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River Flood Warning 169, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 26, 2010Atchison County, Holt County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2010, 9:05 PM CDT for Atchison County, Holt County, Missouri. It took effect at May 26, 2010, 9:59 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2010, 9:05 PM CDT (02:05 UTC)
In effect from: May 26, 2010, 9:59 PM CDT
Expired: May 27, 2010, 6:00 AM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Atchison County, MO, Holt County, MO

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tarkio River near Fairfax (FFXM7). The gauge peaked at 18.87 ft at May 27, 2010, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06813000, 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 26, 6:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 6:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 26, 4:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
454 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

MOZ001-002-011-262245-
ATCHISON MO-HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-
454 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ATCHISON...NORTHWESTERN
NODAWAY AND NORTHERN HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 449 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TARKIO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS 30 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BURLINGTON JUNCTION...SKIDMORE AND QUITMAN.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

LAT...LON 4032 9493 4016 9531 4050 9544 4059 9521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 334DEG 13KT 4046 9528

ACH/NRR

Local storm report, May 26, 4:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
456 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

0453 PM     HAIL             10 NW KANSAS CITY       39.22N 94.68W
05/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       PLATTE             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ABAILEY

Local storm report, May 26, 4:58 PM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
458 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

0455 PM     HAIL             2 N WEATHERBY LAKE      39.27N 94.70W
05/26/2010  E0.88 INCH       PLATTE             MO   PUBLIC

&&

AJ

Local storm report, May 26, 5:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
501 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

0458 PM     HAIL             1 NW PLATTE WOODS       39.24N 94.67W
05/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       PLATTE             MO   PUBLIC

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Local storm report, May 26, 5:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
512 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

0507 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WEATHERBY LAKE          39.24N 94.70W
05/26/2010  E0.00 INCH       PLATTE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MINOR FLOODING...WATER FLOWING OUT OF DITCH ONTO ROADS IN
            AND AROUND WEATHERBY LAKE. SOME PEA SIZED HAIL TOO.

&&

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Local storm report, May 26, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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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.