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River Flood Warning 117, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 4, 2015Atchison County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 4, 2015, 5:53 PM CDT for Atchison County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 4, 2015, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2015, 9:40 PM CDT
In force: 28 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Atchison County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah (MSCK1). The gauge peaked at 27.65 ft at Jun 5, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 27 ft
Moderate stage: 28 ft
Major stage: 36 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06890100, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 4, 3:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 3:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 1:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 12:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1202 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2015

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

1150 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 WNW KEARNEY           39.41N 94.45W
06/04/2015  E3.00 INCH       CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            NE 172ND STREET EAST OF ARLEY IMPASSIBLE DUE TO WATER
            RAPIDLY FLOWING OVER STREET FROM NEARBY CREEK.

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PMURRAY

Local storm report, Jun 4, 12:07 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1207 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2015

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

1150 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 WNW KEARNEY           39.40N 94.45W
06/04/2015                   CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            NE 172ND STREET EAST OF ARLEY IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER
            OVER ROAD FROM NEARBY CREEK.

&&

PMURRAY

Local storm report, Jun 4, 12:23 PM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1223 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2015

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

1020 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAWSON                  39.44N 94.20W
06/04/2015                   RAY                MO   PUBLIC

            WATER FLOWING OVER A 50 TO 100 YARD STRETCH OF ROAD NEAR
            LAWSON.

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Local storm report, Jun 4, 12:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 8:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	6 days
Jun 3, 8:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	4 days
Jun 3, 8:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
Jun 3, 8:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
Jun 3, 9:32 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	6 days
Jun 3, 9:32 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	7 days
Jun 3, 9:32 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	7 days
Jun 4, 2:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry	6 hr
Jun 4, 3:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Daviess	31 min
Jun 4, 3:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	DeKalb	31 min
Jun 4, 5:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Holt	33 min
Jun 4, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Ray	23 min
Jun 4, 6:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Platte, Ray	6 hr
Jun 4, 6:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Carroll, Saline	24 min
Jun 4, 7:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	38 min
Jun 4, 8:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	21 min
Jun 4, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry	57 hr
Jun 4, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Linn, Livingston	4 days
Jun 4, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan	4 days
Jun 4, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	64 hr
Jun 4, 9:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	4 days
Jun 4, 9:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	3 days
Jun 4, 10:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll	3 days
Jun 4, 10:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan	23 min
Jun 4, 10:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	6 hr
Jun 4, 11:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Platte	45 min
Jun 4, 11:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Livingston	3 days
Jun 4, 11:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Ray	41 min
Jun 4, 12:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Platte, Ray	12 hr
Jun 4, 12:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess and 5 more	24 hr
Jun 4, 3:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	3 days
Jun 3, 9:32 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	45 hr
Jun 4, 4:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Doniphan	37 min
Jun 4, 9:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Doniphan	26 min
Jun 4, 3:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	3 days

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.