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River Flood Warning 143, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 12, 2015Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 12, 2015, 1:50 AM CDT for Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 12, 2015, 8:24 AM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2015, 1:50 AM CDT (06:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 12, 2015, 8:24 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2015, 2:12 AM CDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Atchison County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Stranger Creek at Easton (ESTK1).

Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06891850, 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 12, 12:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 12:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 5:35 AM CDT, 20 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
535 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-121045-
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-
535 AM CDT THU JUN 11 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 LATER TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WITH STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...CAUSING LOCALIZED
FLOODING CONCERNS...GUSTY TO DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND A SLIGHT RISK FOR TORNADO
DEVELOPMENT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

 MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEK WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL VERY POSSIBLE OVER THE
WEEKEND.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 9:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
941 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

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

0640 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W STANBERRY           40.22N 94.56W
06/11/2015                   GENTRY             MO   911 CALL CENTER

            FLOODING ALONG HWY O.

&&

PMURRAY
Local storm report, Jun 11, 9:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
945 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

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

0640 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W GENTRY              40.33N 94.49W
06/11/2015                   GENTRY             MO   911 CALL CENTER

            FLOODING ALONG HWY O. CORRECTED FOR LOCATION.

&&

PMURRAY
Local storm report, Jun 11, 9:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
953 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

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

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE DENVER             40.38N 94.29W
06/11/2015                   GENTRY             MO   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES TOPPED ALONG HWY C.

&&

PMURRAY
Local storm report, Jun 11, 9:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
959 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

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

0918 PM     TSTM WND GST     PLATTSBURG              39.56N 94.46W
06/11/2015  E60 MPH          CLINTON            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED FROM FOX 4 WDAF.

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LAFLIN
Local storm report, Jun 11, 11:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 2 more6 hr
Jun 11, 7:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler and 1 more6 hr
Jun 11, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, DeKalb43 min
Jun 11, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan36 min
Jun 11, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Sullivan43 min
Jun 11, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy, Livingston48 min
Jun 11, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan51 min
Jun 11, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan38 min
Jun 11, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan41 min
Jun 11, 8:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXBuchanan, Platte4 hr
Jun 11, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Macon, Schuyler50 min
Jun 11, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte41 min
Jun 11, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston38 min
Jun 11, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb29 min
Jun 11, 9:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry55 hr
Jun 11, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Livingston38 min
Jun 11, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn, Livingston, Sullivan14 min
Jun 11, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Macon40 min
Jun 11, 10:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Holt3 hr
Jun 11, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Macon, Randolph30 min
Jun 11, 10:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway7 hr
Jun 11, 11:29 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Caldwell, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy, Linn and 3 more6 hr
Jun 12, 12:42 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway10 hr
Jun 12, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSullivan36 min
Jun 12, 8:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston56 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2015Every river flood warning in 2015

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.