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River Flood Warning 194, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 1, 2015Cooper County, Saline County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jul 1, 2015, 4:39 AM CDT for Cooper County, Saline County, Missouri. It took effect at Jul 1, 2015, 11:46 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2015, 4:39 AM CDT (09:39 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 1, 2015, 11:46 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 6, 2015, 10:52 PM CDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cooper County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Blackwater River near Blue Lick (BLVM7). The gauge peaked at 29.71 ft at Jul 5, 2015, 3:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 29 ft
Major stage: 37 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06908000, 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 Jul 1, 3:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 3:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:54 AM CDT, 23 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
454 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-011000-
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-
454 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 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 LATE TONIGHT MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

 THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
106 AM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

MOZ029-030-037-038-044-010630-
CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-JOHNSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-RAY MO-
106 AM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN RAY...SOUTHWESTERN
LAFAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON...JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 130 AM CDT...

AT 104 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AVONDALE TO GRAIN
VALLEY TO WELLINGTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  SUGAR CREEK...INDEPENDENCE...RAYTOWN...ODESSA...BLUE SPRINGS...OAK
  GROVE...GRAIN VALLEY...LAKE LOTAWANA...MAYVIEW...LAKE TAPAWINGO...
  MAYWOOD...BATES CITY...UNITY VILLAGE...AULLVILLE...LAKE LAFAYETTE
  AND TARSNEY LAKES.

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 3892 9450 3905 9454 3913 9460 3914 9459
      3915 9459 3916 9460 3921 9398 3900 9360
      3890 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 295DEG 42KT 3913 9450 3905 9417
          3912 9396

HAWBLITZEL

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
144 AM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

MOZ054-010715-
HENRY MO-
144 AM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY UNTIL
215 AM CDT...

AT 143 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CALHOUN...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WINDSOR...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  WINDSOR.

THIS STORM 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 3844 9376 3856 9366 3856 9355 3854 9351
      3852 9351 3842 9351 3831 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0644Z 302DEG 25KT 3847 9360

HAWBLITZEL

Local storm report, Jul 1, 1:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
154 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2015

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

0145 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 N PLEASANT HILL       38.82N 94.27W
07/01/2015  E60 MPH          CASS               MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

0150 AM     HAIL             CALHOUN                 38.47N 93.62W
07/01/2015  E1.75 INCH       HENRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

Local storm report, Jul 1, 2:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
229 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2015

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

0222 AM     TSTM WND DMG     URICH                   38.46N 94.00W
07/01/2015                   HENRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE BLOWN OVER. SNAPPED AT THE BASE.

0222 AM     HAIL             URICH                   38.46N 94.00W
07/01/2015  M0.88 INCH       HENRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CUTTER

Local storm report, Jul 1, 2:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 4:03 AM CDT, 36 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
Jul 1, 1:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette	24 min
Jul 1, 1:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette	51 min
Jul 1, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	31 min
Jul 1, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry	25 min
Jul 1, 1:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	50 min
Jul 1, 2:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson	43 min
Jul 1, 2:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	6 hr
Jul 1, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	29 min
Jul 1, 4:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	66 hr
Jul 1, 7:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	38 hr
Jul 1, 8:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	6 hr
Jul 1, 9:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	3 days
Jul 1, 9:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	57 hr
Jul 1, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	4 days
Jul 1, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Jackson	51 min
Jul 1, 6:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Jackson	28 min
Jul 1, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Jackson	44 min
Jul 1, 6:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Jackson	36 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2015 Every 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.