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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 25, 201537 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood watch at Jun 25, 2015, 3:57 AM CDT for 37 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 25, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2015, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 25, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 26, 2015, 11:59 AM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Flood severity
None
All 44 counties

Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 282 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2015-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3546 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2015-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 234 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1148 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
618 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
10.1
Supercell composite
76.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 25, 12:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1239 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2015

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 405 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

Early morning convection has laid down a pretty obvious outflow
boundary, which has interacted with the synoptic warm front to
produce a rather stationary boundary which is oriented generally NW
to SE from KAFK SEWD toward KVIH in central Missouri. South of this
boundary conditions are rather warm and humid, with temperatures in
the lower 90s, with dew points in the lower to middle 70s, quite a
moist atmosphere. North and east of that boundary surface winds are
backed to the east/southeast, with temps in the lower 80s and dew
points in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Across central Iowa weak,
elevated convection is ongoing, and has laid out a secondary outflow
boundary generally in the KAFK to KLWD area. Given the gusty
southeast winds behind the outflow boundary as well as a veering
with height and increasing speed wind profile, shear through the
deep column is rather high, with effective shear values between 45
and 55 kts across northern Missouri. Given the previously mentioned
juicy atmosphere MLCAPE values are approaching 2500 to 3500 J/kg of
instability and that number could go up in the next couple of hours.
Needless to say the atmosphere has proper parameters for explosive
supercell development across far northern Missouri into southern
Iowa. That being said, the typical caveats apply regarding the
capping inversion over the area. Areas mainly along and south of HWY
36 are generally too warm aloft for any convective activity to form,
however, as you move north along the edge of that capping inversion
storm activity becomes a little more likely, especially as you go
into Iowa. Further helping the chances for convective initiation
farther north is the proximity of a subtle vort max, more evident in
the H7 level than the H5 level. Bottom line is that scattered
thunderstorms are anticipated to form in central and southern Iowa
within the next few hours. As was mentioned early supercellular
conditions are present in this region, and should yield some
significant hail and perhaps a threat for tornadoes, again, mainly
north of HWY 36 and even more likely in southern Iowa. These storms
however could move ESE into far northern Missouri, bringing a threat
for severe weather, with all hazards possible for that area. Hi-Res
convective models aren't doing a great job with consistency, so the
exact scenario of how the next several hours will play out is a bit
uncertain, but confidence is medium to high that after the initial
supercells form the will eventually form a bow echo complex in SE
Iowa and likely dive ESE overnight. This complex could bring a wind
threat, as well as typical lightning concerns, as well as flooding
concerns, with local streams still a bit swollen from recent rains.
Expect this activity to eventually weaken overnight, perhaps keeping
rain around for areas along and north of I-70 through the overnight
hours into Thursday morning.

Thursday will bring a pretty conditional threat for severe weather
through the area. Short term models indicate that the synoptic
boundary will shift southward overnight into Thursday and eventually
set up near I-70. That being said, overnight convection could
influence that boundary location. So the convective threat for
Thursday will be influenced by that interaction between the synoptic
boundary and the outflow. For now the thinking is that there will be
an area of enhanced low level convergence near I-70, which will be
the focus for convective development. While CAPE and shear will be
ample for supercellular development the bigger threat for Thursday
and Thursday night will be flooding and flash flooding. NAM
indicates over 2 inches of PWAT in the vicinity of that boundary,
which will allow for efficient rain rates. Further exacerbating that
threat will be the shear vectors generally parallel to the boundary,
which could cause some training of storms. Wherever these storms set
up could see some localized flooding and flash flooding, but exactly
where that boundary sets up is still a bit TBD. Will pass along
flooding concerns to the overnight shift and allow them to assess
Flood Watch concerns.

Heat is still a concern on Thursday, mainly in the vicinity of the
boundary. Moisture will likely pool right along that boundary,
causing Heat Indices to rise into the upper 90s to lower 100s.

Showers and thunderstorms could persist into Friday morning, but
generally by Friday evening and Friday night the synoptic
front/boundary should be south of the forecast area, allowing for
cooler and drier air to move into the area. Surface ridge sets up
for the weekend keeping things relatively dry and cool. By Monday
the surface ridge moves east allow for southerly surface flow to
bring moisture back into the area. While the mid level pattern
doesn't look overly conducive to good precipitation/severe weather
chances we will remain under relatively good mid level flow, so once
the moisture makes its way back into the area storm chances will be
on the increase, mainly through the early to middle part of next
week.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday Night)
Issued at 1239 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

VFR conds will prevail until the outlook portion of the TAF pd when
thunderstorms will be possible. Otrw...expect sct to bkn high cirrus
through the morning. This afternoon, sct cu around 5kft may develop
in the VC of a frontal boundary which will reside nr the terminals
(current thinking is btn STJ and MCI). Showers and thunderstorms are
expected to develop alg this front this evening btn 23Z-01Z with bkn
cigs around 5kft. Due to uncertainty of the location of the front at
this time as well as where storms will develop, have maintained VCTS
at the terminals for the evening hours. Winds will be out of the
south this morning before verring to the west by late morning as the
front approaches (winds may veer to the northwest at STJ as the front
may push far enough south to move thru that terminal). This evening,
thunderstorm development should help push the front slowly southward
thru the terminals with winds becmg lgt and vrb.

&&

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

DISCUSSION...Leighton
AVIATION...73
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:47 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
347 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-260900-
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-
347 AM CDT THU JUN 25 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

 AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WILL LEAD TO
 DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES SOUTH OF ROUTE 36. HEAT INDEX
 VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 96 TO 101 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

 A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AS THIS
 OCCURS...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
 EASTERN KANSAS AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. SOME OF
 THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
 REMAINING THE BIGGEST THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO
 FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE NEARLY SATURATED
 SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IN RECENT WEEKS.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

 ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
 PERIOD. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

In the hours before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 12:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1224 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1222 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WORTHINGTON             40.41N 92.69W
06/25/2015                   PUTNAM             MO   911 CALL CENTER

            HIGH WATER ACROSS ROUTE W NEAR WORTHINGTON. HIGHWAY
            SHUTDOWN.

&&

CGITRO
Local storm report, Jun 25, 12:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1225 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1222 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LIVONIA                 40.49N 92.70W
06/25/2015                   PUTNAM             MO   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS ROADWAYS SHUT DOWN IN LIVONIA DUE TO HIGH WATER

&&

CGITRO
Local storm report, Jun 25, 12:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1243 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1241 AM     FLOOD            KIRKSVILLE              40.19N 92.58W
06/25/2015                   ADAIR              MO   911 CALL CENTER

            INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 6 AND INDUSTRIAL UNDER WATER.COMMON
            LOCATION DURING HEAVY RAIN.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMercer, Putnam, Schuyler56 min
Jun 24, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler46 min
Jun 24, 11:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXPutnam, Schuyler10 hr
Jun 24, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair22 min
Jun 25, 12:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAdair6 hr
Jun 25, 1:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair9 hr
Jun 25, 2:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAdair, Macon4 hr
Jun 25, 7:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler69 hr
Jun 25, 7:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon5 days
Jun 25, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Saline6 days
Jun 25, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXRay71 hr
Jun 25, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston5 days
Jun 25, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton5 days
Jun 25, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXHoward62 hr
Jun 25, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper3 days
Jun 25, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll3 days
Jun 25, 9:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler30 hr
Jun 25, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLivingston16 min
Jun 25, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Livingston24 min
Jun 25, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn, Livingston30 min
Jun 25, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Linn, Livingston38 min
Jun 25, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLafayette26 min
Jun 25, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph62 min
Jun 25, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXSaline40 min
Jun 25, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLafayette39 min

Nearby

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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.