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River Flood Warning 129, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 12, 20104 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 12, 2010, 9:07 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It took effect at May 13, 2010, 3:37 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 12, 2010, 9:07 AM CDT (14:07 UTC)
In effect from: May 13, 2010, 3:37 AM CDT
Expired: May 14, 2010, 1:43 PM CDT
In force: 34 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Adair County, MO, Macon County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Chariton River near Novinger (NVZM7). The gauge peaked at 23.84 ft at May 13, 2010, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06904500, 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 May 12, 6:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 6:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 6:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 12, 3:59 AM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 4:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 4:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 9:38 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	12 days
May 11, 9:38 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	13 days
May 12, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Morgan	28 min
May 12, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cooper	30 min
May 12, 3:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	27 min
May 12, 3:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clinton	25 min
May 12, 3:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	24 min
May 12, 3:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	35 min
May 12, 3:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates	6 hr
May 12, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	EAX	Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more	25 hr
May 12, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Lafayette	35 min
May 12, 4:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clinton	36 min
May 12, 4:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Henry	6 hr
May 12, 4:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clinton, DeKalb	16 min
May 12, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	69 hr
May 12, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry	68 hr
May 12, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	18 hr
May 12, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	22 hr
May 12, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	3 days
May 12, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Livingston	36 hr
May 12, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	49 min
May 12, 5:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	6 hr
May 12, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	38 min
May 12, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	34 min
May 12, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Carroll	31 min
May 12, 6:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Linn, Livingston and 4 more	3 hr
May 12, 6:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	7 hr
May 12, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Platte	50 min
May 12, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	26 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2010 Every river flood warning in 2010

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.