Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Watches in 2013
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood watch at May 27, 2013, 3:55 PM CDT for 26 counties in Missouri; Atchison County, Doniphan County, Kansas. It took effect at May 27, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2013, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2013, 2:39 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Flood severity
- None
All 28 counties
Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Howard County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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 nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 997 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
896 WGUS63 KEAX 272055 FFAEAX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 355 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO FIRE UP IN CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING...WITH THESE STORMS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST AND THEN EAST SOUTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI LATE TONIGHT. TORRENTIAL RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...AND GIVEN THE HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THOUGHTS ARE THAT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A PROBLEM AGAIN TONIGHT. MOZ002>008-012>017-022>025-031>033-039-040-280500- /O.NEW.KEAX.FF.A.0002.130528T0000Z-130528T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-ANDREW- DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY... STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON... MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN 355 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...HOWARD AND SALINE. IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...CALDWELL...CARROLL... CHARITON...DAVIESS...GRUNDY...HARRISON...LINN MO... LIVINGSTON...MACON...MERCER...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH AND SULLIVAN. IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...ADAIR AND SCHUYLER. IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...ANDREW...DE KALB...GENTRY...NODAWAY AND WORTH. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * AROUND ONE INCH OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS MAY SEE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS LEADING TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. * THE RAIN WILL BE OCCURRING OVER SATURATED GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA WATERWAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ CUTTER
5 follow-up statements
783 WGUS63 KEAX 280547 FFAEAX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1247 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED AGAIN OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST AND THEN EAST SOUTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TORRENTIAL RAIN IS ACCOMPANYING THESE STORMS... AND GIVEN THE HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THOUGHTS ARE THAT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A PROBLEM AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MOZ002>008-012>017-022>025-031>033-039-040-281500- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130528T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-ANDREW- DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY... STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON... MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN 1247 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...HOWARD AND SALINE. IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...CALDWELL...CARROLL...CHARITON... DAVIESS...GRUNDY...HARRISON...LINN MO...LIVINGSTON...MACON... MERCER...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH AND SULLIVAN. IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...ADAIR AND SCHUYLER. IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... ANDREW...DE KALB...GENTRY...NODAWAY AND WORTH. * UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING * AROUND ONE INCH OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS MAY SEE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS LEADING TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. * THE RAIN WILL BE OCCURRING OVER SATURATED GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA WATERWAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
529 WGUS63 KEAX 280842 FFAEAX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 342 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASES AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE AGAIN PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL MOVE EAST OF THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY MORNING...WITH DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST LOCATIONS INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN IN THE PAST 48 HOURS. THIS HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. KSZ025-102-MOZ001-011-020-021-281900- /O.EXB.KEAX.FF.A.0002.130528T1000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-HOLT-BUCHANAN-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MOUND CITY...OREGON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG 342 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...ATCHISON KS AND DONIPHAN. IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...ATCHISON MO...BUCHANAN...CLINTON AND HOLT. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. AFTER DRY CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE RAIN WILL BE OCCURRING OVER SATURATED GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA WATERWAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ MOZ002>008-012>017-022>025-031>033-039-040-281900- /O.EXT.KEAX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-ANDREW- DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY... STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON... MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN 342 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...HOWARD AND SALINE. IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...CALDWELL...CARROLL...CHARITON... DAVIESS...GRUNDY...HARRISON...LINN MO...LIVINGSTON...MACON... MERCER...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH AND SULLIVAN. IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...ADAIR AND SCHUYLER. IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... ANDREW...DE KALB...GENTRY...NODAWAY AND WORTH. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. AFTER DRY CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE RAIN WILL BE OCCURRING OVER SATURATED GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA WATERWAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ 31
870 WGUS63 KEAX 281731 FFAEAX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1231 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN IN THE PAST 48 HOURS. THIS HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. KSZ025-102-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-031>033-039-040-290145- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY- SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...MOUND CITY... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON... MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN 1231 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...ATCHISON KS AND DONIPHAN. IN MISSOURI...ADAIR...ANDREW...ATCHISON MO... BUCHANAN...CALDWELL...CARROLL...CHARITON...CLINTON...DAVIESS... DE KALB...GENTRY...GRUNDY...HARRISON...HOLT...HOWARD...LINN MO...LIVINGSTON...MACON...MERCER...NODAWAY...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...SALINE...SCHUYLER...SULLIVAN AND WORTH. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE RAIN WILL BE OCCURRING OVER SATURATED GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA WATERWAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ BLAIR
177 WGUS63 KEAX 290036 FFAEAX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 736 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED ANOTHER ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN IN THE PAST 48 HOURS LATER TONIGHT. THIS HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. KSZ025-102-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-031>033-039-040-291200- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY- SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...MOUND CITY... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON... MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN 736 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...ATCHISON KS AND DONIPHAN. IN MISSOURI...ADAIR...ANDREW...ATCHISON MO... BUCHANAN...CALDWELL...CARROLL...CHARITON...CLINTON...DAVIESS... DE KALB...GENTRY...GRUNDY...HARRISON...HOLT...HOWARD...LINN MO...LIVINGSTON...MACON...MERCER...NODAWAY...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...SALINE...SCHUYLER...SULLIVAN AND WORTH. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED ANOTHER ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE RAIN WILL BE OCCURRING OVER SATURATED GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA WATERWAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
844 WGUS63 KEAX 290739 FFAEAX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 239 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 KSZ025-102-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-031>033-039-040-290845- /O.CAN.KEAX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY- SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...MOUND CITY... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON... MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN 239 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAINFALL HAS EXITED THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND PERHAPS FRIDAY AS ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE FORECAST. $$ BOOKBINDER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at May 27, 12:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 12:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1230 PM CDT Mon May 27 2013 .UPDATE... Issued at 1158 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 Cold pool being put down by the convective complex moving through the Missouri is slowing its southern push as south to southwest winds across southern Kansas and Missouri work to impede its progress. The southwest flow at the surface through the mid-levels will continue to intersect the cold pool across southeast Kansas through the early afternoon hours. This interaction will continue to fuel scattered storms, with these storms moving east through west central and central Missouri. Storms through the early afternoon are expected to remain sub-severe owing to the stabilizing cold pool. Thoughts are that by mid-afternoon some warmer temperatures might finally move in aloft across southeast Kansas and west central Missouri, likely bringing a slow end to the storms south of the Missouri River. However, focus for initiating more storms will quickly shift into south central to southeast Nebraska as the cold pool washes out, allowing the southwest flow to bring mass convergence back to the true frontal boundary wallowing across Nebraska and Iowa. Convection from this activity will then shift east into northwest Missouri this evening. Some strong to severe storms will be possible this evening, with torrential rain and large hail thought to be the primary threats at this time. UPDATE Issued at 913 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 Convective complex continues to sweep south and east through eastern Kansas and Missouri this morning. Activity along the leading edge of the complex is where the strongest storms are located, but even these are falling just shy of producing severe weather with reports of dime to nickle sized hail with 40 to 50 mph winds. This line of storms will continue to progress south through eastern Kansas and south and east through Missouri, though latest radar trends show the storms weakening and activity beginning to move more east to west along the segment of the line of storms moving south. Thoughts are that the southern progression of this line should begin to slow as what is left of the nocturnal low level interacts with the cold pool behind the line of storms, helping develop activity across east central Kansas which moves parallel to the leading edge of the advancing cold pool. Expect this activity to persist through much of the morning hours, finally tapering off as the low level jet mixes out late this morning. Cast off showers to the north of the line should keep areas north of I-70 cool, wet and stabilized through at least the afternoon hours, areas south of I-70 may have to contend with redevelopment depending on whether the stabilizing cold pool can settle that far south. However, by the late afternoon hours continued convergence along the true frontal boundary, which will likely still be wallowing around the northwest corner of Missouri, may be able to reignite thunderstorm activity for the late afternoon and evening hours. This will make thunderstorms likely for this evening in areas north of a Kansas City to Unionville line. && .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) Issued at 341 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 Large MCS is tracking southeastward out of eastern NE into IA and northwest MO early this morning. This complex will likely hold together for several more hours as it pushes into a region of high elevated instability over northeast KS and western MO. Deep-layer shear is quite weak, and is maximized north of the IA/MO border. This should keep the highest severe thunderstorm threat to the north of the forecast area where better shear will be aligned with a surface front from near Omaha into south central Iowa. However, conditions are favorable for a marginal severe threat further south, and there could be some scattered severe wind gusts as far south as the US 36 corridor through mid morning. Therefore severe thunderstorm watch 226 has been issued through 10 am for areas north and northeast of Kansas City. This activity should begin to weaken by mid morning, though it could survive in the form of a band of showers and embedded weak thunderstorms as far south and east as central Missouri and the Ozarks. Forecast for today and tonight will be complicated by the likelihood of cloud debris and one or more outflow boundaries left behind by this morning's thunderstorm complex. Cirrus shield behind this system is quite extensive and could keep northern and central MO mostly cloudy for most of the day. Further west, outflow boundary will likely set up somewhere over northern KS and northwest MO with areas south of the boundary likely to warm into the mid 80s this afternoon. This could set the stage for scattered thunderstorms redeveloping this afternoon as the airmass destabilizes, but pinpointing any afternoon activity is quite a challenge at this point. Organized severe thunderstorms may develop over north central Kansas later this afternoon and spread eastward into eastern KS and northwest MO this evening and overnight. This activity will have much better wind fields to work with compared to this morning's thunderstorm complex and will be aided by a very strong 50-60 kt LLJ nosing into west central MO after 00Z. These wind fields combined with moderate to strong elevated instability could favor a strong thunderstorm complex tracking eastward across the I-70 corridor and points north tonight. Large hail and damaging winds would be the primary threats with this activity, along with locally heavy rainfall could also pose flooding problems for areas that received heavy rainfall on Sunday. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 341 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 This is expected to be a very active week of weather across the Central United States with several rounds of severe weather likely. The cause of this active period of weather is a deepening mid-level trough across the western CONUS. By Tuesday, we'll be dealing with the leftover convection from tonight's activity across the northern half of Missouri. Another warm and very unstable airmass is expected to build over the CWA and ahead of a stalled front in central Kansas through eastern Nebraska. Convection will once again redevelop late Tuesday afternoon along and east of this boundary, quickly congealing into a wind producing MCS overnight as it moves northeast into Wednesday morning. The focus for Wednesday will be to the west as a powerful upper level trough deepens over the Four Corners region. Discrete convection will likely reignite over portions of western Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle Wednesday afternoon, again quickly congealing into one or more large MCS as the LLJ intensifies overnight. This activity would arrive Wednesday night into Thursday. The severe weather threat on Thursday is highly conditional on how the area can recover from the activity Wednesday night. Nevertheless, fairly widespread convection should break out Thursday afternoon as front/dry line edges eastward. Instability will likely not be as high as on Tuesday/Wednesday, the the increase in 0-6KM shear will be substantial. The effective front will only move slightly eastward by Friday, setting the stage for yet another round of thunderstorm activity over the CWA. Unidirectional flow parallel to the surface boundary may create a substantial heavy rain threat heading into Friday across Missouri and southeast Kansas. High pressure will finally sweep through the area by next weekend, drying out the region and bringing a significant reduction in humidity. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday Afternoon) Issued at 1228 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 Ongoing weather will depart terminals before 19Z with VFR conditions in its wake. Forecast uncertainty is high with regards to timing and coverage of evening/overnight convection, with the most probable window expected after 03-05Z through 13Z. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. MO...NONE. && UPDATE...Cutter SHORT TERM...Hawblitzel LONG TERM...Dux AVIATION...Blair
Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 1:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 112 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-281115- 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- 112 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 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 LINGERING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS AREAS FROM EAST CENTRAL KANSAS INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL SLOWLY CLEAR CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FROM THESE LEFT OVER STORMS. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIATE IN SOUTH CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...AFTER WHICH THEY WILL BEGIN SHIFTING EAST INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA OVERNIGHT...THOUGH THE STRONGEST STORM...WHICH MAY BE ABLE TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WILL BE LOCATED NORTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO KIRKSVILLE LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENINGS STORMS. ADDITIONALLY...TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY MANY OF THESE STRONG STORMS...POSSIBLY LEADING TO LOCAL FLOODING ISSUES AS WELL AS EXACERBATING ONGOING FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS...STREAMS...AND CREEKS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL PERIODS OF STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS TIME. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING CONCERNS LATER THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. CUTTER
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 27, 12:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1204 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN N PLEASANT HILL 38.80N 94.27W
05/27/2013 M2.00 INCH CASS MO OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TWO INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS...ENDING AT
12 PM CDT
&&
SBLAIRSpecial weather statement, May 27, 12:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1210 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
MOZ044-045-054-271745-
HENRY MO-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS MO-
1210 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL
MISSOURI...AND EASTERN JOHNSON AND NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES IN
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...
AT 1209 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LA MONTE TO WHITEMAN
AIR FORCE BASE TO LEETON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
WINDSOR...SEDALIA...LA MONTE...HOUSTONIA...GREEN RIDGE...
HUGHESVILLE AND SEDALIA MEMORIAL ARPT.
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 3854 9386 3870 9362 3892 9353 3893 9305
3868 9314 3853 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 275DEG 27KT 3882 9345 3868 9351
3857 9366
CUTTERLocal storm report, May 27, 12:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1235 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1205 PM HEAVY RAIN BATES CITY 39.01N 94.07W
05/27/2013 M2.75 INCH LAFAYETTE MO TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL FROM LATE THIS MORNING
&&
SBLAIRLocal storm report, May 27, 1:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
133 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S KING CITY 40.01N 94.52W
05/27/2013 DEKALB MO EMERGENCY MNGR
GRAIN BIN AND SHED NEAR US 169 HWY WERE DAMAGED FROM HIGH
WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
SBLAIRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Chariton | 24 min |
| May 26, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 3 hr |
| May 26, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Worth | 26 min |
| May 26, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Worth | 31 min |
| May 26, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Gentry | 30 min |
| May 27, 12:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Howard | 6 hr |
| May 27, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison | 53 min |
| May 27, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 41 min |
| May 27, 5:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 51 min |
| May 27, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew, Gentry, Worth | 43 min |
| May 27, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | DeKalb, Gentry | 42 min |
| May 27, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Caldwell, Livingston | 36 min |
| May 27, 8:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon | 5 days |
| May 27, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Carroll | 24 min |
| May 27, 9:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Saline | 37 min |
| May 27, 9:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 8 days |
| May 27, 9:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 6 days |
| May 27, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Pettis | 35 min |
| May 27, 12:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 4 days |
| May 27, 12:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 4 hr |
| May 27, 12:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt | 3 days |
| May 27, 12:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 9 days |
| May 27, 1:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 6 days |
| May 27, 2:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 15 hr |
| May 27, 2:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 38 hr |
| May 27, 2:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 5 days |
| May 27, 2:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 6 days |
| May 27, 4:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 37 hr |
| May 27, 4:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 5 days |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.