River Flood Warning 48, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

May 6, 2012, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)

In effect from

May 6, 2012, 9:56 PM CDT

Expired

May 6, 2012, 11:21 PM CDT

In force

85 min

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Johnson County, KS, Jackson County, MO

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Indian Creek at Overland Park (OPDK1). The gauge peaked at 13.09 ft at May 7, 2012, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

10 ft

Minor stage

14 ft

Moderate stage

16 ft

Major stage

18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06893300, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

755 
WGUS43 KEAX 070144
FLWEAX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED          
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 
844 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
  

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL MO HAS ISSUED A 
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...MISSOURI... 

  INDIAN CREEK AT OVERLAND PARK AFFECTING JOHNSON AND JACKSON 
  COUNTIES.

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/.

&&

KSC091-MOC095-080144-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FL.W.0048.120507T0256Z-120508T0309Z/
/OPDK1.1.ER.120507T0256Z.120507T0300Z.120507T0309Z.NO/
844 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL MO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE INDIAN CREEK AT OVERLAND PARK.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  BY LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 8.0 FEET...LOW-LYING LAND ALONG THE CREEK BEGINS TO FLOOD...
  INCLUDING A PAVED BIKE AND WALKING PATH.

&& 
                       LATEST                   
LOCATION          FS   STAGE  DAY/TIME    FORECAST

INDIAN CREEK
  OVERLAND PARK   14   12.2   SUN 08 PM   14.1 TONIGHT

$$
SAW

167 
WGUS83 KEAX 070421
FLSEAX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 
1121 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
   

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KANSAS...MISSOURI...
 
  INDIAN CREEK AT OVERLAND PARK AFFECTING JOHNSON AND JACKSON 
  COUNTIES.

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/.

&&

KSC091-MOC095-070451-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120508T0309Z/
/OPDK1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1121 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE INDIAN CREEK AT OVERLAND PARK.
* AT 10:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVERNIGHT. 
* AT 8.0 FEET...LOW-LYING LAND ALONG THE CREEK BEGINS TO FLOOD...
  INCLUDING A PAVED BIKE AND WALKING PATH.

&& 
                       LATEST                   
LOCATION          FS   STAGE  DAY/TIME    FORECAST

INDIAN CREEK
  OVERLAND PARK   14   13.2   SUN 10 PM   13.2 TONIGHT

$$

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.