Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2015, 7:55 PM CDT for Cass County, Jackson County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 10 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
- Jul 1, 2015, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2015, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cass County, MO, Jackson County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lee'S Summit, MO | PICTURE VIA TWITTER OF FLOODING OVERTAKING A ROAD OFF OF HWY 50, FORCING A CAR TO STALL OUT IN THE WATER |
| Jul 1, 8:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Lee'S Summit, MO | ROADS FLOODED WITH CARS HALF SUBMERGED NEAR RAINTREE. PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jul 1, 8:58 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nnw Greenwood, MO | FLOODING UP TO 3 FEET DEEP AT THE INTERSECTION OF 291 HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 50. |
| Jul 1, 9:08 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Greenwood, MO | HWY 291 CLOSED BETWEEN AT LEAST HWY 150 AND HOOK RD. DUE TO HIGH WATER OVER THE HIGHWAY. WAS STILL CLOSED AS OF 1140 PM DUE TO MUD LEFTOVER FROM THE EARLIER FLOODING. |
| Jul 1, 9:08 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Greenwood, MO | REPORTED ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO HIGH WATER AT HWY 291 AND HOOK RD. IN LEES SUMMIT |
| Jul 1, 9:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ne Belton, MO | REPORT OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RUNNING WATER OVER HWY 150 AT PETERSON RD. |
| Jul 1, 9:17 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.95 | Greenwood, MO | REPORTED RAINFALL SINCE 7AM THIS MORNING |
| Jul 1, 9:29 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Greenwood, MO | TWITTER REPORT OF WATER RUSHING OVER HWY 291 IN SEVERAL SPOTS NEAR LAKE WINNEBAGO, UP TO 6 INCHES DEEP. |
| Jul 1, 10:05 PM CDT | FLOOD | S Pleasant Hill, MO | 5-6 INCHES OF RAIN OVER HWY 58 IN NUMEROUS AREAS. HWY 58 BY LUMBER YARD IS IMPASSIBLE AT THIS TIME. |
| Jul 1, 10:05 PM CDT | FLOOD | Strasburg, MO | 5-6 INCHES RAIN ACROSS HWY 58, DITCHES OVER FLOWING, LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER STANDING IN FIELDS. |
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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 844 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
946
WGUS53 KEAX 020055
FFWEAX
MOC037-095-020700-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0049.150702T0055Z-150702T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
755 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT THURSDAY
* AT 751 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GREENWOOD...LEE'S SUMMIT...PLEASANT HILL...LAKE WINNEBAGO AND LONE
JACK.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-470 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 8.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3886 9451 3897 9448 3886 9412 3872 9413
3869 9415
$$
LEIGHTON1 follow-up statement
914
WGUS73 KEAX 020249
FFSEAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
949 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
MOC037-095-020700-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150702T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CASS MO-JACKSON MO-
949 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN JACKSON AND
NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...
AT 943 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO
4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER A 2 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME...CAUSING
SEVERAL ROADS TO BECOME OVERTAKEN WITH FLOODING WATER.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GREENWOOD...LEE'S SUMMIT...PLEASANT HILL...LAKE WINNEBAGO AND LONE
JACK.
THE RAIN HAS FINISHED FOR THE TIME BEING AND FLOODING SHOULD
GRADUALLY WANE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
AT 915 PM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER WAS RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY 150 AT
PETERSON ROAD.
AT 908 PM HIGHWAY 291 AND HOOK ROAD IN LEES SUMMIT WAS CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROAD.
AT 858 PM A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 3 FEET OF WATER RUNNING OVER
HIGHWAY 291 AND HIGHWAY 50 IN LEES SUMMIT.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-470 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 8.
LAT...LON 3886 9451 3897 9448 3886 9412 3872 9413
3869 9415
$$
LEIGHTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Lafayette | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Johnson | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 10:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 16 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 41 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 10:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 31 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 1:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 41 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 24 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Pettis | 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.