Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Jun 27, 2011, 2:50 AM CDT (07:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Andrew County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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605 
WGUS53 KEAX 270750
FFWEAX
MOC003-063-075-087-147-271400-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0021.110627T0750Z-110627T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
250 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 247 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES HAVE FALLEN 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE LATE SUNDAY EVENING...AND AN ADDITIONAL 
ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS 
OVERNIGHT. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO  
OCCUR. IN ADDITION...SMALL STREAMS FLOWING INTO THE FLOODED MISSOURI 
RIVER ARE LIKELY TO BACK UP AND MAY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS...WHICH  
MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL 
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COUNTRY CLUB VILLA...MAYSVILLE...MOUND 
CITY...SAVANNAH...AMAZONIA...CLARKSDALE...CRAIG...FILLMORE...FOREST 
CITY...KING CITY...MAITLAND...OREGON AND UNION STAR.

THIS WILL IMPACT

 I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 98.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND... DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 9552 4017 9422 3980 9421 3983 9488
      3984 9493 3988 9493 3990 9495 3988 9509
      3992 9521 3994 9521 3995 9525 4001 9532
      4004 9540 4007 9541 4012 9540 4018 9547
      4020 9549 4023 9547

$$

HAWBLITZEL

826 
WGUS73 KEAX 271258
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
758 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

MOC003-063-075-087-147-271400-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110627T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DEKALB MO-GENTRY MO-HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-ANDREW MO-
758 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANDREW...SOUTHERN
NODAWAY...HOLT...SOUTHERN GENTRY AND DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM
CDT...

AT 746 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL 
ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER INCLUDING...IN DEKALB COUNTY... 
ROUTE W BETWEEN ROUTES A AND D NORTHEAST OF MAYSVILLE...ROUTE E NEAR 
HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF KING CITY. IN ANDREW COUNTY...ROUTE T NORTHWEST 
OF AMAZONIA IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.  

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COUNTRY CLUB
VILLA...MAYSVILLE...MOUND CITY...SAVANNAH...AMAZONIA...CRAIG...
FILLMORE...FOREST CITY...KING CITY...MAITLAND...OREGON AND UNION
STAR.

THIS WILL IMPACT

 I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 98.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL
AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 9552 4017 9422 3980 9421 3983 9488
      3984 9493 3988 9493 3990 9495 3988 9509
      3992 9521 3994 9521 3995 9525 4001 9532
      4004 9540 4007 9541 4012 9540 4018 9547
      4020 9549 4023 9547

$$

MJ

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