Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 5, 2008, 7:45 PM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 5, 2008, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 9:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Hopkins, MO | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER DRAINING OFF FIELDS AND ONTO HWY 148 ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE IOWA BORDER JUST NORTH OF HOPKINS. WATER ALSO OVER HWY 148 ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF HOPKINS. |
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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1747 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KEAX 060049
FFWEAX
MOC003-005-075-087-147-227-060700-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0013.080606T0045Z-080606T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
745 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
NORTHERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
WORTH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY
* AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OF IN AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH
THIS OCCURRING ON TOP OF THE VERY WET GROUND...RAPID RISES ON
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE EXPECTED.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARYVILLE...MOUND CITY...STANBERRY...TARKIO...BURLINGTON
JUNCTION...CRAIG...FAIRFAX...FILLMORE...FOREST CITY...GRANT CITY...
HOPKINS...MAITLAND...OREGON...RAVENWOOD AND ROCKPORT.
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.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
PLEASANT HILL.
LAT...LON 4057 9424 4029 9423 4013 9464 3991 9508
4004 9534 4057 9570
$$
PC2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KEAX 060603
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1258 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC003-005-075-087-147-227-060700-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080606T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WORTH MO-ANDREW MO-HOLT MO-GENTRY MO-NODAWAY MO-ATCHISON MO-
1258 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ATCHISON...NODAWAY...
NORTHERN GENTRY...HOLT...NORTHWESTERN ANDREW AND WORTH COUNTIES UNTIL
200 AM CDT...
AT 1254 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM AN INCH TO TWO
AND A HALF INCHES HAD FALLEN.
ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY
CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...MARYVILLE...MOUND
CITY...STANBERRY...TARKIO...BURLINGTON
JUNCTION...CRAIG...FAIRFAX...FILLMORE...FOREST CITY...GRANT
CITY...HOPKINS...MAITLAND...OREGON...RAVENWOOD AND ROCKPORT.
IN ADDITION...SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE REGION REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER ALONG THE NODAWAY RIVER...THE 102 RIVER AND THE TARKIO
RIVER. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THOSE RIVERS...AND THIS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES OVERNIGHT.
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 ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE
ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY
VEHICLES AWAY.
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 4057 9424 4029 9423 4013 9464 3991 9508
4004 9534 4057 9570
$$
PC000
WGUS73 KEAX 060701
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
158 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC003-005-075-087-147-227-060713-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080606T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WORTH MO-ANDREW MO-HOLT MO-GENTRY MO-NODAWAY MO-ATCHISON MO-
158 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ATCHISON...
NODAWAY...NORTHERN GENTRY...HOLT...NORTHWESTERN ANDREW AND WORTH
COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA.
SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE
BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
HOWEVER...FLOODING ON THE TARKIO...102 AND NODAWAY RIVERS CONTINUES.
SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED ALONG THESE RIVERS DUE TO THE FLOODING.
PLEASE REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS CONCERNING THESE RIVERS. IF
FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4057 9424 4029 9423 4013 9464 3991 9508
4004 9534 4057 9570
$$
PCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway, Worth | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 9:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 3 days |
| Jun 5, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 15 min |
| Jun 5, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew | 18 min |
| Jun 5, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 10:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 12:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 12:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis, Saline | 19 min |
| Jun 6, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Saline | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 1:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 18 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 10 days |
| Jun 6, 9:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth | 3 days |
| Jun 6, 11:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 3 days |
| Jun 6, 11:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 5 days |
| Jun 6, 11:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 13 days |
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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.