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River Flood Warning 66, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2013, 11:06 PM CDT for Cooper County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2013, 11:06 PM CDT (04:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2013, 9:07 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 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 04:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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.
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 May 20, 7:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 7:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 750 PM CDT Mon May 20 2013 .MESOSCALE DISCUSSION... Issued at 749 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 Main line of convection is pushing east of the forecast area, and tornado watch 190 has been canceled for all but a few counties across central MO, and these will be cleared shortly. Main front is just west of I-35 and is sparking a new line of convection over IA and far northern MO. It's still uncertain how far south this line will build as the sun goes down and surface-based inhibition begins to increase. Mesoscale model guidance is backing off on convection developing southward along the front toward KC, so it appears the window for any additional strong storm development may be shrinking. However, if storms do develop, shear and instability profiles will support strong to severe storms which could develop into a line with large hail and damaging winds, mainly north of the Missouri River. Odds of this happening seem to be about 30 percent or less at this point. && .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday Night) Issued at 311 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 Thunderstorm chances remain the focal point in the short term portions of the forecast. Late this afternoon, convection was beginning to blossom over southeastern Kansas and west Central Missouri in response to a speed max rotating around the base of the expansive upper trough. MLCAPE values approaching 2000-3000 J/KG have spread northeast across the KS/MO border. Initial convection this afternoon appears to be rooted AOA 800 mb as a fairly substantial EML persists around 850mb (as noted from 19Z aircraft sounding from MCI). RAP/NAM soundings seem to be too aggressive in eroding this EML this afternoon, perhaps due to the poor initialization of mid-level moisture advection northward. Nevertheless, these elevated supercells will continue for the upcoming few hours with the potential for very large hail. This activity also is riding just north of a remnant outflow boundary just south of the CWA, which if it can be forced northward, would lead to a higher potential damaging winds isolated tornadoes should storms begin to become rooted in the boundary layer. Storm trajectories continue to push activity northeast and with flow aloft rather unidirectional, training and flash flooding may become an issue over the southern zones this evening. Tonight, short term models have partially backed off on the development of a broken line of convection over NE Kansas and NW Missouri towards 00z as a secondary front begins to sweep into the CWA. However, soundings continue to look favorable for severe convection and given projected height falls, feel that this convection may become more of a reality. Tuesday: Secondary shortwave now beginning to rotate through Nevada will lift northeast through southern Missouri on Tuesday. This shortwave may produce renewed convection over the eastern CWA int the afternoon, with severe chances primarily focused over eastern and southeastern Missouri. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 311 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 Upper level trough will gradually lift northeastward into the southern Great Lakes region by the end of the workweek. Thunderstorm chances will decrease as this system moves out of the region...with some lingering convection into Wednesday morning across northern Missouri. Cooler weather will follow the out going system with high temperatures remaining in the 70s and lows generally in the 50s. Shortwave ridging will begin to build into the Central Plains by the weekend bringing warmer temperatures with it. A series of shortwave troughs moving along the ridge will result in the chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop towards the end of the week along a frontal boundary that is forecast to set up across the Kansas and Missouri. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday Evening) Issued at 557 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 Broken line of cumulus north of St. Joseph slowly becoming agitated early this evening. General trends support the potential for minor development north of St. Joseph, however feel that the KC terminals will remain clear of additional convection. Surface front remains just west of the state line at 6pm, and should push eastward by 03Z. Into daybreak, expecting VFR conditions and a west wind. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. MO...NONE. && MESOSCALE...Hawblitzel SHORT TERM...Dux LONG TERM...PMM AVIATION...Dux
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 8:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 807 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-211130- 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- 807 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI LATE THIS EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BE CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. AT THIS TIME THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HAWBLITZEL
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Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Henry | 3 hr |
| May 20, 7:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 6 hr |
| May 20, 7:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 38 hr |
| May 20, 8:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 12 hr |
| May 20, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 18 hr |
| May 20, 11:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Pettis, Randolph, Saline | 12 hr |
| May 21, 1:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 7 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013
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.