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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2014, 6:37 PM CDT for Harrison County, Mercer County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 3, 2014, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2014, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Harrison County, MO, Mercer County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 9:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | Princeton, MO | BALLFIELD ALONG THE WELDON RIVER FLOODED. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 2121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
661 WGUS53 KEAX 032337 FFWEAX MOC081-129-040530- /O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0005.140603T2337Z-140604T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 637 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... * UNTIL 1230 AM CDT * AT 631 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR FROM THIS INITIAL STORM. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF DROPPING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE COMBINATION OF RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND ANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CAINSVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...MERCER AND PRINCETON. 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 4029 9341 4042 9407 4058 9400 4058 9339 $$ MELL
2 follow-up statements
790 WGUS73 KEAX 040108 FFSEAX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 808 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 MOC081-129-040530- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140604T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARRISON MO-MERCER MO- 808 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MERCER AND NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... AT 807 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN ON HIGHWAY K IN MERCER. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CAINSVILLE... EAGLEVILLE...MERCER AND PRINCETON. THIS WILL IMPACT I-35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 114. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4029 9341 4042 9407 4058 9400 4058 9339 $$ MELL
078 WGUS73 KEAX 040242 FFSEAX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 942 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 MOC081-129-040530- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140604T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARRISON MO-MERCER MO- 942 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MERCER AND NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... AT 940 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLOODING ACROSS HIGHWAY K IN MERCER AND IN THE TOWN OF MERCER RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CAINSVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...MERCER AND PRINCETON. THIS WILL IMPACT I-35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 114. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. && LAT...LON 4029 9341 4042 9407 4058 9400 4058 9339 $$ MELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 3:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 30 more | 25 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway, Worth | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison, Nodaway, Worth | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison, Worth | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Harrison, Worth | 14 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison, Mercer | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison, Mercer | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Mercer, Nodaway, Worth | 66 min |
| Jun 3, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan | 50 min |
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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.