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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 2009, 9:20 AM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 8 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
- May 15, 2009, 9:20 AM CDT (14:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2009, 5:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 11:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Powersville, MO | STATE ROUTE M CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
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 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 1293 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 13.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KEAX 151420 FFWEAX MOC075-081-129-147-171-227-152030- /O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0013.090515T1420Z-090515T2030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 920 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHWESTERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... WORTH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 330 PM CDT FRIDAY * AT 917 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR THIS MORNING HAVE RANGED FROM ONE TO IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EAGLEVILLE...GRANT CITY...HOPKINS...MERCER AND RAVENWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 4052 9302 4032 9481 4057 9486 4058 9304 $$ SAW
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KEAX 151633 FFSEAX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1133 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 MOC075-081-129-147-171-227-152030- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090515T2030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WORTH MO-GENTRY MO-HARRISON MO-MERCER MO-NODAWAY MO-PUTNAM MO- 1133 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN NODAWAY...NORTHERN MERCER...NORTHERN HARRISON...NORTHWESTERN GENTRY AND WORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 1130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS HAVE RANGED FROM OVER AN INCH TO NEARLY THREE INCHES. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EAGLEVILLE...GRANT CITY...HOPKINS...MERCER AND RAVENWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. && LAT...LON 4052 9302 4032 9481 4057 9486 4058 9304 $$ SAW
302 WGUS53 KEAX 151900 FFWEAX MOC075-081-129-147-171-227-152330- /O.EXT.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090515T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 100 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHWESTERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... WORTH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGE FROM 1 TO IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA WILL DRAIN SOUTHWARD AND CAUSE RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING ARE LIKELY UNTIL THIS RUNOFF SUBSIDES. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EAGLEVILLE...GRANT CITY...HOPKINS...MERCER AND RAVENWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. 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. && LAT...LON 4052 9302 4032 9481 4057 9486 4058 9304 $$ SAW
000 WGUS73 KEAX 152223 FFSEAX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 523 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 MOC075-081-129-147-171-227-152237- /O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090515T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WORTH MO-GENTRY MO-HARRISON MO-MERCER MO-NODAWAY MO-PUTNAM MO- 523 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN NODAWAY...NORTHERN MERCER...NORTHERN HARRISON...NORTHWESTERN GENTRY AND WORTH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT FOR NORTHEASTERN NODAWAY COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF FLOODING WAS OBSERVED PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. && LAT...LON 4052 9302 4032 9481 4057 9486 4058 9304 $$ CDB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 31 min |
| May 15, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew, DeKalb | 35 min |
| May 15, 6:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 7:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 4 more | 10 hr |
| May 15, 9:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 8 hr |
| May 15, 9:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy, Livingston | 6 hr |
| May 15, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler | 47 hr |
| May 15, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon | 3 days |
| May 15, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry | 3 days |
| May 15, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Livingston | 3 days |
| May 15, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 4 days |
| May 15, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 7 days |
| May 15, 10:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Livingston | 36 min |
| May 15, 10:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | DeKalb | 35 min |
| May 15, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Holt | 31 min |
| May 15, 11:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy, Linn and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew | 30 min |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 32 min |
| May 15, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 30 min |
| May 15, 12:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt | 3 hr |
| May 15, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 28 min |
| May 15, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 32 min |
| May 15, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clinton, DeKalb | 31 min |
| May 15, 1:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 15, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 30 min |
| May 15, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Ray | 26 min |
| May 15, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Ray | 33 min |
| May 15, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 33 min |
| May 15, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Livingston, Ray | 24 min |
| May 15, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 25 min |
| May 15, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clay | 36 min |
| May 15, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Caldwell | 31 min |
| May 15, 2:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 20 hr |
| May 15, 2:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 44 hr |
| May 15, 2:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Grundy, Livingston | 27 hr |
| May 15, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Ray | 25 min |
| May 15, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Ray | 28 min |
| May 15, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 33 min |
| May 15, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clay | 37 min |
| May 15, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| May 15, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 26 min |
| May 15, 3:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 14 hr |
| May 15, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 33 min |
| May 15, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Livingston | 6 hr |
| May 15, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Saline | 34 min |
| May 15, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon, Randolph | 27 min |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Ray | 41 hr |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 7 days |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 4 days |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 5 days |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 6 days |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 71 hr |
| May 15, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray | 6 hr |
| May 15, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Ray | 36 min |
| May 15, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Randolph | 33 min |
| May 15, 4:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 28 hr |
| May 15, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Saline | 24 min |
| May 15, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Randolph | 20 min |
| May 15, 4:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Lafayette, Saline | 5 hr |
| May 15, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Saline | 24 min |
| May 15, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis, Saline | 29 min |
| May 15, 4:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Platte, Ray | 5 hr |
| May 15, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Jackson | 30 min |
| May 15, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 37 min |
| May 15, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson | 32 min |
| May 15, 5:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy and 9 more | 46 hr |
| May 15, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Lafayette | 24 min |
| May 15, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette | 24 min |
| May 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cooper | 36 min |
| May 15, 5:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Howard, Randolph | 4 hr |
| May 15, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Pettis | 36 min |
| May 15, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Jackson | 33 min |
| May 15, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Jackson | 35 min |
| May 15, 6:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Cooper, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 2 more | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.