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River Flood Warning 121, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 15, 2013Andrew County, Buchanan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 15, 2013, 6:00 PM CDT for Andrew County, Buchanan County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 15, 2013, 8:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2013, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 15, 2013, 8:48 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 16, 2013, 11:08 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point 102 River at Rosendale (RSDM7).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
18.11 ft
Major stage
23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

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

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 Jun 15, 2:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
214 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2013

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Sunday Night)
Issued at 158 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

The main concern in the next 12 to 24 hours deals with potential for
severe convection this afternoon and this evening, with additional
severe storms possible tonight or early Sunday morning.

Convection developed early this afternoon in an axis of extremely
unstable air characterized by MUCAPE values in the 3000 to as much
as 5000 J/kg range. Excessively high precipitable water values, in
or greater than the 99th percentile for this time of year, combined
with slow storm movement will lead to localized flash flooding for
areas that do see thunderstorms. Marginal wind shear, around 30 to
as much as 35 knots seems to be main inhibitor for severe
convection. But given the extreme instability severe convection is
likely with the strongest storms. Large hail is possible but the
biggest threat should be from damaging winds and localized flash
flooding.

There may be another round of storms tonight along an advancing cold
front. But an MCV ahead of the front, which is aiding convective
development currently in northwestern Missouri, makes projecting the
front southward difficult. So there is considerable uncertainty with
any potential for a second round. SPC short range ensemble data for
convection allowing models highlight a period of time from 00Z to 06Z
and based on 12Z deterministic models that seems reasonable.
Convection should develop on that boundary this evening and then
track to the south. The biggest question will be just how intense
they may be as the move southward into the forecast area. Latest
model runs, including the high-resolution WRF suggest some weakening
is likely which limits the severe potential. This makes sense as
shear decreases as the front approaches and instability weakens as
well. Should any storms become severe with this activity damaging
winds and localized flooding look to be the biggest threats. Large
hail may also be a concern but with a decreasing trend to the
convection, think winds will be the bigger issue.

.LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 58 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

Monday through Saturday...

Models show broad slow eastward progression of the upper ridge
during the course of the week. Early on...forecast soundings
continue to show potential for thunderstorms on Monday as the ridge
remains knocked down limiting the cap. Tuesday and Wednesday should
be dry. As the ridge builds in mid to late week wouldn't be
surprised to see thunderstorms pass through on the edge of the
advancing cap...best chances Thursday afternoon and/or evening.
Temperatures will moderate from slightly below normal early in the
week to slight above normal by late in the week as the ridge has
fully built in.

Bailey

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday Afternoon)
Issued at 1205 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

This is a very uncertain forecast for the next 12 to 18 hours. With
a plethora of potential boundaries to initiate storms within the
unstable airmass but only modest shear, this is just one of those
days where storms could develop anywhere and basically any time this
afternoon and this evening. So there is rather extended period of
VCTS from this afternoon through early tomorrow morning. Models hint
that the most probable time for storms in the area may be from 03 to
06Z. So have included a tempo TSRA group during that period of time.
Otherwise, if convection shows itself, amendments will be issued.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...CDB
LONG TERM...Bailey
AVIATION...CDB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 12:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1255 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-161215-
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-
1255 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 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

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS... THESE
STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE
STORMS.

MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND
FLOODING POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME DURING
THIS PERIOD...SUNDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT IS THE MOST FAVORED
PERIOD FOR MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO EXIT THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

LATER IN THE WEEK THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RISK FOR SEVERE
WEATHER DURING THIS PERIOD IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

CDB

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 5:29 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
529 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0522 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SEDALIA                 38.70N 93.23W
06/15/2013                   PETTIS             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN

&&

ABAILEY
Local storm report, Jun 15, 5:42 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
542 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0522 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE SEDALIA           38.71N 93.20W
06/15/2013                   PETTIS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD

&&

ABAILEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison, Mercer, Worth44 min
Jun 15, 12:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy, Sullivan42 min
Jun 15, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXKnox10 min
Jun 15, 12:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway7 hr
Jun 15, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates50 min
Jun 15, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson27 min
Jun 15, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson38 min
Jun 15, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte31 min
Jun 15, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll28 min
Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray38 min
Jun 15, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDaviess23 min
Jun 15, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Clinton, Platte32 min
Jun 15, 4:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXClay, Jackson, Platte6 hr
Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 3 more46 min
Jun 15, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis43 min
Jun 15, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Linn, Livingston, Ray51 min
Jun 15, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Johnson, Lafayette31 min
Jun 15, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Cooper, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline46 min
Jun 15, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan39 min
Jun 15, 5:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 9 more6 hr
Jun 15, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Randolph37 min
Jun 15, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXRandolph50 min
Jun 15, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn42 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.