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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Feb 27, 2011, 3:12 PM CST for Cooper County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 28, 2011, 12:25 AM CST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2011, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2011, 12:25 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 6:57 PM CST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Cooper County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 Petite Saline Creek near Boonville (BONM7).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19.5 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06909950, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
683
WGUS43 KEAX 272112
FLWEAX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
312 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL MO HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...
PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...COOPER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER
AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KC/.
&&
MOC053-282112-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FL.W.0018.110228T0625Z-110302T0755Z/
/BONM7.1.ER.110228T0625Z.110301T0000Z.110301T0755Z.UU/
312 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL MO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 2:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
PETITE SALINE CREEK
BOONVILLE 16 13.8 SUN 2 PM 19.0 MONDAY EVENING
$$4 follow-up statements
144
WGUS83 KEAX 280156
FLSEAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
756 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...
BLACKWATER RIVER AT VALLEY CITY
BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK
PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...COOPER...JOHNSON...
PETTIS...SALINE
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...
BIG CREEK AT BLAIRSTOWN
SOUTH GRAND RIVER AT URICH
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...BATES...CASS...
HENRY...JOHNSON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER
AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KC/.
&&
MOC037-083-101-010156-
/O.CON.KEAX.FL.W.0019.110228T1125Z-110302T1348Z/
/BLRM7.1.ER.110228T1125Z.110301T0000Z.110301T1348Z.UU/
756 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BIG CREEK AT BLAIRSTOWN.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 7:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 21.8 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 20.0 FEET...THE WEST BANK OF THE CREEK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BIG CREEK
BLAIRSTOWN 20 15.4 SUN 07 PM 21.8 MONDAY EVENING
$$
MOC101-159-010155-
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/VLYM7.2.ER.110228T1222Z.110301T0000Z.110301T1210Z.NO/
756 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER AT VALLEY CITY.
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 7:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 26.2 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 25.0 FEET...COUNTY HIGHWAY E NEAR VALLEY CITY AND HIGHWAY 23
NEAR THE PERRY STATE WILDLIFE AREA ARE UNDER WATER.
* AT 22.0 FEET...WOODLANDS AND FARM FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO
FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BLACKWATER RIVER
VALLEY CITY 22 15.2 SUN 07 PM 26.2 MONDAY EVENING
$$
MOC053-195-010155-
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/BLVM7.2.ER.110227T1015Z.110301T1800Z.110304T0032Z.NO/
756 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK.
* AT 7:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.2 FEET BY
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 29.0 FEET...LIVESTOCK IN PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER MAY BE
ENDANGERED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALSO OCCURS TO CROPLAND AND PASTURE.
* AT 24.0 FEET...CROPLAND AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BLACKWATER RIVER
BLUE LICK 24 25.0 SUN 08 PM 29.2 EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON
$$
MOC053-010155-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0018.110228T0625Z-110302T0839Z/
/BONM7.1.ER.110228T0625Z.110301T0000Z.110301T0839Z.UU/
756 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
PETITE SALINE CREEK
BOONVILLE 16 15.1 SUN 07 PM 19.0 MONDAY EVENING
$$
MOC013-037-083-010155-
/O.CON.KEAX.FL.W.0021.110228T1108Z-110303T0138Z/
/URHM7.2.ER.110228T1108Z.110301T0000Z.110302T0138Z.UU/
756 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SOUTH GRAND RIVER AT URICH.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 3:34 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 26.3 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* AT 24.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ACROSS LOCATIONS WITHIN 0.5 TO 1.5
MILES OF THE RIVER. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE LOW LYING PASTURES ALONG
WITH CROPLAND AND SECONDARY ROADS.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
SOUTH GRAND RIVER
URICH 24 17.2 SUN 04 PM 26.3 MONDAY EVENING
$$
SAW587
WGUS83 KEAX 281014
FLSEAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
413 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...
BLACKWATER RIVER AT VALLEY CITY
SOUTH GRAND RIVER AT URICH
WAKENDA CREEK AT CARROLLTON
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...BATES...CARROLL...
CASS...HENRY...JOHNSON...PETTIS
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...
BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK
MONITEAU CREEK NEAR FAYETTE
PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...COOPER...HOWARD...
SALINE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER
AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KC/.
&&
MOC101-159-011013-
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/VLYM7.2.ER.110228T0439Z.110228T1800Z.110301T1210Z.NO/
413 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER AT VALLEY CITY.
* FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 3:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.6 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 25.0 FEET...COUNTY HIGHWAY E NEAR VALLEY CITY AND HIGHWAY 23
NEAR THE PERRY STATE WILDLIFE AREA ARE UNDER WATER.
* AT 22.0 FEET...WOODLANDS AND FARM FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO
FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BLACKWATER RIVER
VALLEY CITY 22 25.8 MON 03 AM 26.6 THIS AFTERNOON
$$
MOC053-195-011012-
/O.CON.KEAX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110305T0032Z/
/BLVM7.2.ER.110227T1015Z.110228T1800Z.110304T0032Z.NO/
413 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK.
* AT 3:45 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.8 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 29.0 FEET...LIVESTOCK IN PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER MAY BE
ENDANGERED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALSO OCCURS TO CROPLAND AND PASTURE.
* AT 24.0 FEET...CROPLAND AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BLACKWATER RIVER
BLUE LICK 24 28.6 MON 04 AM 29.8 THIS AFTERNOON
$$
MOC089-011012-
/O.CON.KEAX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T2224Z/
/FYTM7.1.RS.110228T0603Z.110228T1300Z.110228T2224Z.UU/
413 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MONITEAU CREEK NEAR FAYETTE.
* AT 3:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW-LYING FIELDS ALONG MONITEAU CREEK FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
MONITEAU CREEK
FAYETTE 16 17.7 MON 03 AM 18.9 THIS MORNING
$$
MOC053-011012-
/O.CON.KEAX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110302T0839Z/
/BONM7.1.ER.110228T0502Z.110301T0000Z.110301T0839Z.UU/
413 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE.
* AT 3:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY THIS
EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
PETITE SALINE CREEK
BOONVILLE 16 16.9 MON 03 AM 19.0 THIS EVENING
$$
MOC013-037-083-011012-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0021.110228T1050Z-110303T0138Z/
/URHM7.2.ER.110228T1050Z.110301T0000Z.110302T0138Z.UU/
413 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SOUTH GRAND RIVER AT URICH.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 3:34 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* AT 24.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ACROSS LOCATIONS WITHIN 0.5 TO 1.5
MILES OF THE RIVER. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE LOW LYING PASTURES ALONG
WITH CROPLAND AND SECONDARY ROADS.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
SOUTH GRAND RIVER
URICH 24 17.2 SUN 04 PM 26.3 THIS EVENING
$$
MOC033-011012-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110301T1638Z/
/CAXM7.1.RS.110228T0451Z.110228T1200Z.110228T1638Z.UU/
413 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WAKENDA CREEK AT CARROLLTON.
* AT 4:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.7 FEET BY THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING UNDEVELOPED AREAS ALONG THE
CREEK BEGINS.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
WAKENDA CREEK
CARROLLTON 16 16.9 MON 04 AM 17.7 THIS MORNING
$$921
WGUS83 KEAX 281552
FLSEAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...
BIG CREEK AT BLAIRSTOWN
BLACKWATER RIVER AT VALLEY CITY
BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK
MONITEAU CREEK NEAR FAYETTE
PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE
SOUTH GRAND RIVER AT URICH
WAKENDA CREEK AT CARROLLTON
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...BATES...CARROLL...
CASS...COOPER...HENRY...HOWARD...JOHNSON...PETTIS...SALINE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER
AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KC/.
&&
MOC037-083-101-011552-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110302T1516Z/
/BLRM7.2.ER.110228T0602Z.110228T1800Z.110301T1516Z.UU/
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BIG CREEK AT BLAIRSTOWN.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.6 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY
MORNING.
* AT 23.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS AT THE WEST APPROACH TO THE N
HIGHWAY BRIDGE LOCATED 0.2 MILES WEST OF BLAIRSTOWN. FLOODING ALSO
OCCURS ACROSS B HIGHWAY NEAR BIG CREEK WHICH IS SEVERAL MILES
NORTHWEST OF BLAIRSTOWN.
* AT 20.0 FEET...THE WEST BANK OF THE CREEK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BIG CREEK
BLAIRSTOWN 20 23.5 MON 09 AM 23.6 THIS AFTERNOON
$$
MOC101-159-011551-
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/VLYM7.2.ER.110228T0439Z.110228T1800Z.110301T0748Z.NO/
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER AT VALLEY CITY.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.9 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
* AT 25.0 FEET...COUNTY HIGHWAY E NEAR VALLEY CITY AND HIGHWAY 23
NEAR THE PERRY STATE WILDLIFE AREA ARE UNDER WATER.
* AT 22.0 FEET...WOODLANDS AND FARM FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO
FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BLACKWATER RIVER
VALLEY CITY 22 26.6 MON 09 AM 26.9 THIS AFTERNOON
$$
MOC053-195-011551-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110304T2300Z/
/BLVM7.2.ER.110227T1015Z.110302T0000Z.110303T2300Z.NO/
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK.
* AT 8:45 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.8 FEET BY
TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AT 29.0 FEET...LIVESTOCK IN PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER MAY BE
ENDANGERED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALSO OCCURS TO CROPLAND AND PASTURE.
* AT 24.0 FEET...CROPLAND AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
BLACKWATER RIVER
BLUE LICK 24 29.0 MON 09 AM 29.8 TUESDAY EVENING
$$
MOC089-011551-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T2034Z/
/FYTM7.1.RS.110228T0603Z.110228T1600Z.110228T2034Z.UU/
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MONITEAU CREEK NEAR FAYETTE.
* AT 9:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY LATE
THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW-LYING FIELDS ALONG MONITEAU CREEK FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
MONITEAU CREEK
FAYETTE 16 19.0 MON 09 AM 19.3 LATE THIS MORNING
$$
MOC053-011551-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110302T0234Z/
/BONM7.1.ER.110228T0502Z.110301T0000Z.110301T0234Z.UU/
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE.
* AT 9:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY THIS
EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK FLOOD.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
PETITE SALINE CREEK
BOONVILLE 16 17.0 MON 09 AM 17.2 THIS EVENING
$$
MOC013-037-083-011551-
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/URHM7.2.ER.110228T1008Z.110301T0600Z.110302T0355Z.UU/
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SOUTH GRAND RIVER AT URICH.
* AT 8:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.0 FEET BY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TUESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT 24.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ACROSS LOCATIONS WITHIN 0.5 TO 1.5
MILES OF THE RIVER. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE LOW LYING PASTURES ALONG
WITH CROPLAND AND SECONDARY ROADS.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
SOUTH GRAND RIVER
URICH 24 26.1 MON 08 AM 27.0 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
$$
MOC033-011551-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110301T2254Z/
/CAXM7.1.RS.110228T0451Z.110228T1800Z.110228T2254Z.UU/
952 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WAKENDA CREEK AT CARROLLTON.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.8 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
* AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING UNDEVELOPED AREAS ALONG THE
CREEK BEGINS.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
WAKENDA CREEK
CARROLLTON 16 17.6 MON 09 AM 17.8 THIS AFTERNOON
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WGUS83 KEAX 010057
FLSEAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
657 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...
MONITEAU CREEK NEAR FAYETTE
PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...COOPER...HOWARD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER
AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KC/.
&&
MOC089-010127-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T2034Z/
/FYTM7.1.RS.110228T0603Z.110228T1500Z.110228T2109Z.UU/
657 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE MONITEAU CREEK NEAR FAYETTE.
* AT 6:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:09 PM MONDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
MONITEAU CREEK
FAYETTE 16 12.5 MON 06 PM 12.4 THIS EVENING
$$
MOC053-010127-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110302T0234Z/
/BONM7.1.ER.110228T0502Z.110228T1515Z.110228T2319Z.UU/
657 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE.
* AT 6:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5:19 PM MONDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.9 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&
LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST
PETITE SALINE CREEK
BOONVILLE 16 15.5 MON 06 PM 14.2 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
$$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 Feb 27, 11:55 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 11:55 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1155 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
.DISCUSSION...
...MESOSCALE DISCUSSION...
STRONG/SEVERE CONVECTION OVER ERN MISSOURI...ASSOCIATED WITH VEERED
MOIST FLOW IN THE H9-H8 LAYER PUSHING TO THE EDGE OF THE STRONGER
EML ADVECTING NORTHEAST...WAS POORLY MODELED BY EVEN HIGHER
RESOLUTION MODELS THIS MORNING (QPF/STORMS MODELED TOO FAR WEST).
WEAK SFC WAVE ALONG THE FRONT WHICH EXTENDED FROM NEAR WICHITA TO
SEDALIA WAS NOW ADVANCING TOWARDS THIS THUNDERSTORM AREA WHERE THE
BEST 3-HOUR PRESSURE FALLS HAVE BECOME COLLOCATED. IN ITS
WAKE...WEAK SFC PRESSURE RISES HAVE BEEN NOTED IN THE FOGGED IN COLD
SECTOR OF FAR WRN MISSOURI/ERN KANSAS. AS HEIGHT FALLS HAVE CROSSED
INTO ERN NEW MEXICO AND PARTIAL CLEARING HAS MATERIALIZED IN NWRN
OKLAHOMA...STRONGER PRESSURE FALLS AND PRIMARY LOW LEVEL
CYCLOGENESIS SHOULD PREDOMINATE IN THIS AREA WELL TO THE
SOUTHWEST...SUCH THAT THE NORTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SFC FRONT WILL
BE MUTED.
OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS INDICATES SFC-H8 WINDS BEGINNING TO BACK AHEAD OF
THE DRYLINE IN WRN OKLAHOMA...PULLING ML/MUCAPE INSTABILITY AOA 1000
J/KG NORTH TOWARDS THE DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT THROUGH A VERY
STEEP...YET VERY CAPPED WARM SECTOR. FURTHER WARM SECTOR
DESTABILIZATION...INCREASING DEEP LAYER LIFT THROUGH THE
INVERSION...ALONG WITH A DIFFLUENT COUPLED JET STRUCTURE SHOULD
ALLOW FOR A GRADUAL EROSION OF CONVECTIVE INHIBITION BY MID
AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CNTRL KANSAS PER HRRR/RUC/NAM PROGS. WOULD EXPECT
ANY CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS TO WORK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SFC BOUNDARY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RACING TOWARDS WRN MISSOURI
AROUND SUNSET.
15Z RUC REMAINS THE FURTHEST SOUTH WITH THE HIGHER QPF
AXIS...RELEGATED TO THE ACTUAL SFC BOUNDARY...WHILE NAM/HRRR
CONTINUE TO BUILD ELEVATED STORMS WELL INTO THE COLD SECTOR. WITH
SUCH AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF DEEP LIFT AND MEAN LAYER WIND VECTORS FROM
THE SOUTHWEST...TEND TO BELIEVE THE LATTER SCENARIO WILL COME TO
FRUITION...THOUGH MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE INFLUENCES SHOULD HELP
REINFORCE THE SFC BOUNDARY AND PROPAGATE IN SOUTH WITH
TIME...REMOVING THE ELEVATED STORMS FURTHER FROM THE MOIST BOUNDARY
LAYER FLOW TO THE SOUTH.
THE WINDOW FOR SEVERE WEATHER...ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY A HAIL
THREAT...LOOKS TO BE SOMEWHAT SMALL IN BOTH TIME AND SPACE.
INVESTIGATION OF BUFR FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE EROSION OF THE
EML DURING THE STRONGEST DEEP LAYER LIFT WILL BE CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY
A REDUCTION IN MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES...SUCH THAT MUCAPES WILL
GRADUALLY WANE WITH TIME...TO THE POINT WHERE ONLY A FEW HUNDRED
J/KG COULD BE REALIZED. BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE HAIL WOULD SEEM TO
BE LIMITED TO THE 4-8 PM TIME FRAME FROM EAST CENTRAL KANSAS INTO
WRN AND CNTRL MISSOURI. OF MORE CONCERN IS A RIVER FLOOD THREAT (SEE
HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW).
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.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
DENSE FOG HAS BEEN ELUSIVE EXCEPT IN THE IMMEDIATE LOCAL AREA THIS
MORNING...OWING TO A TEMPORARY HALT IN LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION AND
ISENTROPIC NEUTRALITY OR WEAK DOWNGLIDE PER HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL
OUTPUT. THE FZDZ LAST NIGHT ALSO PUT A SOLID BARRIER OVER THE SNOW
PACK...PREVENTING MELTING AND ENTRAINMENT INTO THE BOUNDARY LAYER
GIVEN MARGINAL SURFACE TEMPS. THE ENSUING ISENTROPIC ASCENT AND WEAK
LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION WOULD SUGGEST THAT STRATUS SHOULD BUILD
DOWN TO THE GROUND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY FOCUSED
IN AN ARC THAT ROUGHLY PARALLELS THE E/W PORTION OF THE MO RIVER
INTO ERN KS. WILL DROP THE ADVISORY OVER THE ERN CWA WHERE THE LACK
OF SNOWCOVER AND DOWNSLOPE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN SHOULD MITIGATE
DENSE FOG POTENTIAL.
VERY CHALLENGING FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS ON ALL FRONTS (PUN
INTENDED). POWERFUL TROUGH ENTERING THE GREAT BASIN IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN AND PHASE WITH A FASTER NRN STREAM WAVE MOVING ALONG THE
US/CANADIAN BORDER. THE RESULTANT POSITIVE-TILT OPEN TROUGH DEPICTED
BY THE 00Z MODELS NOW SEEMS MORE IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS THINKING.
EXISTING SNOWPACK COUPLED WITH THE ORIENTATION OF THE MID LEVEL FLOW
TO THE DEVELOPING LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE SHOULD EFFECTIVELY BLOCK
THE SURFACE WARM SECTOR FROM PENETRATING INTO THE CWA. HAVE LOWERED
MAX TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY AND REALLY TIGHTENED UP THE GRADIENT...
POTENTIALLY NOT ENOUGH GIVEN THE IMPACTS OF STRATUS...FOG AND
ULTIMATELY FRONTOGENETIC PRECIPITATION.
AS PREVIOUSLY STATED...LOW LEVEL ISENTROPIC ASCENT IS EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...RESULTING IN MORE WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG AND A RENEWED PERIOD OF DRIZZLE. WITH TIME...DEEPENING
ASCENT FOCUSED ABOVE A REGION OF STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL BAROCLINICITY
WILL BE REALIZED IN THE FORM OF ELEVATED CONVECTION THAT WILL SPREAD
NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG
UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR COUPLED WITH MODEST ELEVATED INSTABILITY COULD
CERTAINLY SUPPORT SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL ACROSS THE MID
MISSOURI. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER AND ANY WIND THREAT WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE CWFA GIVEN EXPECTED PLACEMENT OF THE SURFACE WARM
SECTOR. LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS LOOK ON TARGET AND MADE NO
CHANGES HERE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFO REFERENCE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW.
LATER TONIGHT....QUESTIONS REMAINS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROSPECT OF
ANY WINTER WEATHER AS LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION ENSUES. THE
PROGRESSIVE POSITIVE-TILT NATURE TO THE MID LEVEL TROUGH...ALONG
WITH THE EXPECTED WEAKENING WOULD DICTATE THAT ANY POST-FRONTAL
PRECIPITATION WILL BE TIED SOLELY TO A DIMINISHING AREA OF MID LEVEL
BAROCLINICITY AND A SHEARING VORTICITY LOBE. WHILE MODEL CROSS
SECTIONS WOULD TEND TO AGREE ON A LOGICAL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO
SLEET TO SNOW...THE LOTTO CHALLENGE WILL BE DEPICTING WHERE A NARROW
SW-NE ORIENTED BAND OF PRECIPITATION WOULD DEVELOP. THIS MAY BECOME
A LAST MINUTE AUDIBLE AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED THAT SUCH A BAND
PERSISTS SOMEWHERE IN NW MO/NE KS LONG ENOUGH TO DROP A QUICK COUPLE
INCHES OVERNIGHT.
BOOKBINDER
MEDIUM RANGE (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
FOR THE LATER HALF OF NEXT WORK WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...MID
RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF
THE BROAD PATTERN ACROSS THE NATION INTO A PROGRESSIVE ZONAL FLOW.
IN GENERAL...WEAK /BUT BROAD/ RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF CONUS
UNDER THE ZONAL FLOW THIS COMING WORK WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THE NOTION THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING AT TO ABOVE NORMAL
DURING THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIODS...BUT THAT AN OCCASIONAL
INTRUSION OF COLD AIR WILL PREVENT CONDITIONS FROM BECOMING TOO
BALMY. CURRENTLY...THE DAYS THAT SHOULD RESULT IN THE MOST
NOTICEABLE FALL OFF IN TEMPERATURES...DUE TO SHORTWAVES MOVING
THROUGH THE CENTRAL CONUS...WOULD BE WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
BUT...EVEN THEN...AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE THE MOST NOTICEABLE EFFECTS
WILL BE NEAR THE IOWA BORDER AS THE STRONG WESTERLIES TO THE NORTH
OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT MUCH OF THE PROGRESS
OF COLD AIR SOUTH.
AS FOR PRECIPITABLE WEATHER...FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE IN THE LATER
PERIODS OF THE COMING WORK WEEK. A VARIETY OF MID-RANGE MODELS
ADVERTISE A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVES MOVING ACROSS THE CONUS LATER THIS
WORK WEEK. FIRST WAVE WILL BE RIDING THE CANADIAN BORDER EAST
STARTING EARLY THURSDAY...PRIMING THE MOISTURE PUMP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...WHICH THE WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF A SECOND
SHORTWAVE /MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE PLAINS FRIDAY/
MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. COUPLE THIS WITH THE OBSERVATION
THAT MANY POTENTIAL MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE POINTING AT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AN INVERTED TROUGH/WARM FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY FRIDAY EXTENDING FROM THE LEE SIDE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DIGGING SHORTWAVE...HAVE OPTED TO FOCUS OUR HIGHEST POPS IN THE
FRIDAY DAY/NIGHT PERIODS AS A RESULT.
CUTTER
.HYDROLOGY...
HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH BASED ON ANTECEDENT SOIL CONDITIONS...SNOW
LIQUID EQUIVALENT STILL ON THE GROUND...AND EXPECTED QPF. HEADWATER
GUIDANCE INDICATES ONLY 0.5 AND 1.5 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT
NECESSARY TO PRODUCE RIVER FLOODING FOR THE TYPICAL SUSPECTS. BASINS
IN THE SRN CWA...WHILE NOT HAVING A GREAT SNOW PACK...HAVE THE
LOWEST GUIDANCE VALUES. WHILE AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER HAVE SUBSTANTIAL LIQUID EQUIVALENT READY TO BE RELEASED WITH
ANY SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL. IF THUNDERSTORMS HAPPEN TRAIN OVER THIS
AREA JUST NORTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WHERE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL JUST DAYS AGO...MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY VERY WELL BE
POSSIBLE.
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&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...VLIFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE KC TERMINALS THROUGH
AT LEAST 22Z AS THE WARM FRONT ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF KC HAS BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY. THE BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO SAG SOUTH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE WINDS BACKING AND INCREASING...AIDING IN THE
MIXING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER. THIS SHOULD CAUSE A SLOW INCREASE IN
VISIBILITIES. AT AROUND 00Z...THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTENSIVE RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE
SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY STAY SOUTH OF THE KC TERMINALS.
COLDER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT SOUTH EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS SHOWING SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. AS COLDER
AIR SURGES SOUTH...A QUICK TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. CANNOT RULE OUT A BRIEF
PERIOD...LESS THAN ONE HOUR...OF SLEET. BY 12Z...THE SNOW WILL END
WITH RAPID GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES.
DB
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH BASED ON ANTECEDENT SOIL CONDITIONS...SNOW
LIQUID EQUIVALENT STILL ON THE GROUND...AND EXPECTED QPF. HEADWATER
GUIDANCE INDICATES ONLY 0.5 AND 1.5 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT
NECESSARY TO PRODUCE RIVER FLOODING FOR THE TYPICAL SUSPECTS. BASINS
IN THE SRN CWA...WHILE NOT HAVING A GREAT SNOW PACK...HAVE THE
LOWEST GUIDANCE VALUES. WHILE AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER HAVE SUBSTANTIAL LIQUID EQUIVALENT READY TO BE RELEASED WITH
ANY SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL. IF THUNDERSTORMS HAPPEN TRAIN OVER THIS
AREA JUST NORTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WHERE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL JUST DAYS AGO...MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY VERY WELL BE
POSSIBLE.
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&&
.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
MOZ013>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOZ021-022-
028>030-037-038-043-044.
KS...FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
KSZ025-057-060-103>105.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ057-
103>105.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 1:07 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 107 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-281130- 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- 107 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...ELEVATED. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... DENSE FOG. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...INCLUDING THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA SOUTHWARD TOWARD PAOLA AND PLEASANTON. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. DESPITE THE COLD AIR IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...NORTH OF A STRONG WARM FRONT LOCATED FROM NEAR WICHITA KANSAS TO BUTLER AND SEDALIA MISSOURI. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SPREAD RAPIDLY INTO MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KANSAS CITY TO MACON...WITH LARGE HAIL THE EXPECTED THREAT. IN ADDITION...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE WARM FRONT FROM BUTLER TO SEDALIA. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PM. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOWMELT COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLOODING IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST JOSEPH TO KIRKSVILLE. LATER TONIGHT...AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM...ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW. THE INTENSITY OF THE STORM AND HOW FAST TEMPERATURES FALL IS STILL UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ST JOSEPH TO PRINCETON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 9:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Bates, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay and 15 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:08 AM CST | Flood Watch | EAX | Adair, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 21 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 4:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 7 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 4:43 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 4:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 51 min |
| Feb 27, 5:07 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Linn, Macon, Randolph and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Saline | 24 min |
| Feb 27, 5:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Randolph | 23 min |
| Feb 27, 5:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Randolph | 50 min |
| Feb 27, 5:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 45 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 39 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 45 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Randolph | 18 min |
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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.