Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Kansas City, MO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1200 AM CDT TUE AUG 4 2015

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 418 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2015

Fairly active pattern continues for the lower Missouri River Valley
through the middle and later part of this week. For the rest of
today a fairly potent outflow boundary has moved across portions of
the KC Metro area, with all areas north and east of KC in the lower
to middle 80s, and areas west and south of KC in the lower 90s. The
remnants of this morning's convection has dwindled to a couple
showers in northwest Missouri. As the day progresses there is a
slight chance of some afternoon showers, with perhaps the better
chances for rain along and west/south of the aforementioned
boundary, that resides in the KC metro area and extends toward the
NW and SE. Visible imagery suggests some CU along and south of the
boundary, which could be the better sign for convective development,
but forecast soundings in the area indicate a rather stout cap. So,
it'll likely come down to a well timed embedded shortwave trough
within the ambient NW flow aloft to kick something off. At this
point, short-range convective models, which have not done a
tremendous job of predicting convection have the area dry. Despite
this generally dry forecast within the HRRR, will keep some slight
chance PoPs going through the afternoon, again, generally along and
south/west of the outflow. By tonight, around midnight there is at
least some hint with the NAM that a very subtle wave could roll
through the area. This wave could kick off a few showers and
thunderstorms across northern Missouri, most likely along and north
of Interstate 70, although cold pool formation and organization
could allow these storms to push a little farther south, toward I-
70, or possible parts south of I-70.

The active period continues through the day on Tuesday. A surface
trough forms ahead of a fairly potent mid level trough Tuesday into
Tuesday night. This low level trough will be rather classic in
nature, with a advance of moisture northward and back surface flow
ahead of the trough. Behind the low level cyclone, a closed off mid
level wave then moves into the area by Tuesday night, which will
offer abundant mid level support for ascent. This will kick off
several rounds of widespread rain across the area. Forecast models
have been a bit inconsistent regarding the track of this wave, but
latest runs of GFS and NAM indicate a more southerly track of this
wave, which would put areas along and south of I-70 in the
crosshairs of moderate to heavy rain. Should the trend to the south
continue it's possible this system will be more likely to impact
southern and central Missouri, across the I-44 corridor. Wherever
this wave tracks will likely see several inches of rain through the
overnight hours Tuesday night and through Sunday. Further
complicating matters is the potential for severe weather ahead of
the system. As mentioned earlier, there will be a pretty classic low
level cyclone with this system, which will create a strongly veering-
with-height wind profile, causing clockwise, curved, and long
hodographs. For now it appears the wave will be coming through the
area at minimum heating, which would diminish the severe threat, but
should the wave slow down much and allow surface heating before
moving through there could be some severe weather with this system.
Again, with models being so inconsistent with placement and timing
there isn't much confidence going into the specific evolution, but
overall it appears to be rather wet and possibly severe somewhere
across southern and central Missouri on Wednesday.

For the later part of the week, the only real synoptically evident
signal is the mid level ridge sliding toward the desert southwest,
which will create some decent mid level flow over the area. This
will keep the chances for rain alive through the middle to later
part of the week, as various complexes form across the Northern and
Central Plains and glide through the forecast area.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday Night)
Issued at 1137 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2015

Overnight convection for KSTJ will be the short-term impact through
the overnight hours. This activity should primarily impact northern
Missouri and not affect the Kansas City area overnight, though there
is a chance of an isolated storm or two should the storms hold
together. Isolated convection will resume Tuesday afternoon for all
terminal sites with more widespread coverage initiating during the
evening. Visibility will likely be reduced during peak activity and
will continue through the remainder of the period.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
&&

DISCUSSION...Leighton
AVIATION...Welsh

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
502 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2015

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-041015-
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-
502 AM CDT MON AUG 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

 ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER
 PARTS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH
 THIS ACTIVITY.

 WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THE
 REGION DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THE STRONGER
 STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

 THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT MAINLY OVER
 NORTHERN MISSOURI. THE STRONGER OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE
 HAIL...HIGH WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN.

 MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT...
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

 SEVERAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD WITH
 TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HAVING THE HIGHEST CHANCES.

 MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT...
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
307 AM CDT TUE AUG 4 2015

MOZ002>004-040900-
WORTH MO-GENTRY MO-NODAWAY MO-
307 AM CDT TUE AUG 4 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GENTRY...WORTH AND
NODAWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CDT...

AT 306 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOPKINS TO 6 MILES
NORTH OF MARYVILLE TO NEAR SKIDMORE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...HOPKINS...RAVENWOOD...IRENA...CONCEPTION
JUNCTION...SHERIDAN...PARNELL...PICKERING...CLYDE...ARKOE...WORTH...
QUITMAN AND CONCEPTION.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4057 9431 4056 9425 4032 9448 4021 9472
      4036 9517 4043 9499 4057 9484
TIME...MOT...LOC 0806Z 287DEG 25KT 4059 9475 4043 9491 4035 9511

MJ