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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 8, 2018Sullivan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2018, 8:37 PM CDT for Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2018, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2018, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 258 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2018-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1691 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2018-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1691 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2016 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

465 
WGUS53 KEAX 090137
FFWEAX
MOC211-090430-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0003.180609T0137Z-180609T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
837 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Sullivan County in north central Missouri...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 836 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Milan, Green City and Reger. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying 
spots.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 4025 9290 4013 9295 4005 9302 4013 9328
      4026 9322

$$

PP
1 follow-up statement
773 
WGUS73 KEAX 090425
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1125 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

MOC211-090434-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180609T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sullivan MO-
1125 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL SULLIVAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1130 PM CDT...

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 4025 9290 4013 9295 4005 9302 4013 9328
      4026 9322

$$

PP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXSullivan30 min
Jun 8, 8:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSullivan41 min
Jun 8, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXSullivan46 min
Jun 8, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Sullivan35 min
Jun 8, 8:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 8, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn45 min
Jun 8, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn47 min
Jun 8, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan49 min
Jun 8, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn51 min
Jun 8, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMacon49 min
Jun 8, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn40 min
Jun 8, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXChariton45 min
Jun 9, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHolt38 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

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.