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Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 10, 2014, 12:11 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 8 hr. 2 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 10, 2014, 12:11 AM CDT (05:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 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 10, 7:42 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Albany, MO | 5.25 INCHES STORM TOTAL |
| Sep 10, 7:52 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.25 | Albany, MO | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL |
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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
606 WGUS53 KEAX 100511 FFWEAX MOC061-063-075-081-101300- /O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0036.140910T0511Z-140910T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1211 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... * UNTIL 800 AM CDT * AT 1208 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT WATER WAS RAPIDLY FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 6 ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF GALLATIN AND EAST OF ALTAMONT. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ALBANY...BETHANY...GALLATIN...MAYSVILLE...STANBERRY...CLARKSDALE... GILMAN CITY...JAMESPORT...KING CITY...NEW HAMPTON AND PATTONSBURG. THIS WILL IMPACT I-35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 92. 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. && LAT...LON 4028 9376 3979 9376 3980 9459 4026 9461 $$ CDB
2 follow-up statements
246 WGUS73 KEAX 100933 FFSEAX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 433 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014 MOC061-063-075-081-101300- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140910T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DAVIESS MO-DEKALB MO-GENTRY MO-HARRISON MO- 433 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HARRISON... SOUTHERN GENTRY...DEKALB AND DAVIESS COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CDT... AT 430 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED... RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ALBANY... BETHANY... GALLATIN... MAYSVILLE... STANBERRY... CLARKSDALE... GILMAN CITY... JAMESPORT... KING CITY... NEW HAMPTON AND PATTONSBURG. THIS WILL IMPACT I-35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 92. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4028 9376 3979 9376 3980 9459 4026 9461 $$ CDB
263 WGUS73 KEAX 101137 FFSEAX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 637 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014 MOC061-063-075-081-101151- /O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140910T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DAVIESS MO-DEKALB MO-GENTRY MO-HARRISON MO- 637 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HARRISON...SOUTHERN GENTRY...DEKALB AND DAVIESS COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING. LAT...LON 4028 9376 3979 9376 3980 9459 4026 9461 $$ CDB
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, 7:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Holt, Nodaway | 6 hr |
| 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, 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 |
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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.