 9422 3922 9422
3916 9413 3886 9413 3887 9457 3876 9462
3877 9501 3897 9502 3902 9487 3918 9488
3920 9480 3925 9480 3941 9488 3954 9504
3954 9504
$$
KOCH000
WGUS73 KEAX 200607
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1259 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
KSC091-209-MOC047-095-165-200830-
WYANDOTTE KS-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE MO-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-
1259 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CLAY...JACKSON...JOHNSON...
PLATTE AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...
HEAVY RAIN OVER JOHNSON...JACKSON...AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES IN THE
LAST TWO HOURS HAS LED TO FLASH FLOODING AND RAPID RISES ON CREEKS
AND STREAMS. AT 1245 PM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL FROM JOHNSON COUNTY
RELAYED REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES IN GARDNER AND LENEXA. CENTER
STREET BETWEEN MADISON AND 167TH IN GARDNER IS UNDERWATER...AND
MARSHALL DRIVE NEAR 87TH STREET NEAR LENEXA IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED INTO JACKSON COUNTY INTO THE
GRANDVIEW...RAYTOWN...LEES SUMMIT...AND BLUE SPRINGS AREAS. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY OVER CENTRAL AND
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY BY 2 AM.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3945 9461 3945 9422 3922 9422 3916 9413
3887 9413 3888 9456 3877 9462 3878 9500
3898 9500 3898 9492 3903 9486 3919 9486
3922 9478 3941 9486 3952 9499 3953 9462
$$
KOCH000
WGUS73 KEAX 200651
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
151 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
MOC047-165-200648-
PLATTE MO-CLAY MO-
151 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY AND PLATTE
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
SINCE MIDNIGHT...STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAVE TRACKED
OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO. THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE CITY...INCLUDING CLAY AND PLATTE COUNTIES...RECEIVED LESS
THAN A HALF INCH OF RAIN DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. SINCE
LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
METRO...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PLATTE AND CLAY COUNTIES HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. THE COMMUNITIES OF PLATTE CITY...GLADSTONE...
LIBERTY...AND SMITHVILLE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING.
LAT...LON 3920 9487 3914 9469 3911 9443 3922 9422
3916 9413 3887 9413 3888 9456 3877 9462
3878 9500 3898 9500 3898 9492 3903 9486
$$
KSC091-209-MOC095-200830-
WYANDOTTE KS-JOHNSON KS-JACKSON MO-
138 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR JACKSON...JOHNSON AND WYANDOTTE
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...
SEVERAL STREETS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS HAS
RECEIVED THE MOST RAIN DURING THE LAST TWO HOURS WITH WIDESPREAD
RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN AN INCH AND A HALF AND TWO AND A HALF INCHES
COMMON FROM LENEXA THROUGH OVERLAND PARK TO PRAIRIE VILLAGE. LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT 18TH STREET TO ANTIOCH ALONG
INTERSTATE 35 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ALONG TURKEY CREEK. SHAWNEE
MISSION PARKWAY AT STATE PARK ROAD IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA...BUT THE
EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING WILL LINGER OVER JOHNSON...JACKSON...AND
WYANDOTTE COUNTIES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3920 9487 3914 9469 3911 9443 3922 9422
3916 9413 3887 9413 3888 9456 3877 9462
3878 9500 3898 9500 3898 9492 3903 9486
$$
KOCH000
WGUS73 KEAX 200652 CCA
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
151 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
MOC047-165-200705-
PLATTE MO-CLAY MO-
151 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY AND PLATTE
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
SINCE MIDNIGHT...STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAVE TRACKED
OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO. THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE CITY...INCLUDING CLAY AND PLATTE COUNTIES...RECEIVED LESS
THAN A HALF INCH OF RAIN DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. SINCE
LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
METRO...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PLATTE AND CLAY COUNTIES HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. THE COMMUNITIES OF PLATTE CITY...GLADSTONE...
LIBERTY...AND SMITHVILLE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING.
LAT...LON 3920 9487 3914 9469 3911 9443 3922 9422
3916 9413 3887 9413 3888 9456 3877 9462
3878 9500 3898 9500 3898 9492 3903 9486
$$
KSC091-209-MOC095-200830-
WYANDOTTE KS-JOHNSON KS-JACKSON MO-
138 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR JACKSON...JOHNSON AND WYANDOTTE
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...
SEVERAL STREETS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS HAS
RECEIVED THE MOST RAIN DURING THE LAST TWO HOURS WITH WIDESPREAD
RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN AN INCH AND A HALF AND TWO AND A HALF INCHES
COMMON FROM LENEXA THROUGH OVERLAND PARK TO PRAIRIE VILLAGE. LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT 18TH STREET TO ANTIOCH ALONG
INTERSTATE 35 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ALONG TURKEY CREEK. SHAWNEE
MISSION PARKWAY AT STATE PARK ROAD IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA...BUT THE
EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING WILL LINGER OVER JOHNSON...JACKSON...AND
WYANDOTTE COUNTIES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3920 9487 3914 9469 3911 9443 3922 9422
3916 9413 3887 9413 3888 9456 3877 9462
3878 9500 3898 9500 3898 9492 3903 9486
$$
KOCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 8:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2005Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.