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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 27, 20165 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2016, 9:51 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2016, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Adair County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Macon County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Schuyler County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 27, 10:02 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nw Huntsville, MOWATER RESCUE ONGOING
May 27, 10:02 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nw Huntsville, MOWATER RESCUE ONGOING ALONG COUNTY RD 1150. ROAD IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CLOSED

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 262 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2016-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 296 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2016-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
296 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
989 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

652 
WGUS53 KEAX 280251
FFWEAX
MOC001-041-121-175-197-280845-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0015.160528T0251Z-160528T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
951 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SCHUYLER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MACON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN CHARITON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 948 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH
  FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF RANDOLPH
  COUNTY...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE WARNED
  AREA THIS EVENING. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  KIRKSVILLE...MOBERLY...MACON...HUNTSVILLE...LA PLATA...LANCASTER...
  BEVIER...QUEEN CITY...HIGBEE...NOVINGER...GREENTOP...ATLANTA...
  DOWNING...CLARK...CAIRO...CALLAO...BRASHEAR...GLENWOOD...
  NEW CAMBRIA AND RENICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 9232 3925 9244 3933 9271 3999 9277
      4059 9259 4060 9235 3995 9235 3995 9229

$$

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1 follow-up statement
151 
WGUS73 KEAX 280718
FFSEAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
218 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016

MOC001-041-121-175-197-280727-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160528T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCHUYLER MO-ADAIR MO-RANDOLPH MO-MACON MO-CHARITON MO-
218 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SCHUYLER...ADAIR...RANDOLPH...MACON
AND NORTHEASTERN CHARITON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED. FLOODING IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3925 9232 3925 9244 3933 9271 3999 9277
      4059 9259 4060 9235 3995 9235 3995 9229

$$

JULY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer37 min
May 27, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Mercer47 min
May 27, 7:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer3 hr
May 27, 9:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXRandolph3 hr
May 27, 9:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray38 hr
May 27, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates35 min
May 27, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCass39 min
May 28, 10:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston57 hr
May 28, 2:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston28 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.