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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 31, 20135 counties in Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 31, 2013, 4:23 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2013, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2013, 10:30 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Wyandotte County, KS, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 31, 9:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Kansas City, MO	NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE CITY DUE TO HIGH WATER. STRANDED CARS REPORTED IN NORTHEAST KANSAS CITY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 85 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 753 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 971 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

791 
WGUS53 KEAX 310923
FFWEAX
KSC209-MOC047-095-107-165-177-311530-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0013.130531T0923Z-130531T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
423 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN RAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WYANDOTTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 420 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR AND RAIN GAGE DATA INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF  
  2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WERE COMMON WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BONNER SPRINGS...BUCKNER...CLAYCOMO...COURTNEY...EDWARDSVILLE...
  GLADSTONE...INDEPENDENCE...KANSAS CITY...KANSAS CITY KANSAS...
  LEXINGTON...LIBERTY...NORTH KANSAS CITY...PARKVILLE...RICHMOND...
  RIVERSIDE...SUGAR CREEK...WEATHERBY LAKE...AVONDALE...GLENAIRE...
  HARDIN...HENRIETTA...HOUSTON LAKE...KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN...LAKE
  WAUKOMIS...LEVASY...MISSOURI CITY...NORTHMOOR...OAKVIEW...ORRICK
  AND PLATTE WOODS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3920 9490 3920 9478 3921 9483 3923 9483
      3938 9376 3906 9377 3905 9482 3906 9484
      3906 9486 3905 9489 3905 9490

$$

SAW

3 follow-up statements

156 
WGUS73 KEAX 311153
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
653 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

KSC209-MOC047-095-107-165-177-311530-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130531T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WYANDOTTE KS-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-PLATTE MO-RAY MO-
653 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RAY...
SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE...NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...NORTHERN JACKSON...
SOUTHERN CLAY AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM CDT...

AT 646 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO 
MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAIN GAUGES IN THE AREA HAVE RECORDED 
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH FLASH FLOODING 
NOTED IN SEVERAL AREAS ACROSS KANSAS CITY. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BONNER
SPRINGS...BUCKNER...CLAYCOMO...COURTNEY...EDWARDSVILLE...GLADSTONE...
INDEPENDENCE...KANSAS CITY...KANSAS CITY KANSAS...LEXINGTON...
LIBERTY...NORTH KANSAS CITY...PARKVILLE...RICHMOND...RIVERSIDE...
SUGAR CREEK...WEATHERBY LAKE...AVONDALE...GLENAIRE...HARDIN...
HENRIETTA...HOUSTON LAKE...KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN...LAKE WAUKOMIS...
LEVASY...MISSOURI CITY...NORTHMOOR...OAKVIEW...ORRICK AND PLATTE
WOODS.


THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...

  I-70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8.
  I-70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 410 AND 423.
  I-35 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 19.
  I-635 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 12.
  I-435 LOOP FROM MILE MARKERS 9 TO 23...47 TO 62.
  I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3920 9490 3920 9478 3921 9483 3923 9483
      3938 9376 3906 9377 3905 9482 3906 9484
      3906 9486 3905 9489 3905 9490

$$

CUTTER

427 
WGUS73 KEAX 311413
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
913 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

KSC209-MOC047-095-107-165-177-311530-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130531T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WYANDOTTE KS-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-PLATTE MO-RAY MO-
913 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RAY...
SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE...NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...NORTHERN JACKSON...
SOUTHERN CLAY AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM CDT...

AT 909 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
FLASH FLOODING ACROSS KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS...INCLUDING 
WATER RESCUES IN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS CITY. 
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING COULD PRODUCE UP TO A HALF 
INCH OF RAINFALL...ON TOP OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL 
OVERNIGHT. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BONNER
SPRINGS...BUCKNER...CLAYCOMO...COURTNEY...EDWARDSVILLE...GLADSTONE...
INDEPENDENCE...KANSAS CITY...KANSAS CITY KANSAS...LEXINGTON...
LIBERTY...NORTH KANSAS CITY...PARKVILLE...RICHMOND...RIVERSIDE...
SUGAR CREEK...WEATHERBY LAKE...AVONDALE...GLENAIRE...HARDIN...
HENRIETTA...HOUSTON LAKE...KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN...LAKE WAUKOMIS...
LEVASY...MISSOURI CITY...NORTHMOOR...OAKVIEW...ORRICK AND PLATTE
WOODS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3920 9490 3920 9478 3921 9483 3923 9483
      3938 9376 3906 9377 3905 9482 3906 9484
      3906 9486 3905 9489 3905 9490

$$

HAWBLITZEL

335 
WGUS73 KEAX 311531
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1031 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

KSC209-MOC047-095-107-165-177-311545-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130531T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WYANDOTTE KS-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-PLATTE MO-RAY MO-
1031 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RAY...
SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE...NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...NORTHERN JACKSON...
SOUTHERN CLAY AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

WHILE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE 
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED 
OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE 
RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF 
FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

WHILE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED...SOME PONDING OF WATER IS 
STILL POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND NOT 
DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

LAT...LON 3920 9490 3920 9478 3921 9483 3923 9483
      3938 9376 3906 9377 3905 9482 3906 9484
      3906 9486 3905 9489 3905 9490

$$

HAWBLITZEL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 2:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cass	33 min
May 31, 3:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	48 min
May 31, 3:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	47 min
May 31, 4:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray	45 min
May 31, 5:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette	6 hr
May 31, 5:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette and 3 more	6 hr
May 31, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	45 min
May 31, 5:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	6 hr
May 31, 6:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	4 hr
May 31, 6:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	7 hr
May 31, 6:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	14 hr
May 31, 7:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry, Pettis	42 min
May 31, 7:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	6 hr
May 31, 7:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	3 hr
May 31, 7:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	27 hr
May 31, 7:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper	36 min
May 31, 8:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	28 hr
May 31, 9:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	24 hr
May 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette	3 hr
May 31, 11:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	3 hr
May 31, 11:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline	24 hr
May 31, 2:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette	24 hr
May 31, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	45 min
May 31, 2:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	24 hr
May 31, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Pettis	44 min
May 31, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates, Henry	44 min
May 31, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry, Johnson	34 min
May 31, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	43 min
May 31, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	48 min
May 31, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Pettis	60 min
May 31, 4:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	6 hr
May 31, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson	65 min
May 31, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates	64 min
May 31, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Pettis	29 min
May 31, 5:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates	6 hr
May 31, 3:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	4 hr
May 31, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Linn	39 min
May 31, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Linn	45 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.