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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Kansas City, MO

September 9, 2014Andrew County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 9, 2014, 9:14 PM CDT for Andrew County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 9, 2014, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2014, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Andrew County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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 (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 130 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2014-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1708 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2014-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

304 
WGUS53 KEAX 100214
FFWEAX
MOC003-100800-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0033.140910T0214Z-140910T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT

* AT 912 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE  
  WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED OVER
  THE WARNED AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  SAVANNAH AND FILLMORE.

THIS WILL IMPACT

 I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 66.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4012 9461 3992 9461 3992 9500 3995 9499
      3996 9500 3997 9500 4000 9501 4005 9501
      4005 9503 4006 9505 4007 9506 4009 9504
      4013 9504

$$

LAFLIN
1 follow-up statement
742 
WGUS73 KEAX 100445
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1145 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

MOC003-100500-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-140910T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANDREW MO-
1145 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ANDREW COUNTY 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 4012 9461 3992 9461 3992 9500 3995 9499
      3996 9500 3997 9500 4000 9501 4005 9501
      4005 9503 4006 9505 4007 9506 4009 9504
      4013 9504

$$

LAFLIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway25 min
Sep 9, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHarrison30 min
Sep 9, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway31 min
Sep 9, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer25 min
Sep 9, 7:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXHolt, Nodaway6 hr
Sep 9, 7:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt59 hr
Sep 9, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway43 min
Sep 9, 7:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway55 hr
Sep 9, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer49 min
Sep 9, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry49 min
Sep 9, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb38 min
Sep 9, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Grundy, Linn, Macon, Sullivan45 min
Sep 9, 10:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Linn and 2 more6 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway56 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan67 hr
Sep 9, 10:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan6 hr
Sep 9, 11:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway19 hr
Sep 9, 11:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon5 hr
Sep 10, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison8 hr
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry3 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston4 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston5 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston7 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton9 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Livingston48 hr
Sep 10, 1:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan5 days
Sep 10, 2:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan4 days
Sep 10, 4:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Macon and 1 more6 hr
Sep 10, 5:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon4 days
Sep 10, 6:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway, Worth12 hr
Sep 10, 7:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler35 hr
Sep 10, 9:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte5 days
Sep 10, 9:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte5 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte51 hr
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray71 hr
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray4 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline4 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline6 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline6 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard6 days
Sep 10, 10:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston and 4 more8 hr
Sep 10, 5:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Caldwell, Chariton, Daviess and 15 more24 hr

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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.