Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2006
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2006, 4:02 AM CDT for Gentry County, Harrison County, Worth County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 8, 2006, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 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 8, 7:53 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.77 | Albany, MO | 2.50 OF THAT HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. |
| Aug 8, 7:53 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.03 | 4 W Worth, MO |
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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 2408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KEAX 080909
FFWEAX
MOC075-081-227-081500-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
402 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
WORTH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 400 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 10 PM. THIS IS ON TOP
OF ONE TO LOCALLY TWO INCHES THAT FELL OVER MUCH OF THE SAME
AREA MONDAY MORNING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALBANY...BETHANY...CAINSVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...GILMAN CITY...GRANT
CITY...NEW HAMPTON AND RIDGEWAY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED AS
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO AFFECT HARRISON...WORTH AND
GENTRY COUNTIES THROUGH 6 AM. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. PERSONS AROUND THE GRAND AND THOMPSON RIVERS...AND
THEIR CREEKS AND TRIBUTARIES SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
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 4058 9378 4013 9376 4014 9423 4025 9461
4058 9464
$$
BOOKBINDER3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KEAX 081117
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
617 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006
MOC075-081-227-081500-
HARRISON MO-WORTH MO-GENTRY MO-
617 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARRISON...NORTHERN
GENTRY AND WORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...
AT 607 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAUGE OBSERATIONS INDICATE THAT TWO
TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 10 PM...IN ADDITION TO
HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL OVER THE SAME REGION MONDAY MORNING.
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL THROUGH AT LEAST 9 AM...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO
TWO INCHES LIKELY. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE
FLOODING INCLUDE...ALBANY...BETHANY...CAINSVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
GILMAN CITY...GRANT CITY...NEW HAMPTON AND RIDGEWAY. PERSONS LIVING
ALONG CREEKS AND TRIBUTARIES OF THE GRAND AND THOMPSON RIVERS SHOULD
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL.
LAT...LON 4058 9378 4013 9376 4014 9423 4025 9461
4058 9464
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WGUS73 KEAX 081427
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
918 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006
MOC075-081-227-081500-
HARRISON MO-WORTH MO-GENTRY MO-
918 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARRISON...NORTHERN
GENTRY AND WORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...
AT 918 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF PERSISTENT RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. COOP OBSERVERS
REPORTED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE AREA SINCE
LATE LAST NIGHT. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED
FROM WORTH AND GRANT CITY TO BETHANY AND MOUNT MORIAH BY 11 AM.
POCKETS OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BETHANY...
CAINSVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...GRANT CITY...NEW HAMPTON AND RIDGEWAY.
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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4058 9378 4013 9376 4014 9423 4025 9461
4058 9464
$$
MJ000
WGUS73 KEAX 081502
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1000 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006
MOC075-081-227-081511-
HARRISON MO-WORTH MO-GENTRY MO-
1000 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR HARRISON...NORTHERN
GENTRY AND WORTH COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4058 9378 4013 9376 4014 9423 4025 9461
4058 9464
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Saline | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Saline | 47 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.