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River Flood Warning 179, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 19, 2008, 11:04 PM CDT for Howard County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 20, 2008, 12:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2008, 11:04 PM CDT (04:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 20, 2008, 12:06 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2008, 6:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Howard County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 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 Moniteau Creek near Fayette (FYTM7). The gauge peaked at 16.23 ft at Jun 20, 2008, 2:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06909500, 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 19, 5:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 5:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 548 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 ...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION... .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTN FM SRN NE/IA SOUTH TO ERN KS AND WRN MO. TOUGH TO DISCERN PRIMARY TRIGGER...BUT PROFILERS AS WELL AS MOISTURE IMAGERY SUGGESTS A WEAK SHORTWAVE FM SWRN IA TO NERN KS. CHILLY TEMPS ALOFT...WK TO MDT INSTABILITY AND WEAK SHEAR HAS LED TO MARGINALLY SVR STORMS THIS AFTN. THIS TREND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO AROUND SUNSET. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WAS ROUNDING THE RIDGE IN ERN WY AND ERN CO. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL TRACK SE AND MAINLY AFFECT AREAS TO THE WEST OF THE CWA...BUT MAY BE ABLE TO TRIGGER SOME SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT...MAINLY FOR THE SRN CWA. FOR THE LATER PERIODS...PESKY NW FLOW TO PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH LITTLE CAP IN PLACE...ANY WEAK BOUNDARY OR SHORTWAVE WILL TRIGGER SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CAN FIND NO SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE TO IMPACT THE CWA ON FRIDAY...BUT THERE MAY BE A BOUNDARY IN THE CWA...MOST LIKELY ALONG OR SE OF INTERSTATE 35. WILL HOLD SLIGHT CHC POPS ALONG AND SE OF THE BOUNDARY ON FRIDAY. ANY CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE EARLY FRIDAY EVENING WITH CONVERGENCE ALONG ANY BOUNDARY BECOMING QUITE WEAK. WILL KEEP SATURDAY DRY...AS TOUGH TO FIND A TRIGGER AT THIS TIME. NEXT SHORTWAVE MAY AFFECT THE CWA SAT NIGHT...BUT CONFIDENCE IN TIMING IS LOW AT THIS TIME. WL INTRODUCE VERY LOW POPS AT THIS TIME. DB MEDIUM RANGE (SUNDAY-THURSDAY) THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW REGIME WILL CONTINUE IN A WEST/NORTHWESTERLY FASHION ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS THROUGH THE 7 DAY FORECAST. A SLIGHTLY AMPLIFIED UPPER RIDGE WILL SLIDE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE PLAINS. BROAD MID/UPPER RIDGING WILL THEN CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CONUS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGING PATTERN AS FAR AS TIMING AND PLACEMENT WITH SHORTWAVE FEATURES MOVING OVER THE RIDGE AND THEN HEADING SOUTHEAST. THE OPERATIONAL MEDIUM RANGE MODELS...IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN...ALL SHOW A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL CONUS RIDGE AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LATE MONDAY. THIS SHORTWAVE IS FORECAST TO IMPACT EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...AND HAVE BUMPED PRECIPITATION PROBABILITIES INTO THE CHANCE CATEGORY FOR MOST AREAS. OTHERWISE KEPT PRECIPITATION IN THE SLIGHT CHANCE CATEGORY FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY GIVEN WEAKNESS IN THE FLOW ABLE TO GENERATE SOME SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...IT LOOKS TO BE A RATHER PLEASANT START TO NEXT WEEK. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES FORECAST. A SLIGHT WARMUP IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BUT TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 80S FOR HIGHS AND 60S FOR LOWS ARE ANTICIPATED. STOFLET .AVIATION... SCT...MAINLY VFR CONVECTION...WILL CONTINUE IN THE KC METRO TERMINALS UNTIL AROUND 03Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR MVFR FOG FM 11-13Z. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH A LOW THREAT OF CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON. DB && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 2:36 PM CDT, 8 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 236 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-201945- 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- 236 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE DAY FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY...A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING. DB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 7:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 737 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 MOZ045-054-200100- HENRY-PETTIS- 737 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 735 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GREEN RIDGE TO WINDSOR TO CALHOUN...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF WINDSOR... CALHOUN...GREEN RIDGE...COAL...BRANDON AND TIGHTWAD. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 21
Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
747 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM FLASH FLOOD MALTA BEND 39.19N 93.36W
06/19/2008 SALINE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 65 CLOSED BETWEEN MALTA BEND AND THE INTERSECTION
OF ROUTE N DUE TO WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROADWAY
&&
DUXLocal storm report, Jun 19, 8:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
801 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0758 PM FLASH FLOOD KNOB NOSTER 38.77N 93.57W
06/19/2008 JOHNSON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY DD BETWEEN WARRENSBURG AND KNOB NOSTER AND
HIGHWAY 23 CLOSED NEAR WHITEMAN AFB DUE TO WATER RUNNING
OVER ROADS. NUMEROUS ROADS ALSO FLOODED IN AND AROUND THE
CITY OF KNOB NOSTER.
&&
DUXLocal storm report, Jun 19, 8:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
811 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0547 PM HAIL 4 NE SEDALIA 38.74N 93.18W
06/19/2008 E1.00 INCH PETTIS MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR BEAMON
&&
DUXSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 8:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 811 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 MOZ001-200145- ATCHISON- 811 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWESTERN ATCHISON COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 808 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF RIVERTON TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAMBURG TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF NEBRASKA CITY TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF JOHNSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN ATCHISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF WATSON AND PHELPS CITY. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 21
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 9:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 35 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 5 days |
| Jun 20, 12:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 12 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry, Harrison | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 17 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Gentry | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 23 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 49 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 3 days |
| Jun 20, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 48 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.