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River Flood Warning 174, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 15, 2008Bates County, Cass County, Henry County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 15, 2008, 5:24 PM CDT for Bates County, Cass County, Henry County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 16, 2008, 3:15 AM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2008, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 16, 2008, 3:15 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 17, 2008, 7:47 AM CDT
In force: 29 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Henry County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 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 river

Written for the forecast point South Grand River near Urich (URHM7).

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06921600, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 15, 3:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 3:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 1:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
107 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-161100-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-
PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-
RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
107 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A VERY MOIST AIRMASS...THAT WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING...HAS HELPED FUEL A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PUSHED
SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THUS FAR TODAY. THIS LINE OF
STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE STORMS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE...BUT MOST OF
THE ACTIVITY WILL STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
INTERMITTENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE INITIAL
LINE OF STORMS...BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS...ALL BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...ARE ALL THAT
ARE EXPECTED.

PERSONS WITH OUTDOOR PLANS ON FATHERS DAY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY MOVE
TO SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE OUTLOOK
AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

CUTTER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
213 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1237 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E CLINTON             38.37N 93.75W
06/15/2008  E60 MPH          HENRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED

&&

FORTIN

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSZ060-MOZ053-152000-
BATES-LINN-
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BATES AND LINN COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
CDT...

AT 227 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BLUE MOUND TO MOUND CITY TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUTLER TO APPLETON
CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HUME...PRESCOTT...BLUE MOUND AND RICH HILL BY 240 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF FOSTER...WORLAND AND ROCKVILLE ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF
THESE STORMS.

WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS ALONG A GUST
FRONT AHEAD OF THE THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINFALL. PENNY SIZED HAIL CAN
BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN LINN AND WESTERN
BATES COUNTY.

21

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
231 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0209 PM     HAIL             7 S WHITEMAN AFB        38.63N 93.55W
06/15/2008  M0.75 INCH       JOHNSON            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BOOKBINDER

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
234 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

MOZ045-046-152000-
COOPER-PETTIS-
234 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PETTIS AND SOUTHWESTERN
COOPER COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 231 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SEDALIA TO 8 MILES
NORTH OF COLE CAMP TO COLE CAMP...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  SMITHTON BY 245 PM CDT.
  OTTERVILLE BY 255 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF SEDALIA MEMORIAL AIRPORT IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

21

Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:45 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
445 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0137 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E CLINTON             38.37N 93.75W
06/15/2008  E60.00 MPH       HENRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED

&&

MJ

Local storm report, Jun 15, 5:21 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
521 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW TIGHTWAD           38.34N 93.58W
06/15/2008                   HENRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOWING WATER UP TO ONE AND A HALF FEET WAS REPORTED ON

            HIGHWAY C NEAR TIGHTWAD. THE ROAD WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED.

&&

GAMIS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 10:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway	24 min
Jun 15, 11:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Clinton, Ray	25 min
Jun 15, 12:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler	45 min
Jun 15, 1:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry	44 min
Jun 15, 1:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates, Cass, Johnson	6 hr
Jun 15, 2:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates, Henry	6 hr
Jun 15, 2:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Henry	12 hr
Jun 15, 3:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Nodaway	6 hr
Jun 15, 5:24 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2008 Every river flood warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.