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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Kansas City, MO

September 9, 2014Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 9, 2014, 7:44 PM CDT for Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 reports 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: Sep 9, 2014, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired: Sep 10, 2014, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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
Sep 9, 9:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 S Skidmore, MO
Sep 9, 9:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wnw Skidmore, MO
Sep 9, 9:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Ese Arkoe, MO
Sep 9, 9:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Wnw Barnard, MO	A FOOT OF WATER OVER SOUTHBOUND U.S. HIGHWAY 71
Sep 9, 9:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 Wnw Barnard, MO
Sep 9, 9:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Ssw Burlington Juncti, MO
Sep 9, 9:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	6 W Arkoe, MO
Sep 10, 12:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Nw Mound City, MO	INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 86 AMD 88 HAS WATER FLOWING OVER IT FROM THE SQUAW CREEK.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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: 1708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 385 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 19.0

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The text

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

738 
WGUS53 KEAX 100044
FFWEAX
MOC087-147-100630-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0032.140910T0044Z-140910T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
744 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE  
  WARNED AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE 
  WARNED AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER
  THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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

THIS WILL IMPACT

 I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 99.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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 4047 9461 4012 9461 4013 9543 4016 9544
      4019 9549 4024 9548 4026 9555 4027 9555
      4026 9518 4048 9518 4048 9520

$$

LAFLIN

2 follow-up statements

502 
WGUS73 KEAX 100225
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
925 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

MOC087-147-100630-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-140910T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-
925 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NODAWAY AND NORTHERN
HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...

AT 923 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A FOOT OF 
WATER OVER U.S. HIGHWAY 71 SOUTH OF ROUTE A. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 
TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE WARNED AREA...AND AN 
ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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

THIS WILL IMPACT

 I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 99.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4047 9461 4012 9461 4013 9543 4016 9544
      4019 9549 4024 9548 4026 9555 4027 9555
      4026 9518 4048 9518 4048 9520

$$

LAFLIN

726 
WGUS73 KEAX 100444 RRA
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1144 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

MOC087-147-100459-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-140910T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-
1144 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NODAWAY AND
NORTHERN HOLT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4047 9461 4012 9461 4013 9543 4016 9544
      4019 9549 4024 9548 4026 9555 4027 9555
      4026 9518 4048 9518 4048 9520

$$

LAFLIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 9, 7:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt, Nodaway	25 min
Sep 9, 7:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Harrison	30 min
Sep 9, 7:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt, Nodaway	31 min
Sep 9, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Harrison, Mercer	25 min
Sep 9, 7:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	59 hr
Sep 9, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt, Nodaway	43 min
Sep 9, 7:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt, Nodaway	55 hr
Sep 9, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Harrison, Mercer	49 min
Sep 9, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry	49 min
Sep 9, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, DeKalb	38 min
Sep 9, 9:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew	6 hr
Sep 9, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Grundy, Linn, Macon, Sullivan	45 min
Sep 9, 10:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Linn and 2 more	6 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	56 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	67 hr
Sep 9, 10:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan	6 hr
Sep 9, 11:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	19 hr
Sep 9, 11:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon	5 hr
Sep 10, 12:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison	8 hr
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry	3 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Livingston	4 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Linn, Livingston	5 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	7 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	9 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Livingston	48 hr
Sep 10, 1:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan	5 days
Sep 10, 2:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	4 days
Sep 10, 4:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Macon and 1 more	6 hr
Sep 10, 5:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon	4 days
Sep 10, 6:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway, Worth	12 hr
Sep 10, 7:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler	35 hr
Sep 10, 9:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
Sep 10, 9:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	51 hr
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	71 hr
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	4 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Lafayette, Saline	4 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Saline	6 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	6 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	6 days
Sep 10, 10:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston and 4 more	8 hr
Sep 10, 5:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Caldwell, Chariton, Daviess and 15 more	24 hr

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.