Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Jul 7, 2014, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2014, 2:30 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Atchison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 124 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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853 
WGUS53 KEAX 080142
FFWEAX
MOC005-087-147-080730-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0022.140708T0142Z-140708T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
842 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  WESTERN NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 840 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER THE       
  WARNED AREA OVER THE PAST HOUR. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF     
  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...MOUND
  CITY...TARKIO...BURLINGTON JUNCTION...CRAIG...FAIRFAX...MAITLAND...
  ROCKPORT AND SKIDMORE.


THIS WILL IMPACT

 I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND 123.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
PLEASANT HILL.

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9578 4058 9492 4015 9492 4005 9542
      4012 9540 4019 9549 4024 9548 4025 9555
      4029 9556 4031 9566 4034 9563 4041 9566
      4045 9565 4046 9568 4048 9570 4051 9570
      4054 9566 4056 9568 4052 9570 4052 9576

$$

MELL

097 
WGUS73 KEAX 080722
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
222 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014

MOC005-087-147-080737-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140708T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-ATCHISON MO-
222 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ATCHISON...WESTERN
NODAWAY AND NORTHERN HOLT COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 230
AM CDT...

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.

LAT...LON 4058 9578 4058 9492 4015 9492 4005 9542
      4012 9540 4019 9549 4024 9548 4025 9555
      4029 9556 4031 9566 4034 9563 4041 9566
      4045 9565 4046 9568 4048 9570 4051 9570
      4054 9566 4056 9568 4052 9570 4052 9576

$$

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Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2014Every flash flood warning in 2014

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.