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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this areal flood warning at Jun 3, 2015, 12:20 PM CDT for 7 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2015, 12:20 PM CDT (17:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2015, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Caldwell County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Ray County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 415 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jun 3, 9:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 9:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 951 AM CDT Wed Jun 3 2015 .UPDATE... Issued at 951 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2015 Slowly decaying convective system sagging toward the Missouri River is being fed by a weakening LLJ which is pumping copious moisture into it, with precipitable water amounts as high as 1.75" Since the LLJ is weakening, believe this area of rain should begin to lose steam through the rest of the morning. However, airmass is favorable for very heavy rainfall rates and some parts of northeast Johnson County KS into Jackson County have reported rates over 4" per hour at times. This is leading to a heightened concern for flooding this morning particularly near the I-70 corridor from Lafayette County westward into northeast KS. Have already issued a flash flood warning for these areas where up to 2" of rain have fallen in the past hour with another 1" to 2" on the way through early afternoon. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 413 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2015 Wednesday marks the start of probably a fairly active period for thunderstorm activity. The first bits of thunderstorms are currently on the radar in the form of some pulsy storms likely in response to a low level jet convergence across northwest Missouri. Conditions aren't incredibly supportive of robust convection, but SPC Mesoanalysis across NW Missouri indicates around 500 to 1000 J/kg of MU Cape, with perhaps 20 to 25 kts of shear. So conditions are there for one or more of these storms to become strong, with perhaps some small hail, but large, damaging storms are not anticipated with this activity. Then across eastern Nebraska, a large complex is diving southeast into far southeast Nebraska and northwest Missouri. This storm will run into the same limiting conditions mentioned for the storm activity to its southeast, but it should still at least make it into far northwestern Missouri with some gusty winds and some heavy rain. One thing favoring higher impacts with this complex as it moves southeast are the high PWAT values in place. While the parameters dictating strength are limiting it's possible that the heavy rain could bring some flooding to already swollen rivers and streams and saturated soils. Focus then shifts to later today, with uncertain convective evolution. The aforementioned complex will likely lay down an outflow boundary generally across southern Nebraska or northern Kansas. This boundary will likely be the focus for afternoon convective initiation once the sky clears out and insolation can destabilize the atmosphere. The best low level convergence and mid level flow, both conducive to organized storm formation will be west of the forecast area, likely across either south central Nebraska or north central Kansas. This area of convergence will drop off with eastward extent, and likely cause the CWA to miss a majority of the higher impact storms. That being said, as the evening wears on the storms will likely congeal into a complex and move eastward into far eastern Kansas and western Missouri. As the complex moves east it should have plenty of moisture to work with as well as instability, but it will run out of the better mid level flow and low level flow looks pretty veered, so at this point, it does not appear that any complex that forms tonight will spread eastward with severe weather ambitions. Rather, the high PWAT might be conducive to heavy rain and perhaps some flooding. 06z NAM struggles to move any robust convection into the area tonight, but conceptually it seems that once a cold pool is established that the complex will run east into the forecast area for tonight. For Thursday the mid level ridge looks to establish itself over the southern and central plains, with the axis generally running from central Iowa southwestward into NE Oklahoma. A lack of any obvious triggering mechanism for daytime storm activity precludes very high confidence for storm activity during the day on Thursday, however with the mid level flow generally in the 20 to 40 kt range out of the west along the apex of the ridge any convection that forms to the west, either over the High Plains or in the Central/Northern Plains could roll right along the mid level flow and through the forecast area, so the area could see several MCS's roll through over the next several nights as the mid level ridging feature does not move over that time span. While the specific severe weather threats are difficult to nail down at this time, the repeated chances for heavy rain will bring a concern for some flooding, since local streams are still swollen from recent rains, and soils are rather saturated. Once we get to early next week a bit of a more continental air mass will move into the area and the mid level flow will take on more of a Great Lakes trough appearance, which will diminish the chances for rain. for early next week. Could see MCS pattern reload for middle to end of next week with moisture moving back in and mid level flow picking back up. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Thursday Morning) Issued at 636 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2015 Thunderstorms are moving into the area from the northwest, and should affect the aviation sites over the next few hours. Winds will likely shift with the passage of these showers, but will eventually correct back to the south/southeast shortly after the passage of the storms. There could be some heavy rain reducing VSBY, but those periods will likely be brief. By this afternoon there should be a period of VFR conditions before another round of storms become possible later this evening. The certainty of timing and coverage of the afternoon storms is low to medium, so future issuances should be able to narrow down any of those uncertainties. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. MO...NONE. && UPDATE...Hawblitzel DISCUSSION...Leighton AVIATION...Leighton
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 6:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 643 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2015 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-041145- ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS- ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON- CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON- RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS- COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 643 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST AND SHOULD ONLY PRODUCE SOME HEAVY RAIN AND PERHAPS SOME GUSTY WINDS. LATER TODAY..THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SECOND ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 29. THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT...AND BRING A CHANCE FOR SOME HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SEVERAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. TOO EARLY TO NARROW DOWN THE SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES...BUT HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD BRING PERIODS OF FLOODING. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:38 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1138 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 AM HEAVY RAIN PARKVILLE 39.20N 94.68W
06/03/2015 M2.00 INCH PLATTE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
BLAIR ROAD AND HIGH DRIVE
&&
ADOLPHSONLocal storm report, Jun 3, 11:43 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1143 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1142 AM FLASH FLOOD FLEMING 39.19N 94.07W
06/03/2015 RAY MO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
T ROAD CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTION DUE TO MUDSLIDE.
&&
PMURRAYLocal storm report, Jun 3, 11:52 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 3, 12:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1220 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0814 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S ALBANY 40.19N 94.33W
06/03/2015 GENTRY MO 911 CALL CENTER
HWY 85 PARTIALLY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
PMURRAYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Gentry | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Gentry | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 5:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Gentry | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 8:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Ray | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Lafayette, Ray | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Ray | 3 days |
| Jun 3, 11:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Platte | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 3 days |
| Jun 3, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 8 days |
| Jun 3, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 62 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 27 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 13 more | 69 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 6 days |
| Jun 3, 2:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Saline | 30 days |
| Jun 3, 2:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 31 days |
| Jun 3, 2:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 31 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Leavenworth | 4 days |
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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.