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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 28, 20197 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 28, 2019, 3:46 PM CDT for 7 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 11 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 28, 2019, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2019, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Adair County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 5:08 PM CDTFLASH FLOODBethany, MOVEHICLES STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS IN BETHANY.
May 28, 5:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOODSpickard, MOSIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IN SPICKARD.
May 28, 5:28 PM CDTFLASH FLOODBethany, MOMOST MAJOR ROUTES OF TRAVEL HAVE DEBRIS AND WATER OVER THE ROAD.
May 28, 5:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOODPrinceton, MO
May 28, 6:35 PM CDTFLASH FLOODPrinceton, MO2.5 INCHES RAIN...BUSINESSES FLOODED.
May 28, 8:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODUnionville, MOREPORTS OF NUMEROUS BRIDGES WASHED OUT ACROSS PUTNAM COUNTY. ONE CAR WAS WASHED INTO THE CREEK WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
May 28, 8:32 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ne Unionville, MOBRIDGE REPORTED TO BE WASHED OUT ON HWY 129 NORTH OF HWY 136.
May 28, 8:34 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD7 W Livonia, MOBRIDGE REPORTED TO BE WASHED OUT ON HWY YY NORTH OF HWY 136.
May 28, 8:39 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Pollock, MOBRIDGE REPORTED TO BE WASHED OUT ALONG HWY HH.
May 28, 8:49 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nw Lemons, MOBRIDGE REPORTED TO BE WASHED OUT ON HWY H NEAR 190TH STREET.
May 28, 8:51 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 N Livonia, MOBRIDGE REPORTED TO BE WASHED OUT ON RED BUD TRAIL NORTH OF LIVONIA.

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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 259 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 12:00Z on 2019-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2019-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

329 
WGUS53 KEAX 282046
FFWEAX
MOC001-079-081-129-171-197-211-290245-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0021.190528T2046Z-190529T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
346 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Adair County in northeastern Missouri...
  Northern Grundy County in north central Missouri...
  Putnam County in north central Missouri...
  Mercer County in north central Missouri...
  Northern Sullivan County in north central Missouri...
  Harrison County in north central Missouri...
  Schuyler County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 945 PM CDT Tuesday.

* At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Nearly two inches of rain has 
  already fallen in parts of Harrison County. Other storms are 
  producing rainfall rates in excess of one inch per hour. With 
  saturated soils common, flash flooding is expected to begin 
  shortly due to runoff from the ongoing rainfall.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Kirksville, Bethany, Milan, Unionville, Lancaster, Princeton, Green
  City, Queen City, Ridgeway, Novinger, Greentop, Downing, Mercer,
  Eagleville, New Hampton, Cainsville, Greencastle, Spickard,
  Lineville and Glenwood.

This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 84 and
114.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4024 9235 4014 9421 4057 9423 4060 9235

$$

SAW
1 follow-up statement
284 
WGUS73 KEAX 282137
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
437 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019

MOC001-079-081-129-171-197-211-290245-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190529T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Adair MO-Grundy MO-Putnam MO-Mercer MO-Sullivan MO-Harrison MO-
Schuyler MO-
437 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN ADAIR...NORTHERN GRUNDY...PUTNAM...MERCER...NORTHERN
SULLIVAN...HARRISON AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES...

At 430 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. A band of one to three inches of rain 
was estimated within this area. The heaviest rainfall was located 
over central Harrison County.  Another one to two inches of rain is 
possible as thunderstorms continue to move over the same locations.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Kirksville, Bethany, Milan, Unionville, Lancaster, Princeton, Green
City, Queen City, Ridgeway, Novinger, Greentop, Downing, Mercer,
Eagleville, New Hampton, Cainsville, Greencastle, Spickard, Lineville
and Glenwood.

This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 84 and
114.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4024 9235 4014 9421 4057 9423 4060 9235

$$

SAW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison, Worth39 min
May 28, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer48 min
May 28, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer43 min
May 28, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMercer, Putnam29 min
May 28, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPutnam47 min
May 28, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison37 min
May 28, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison30 min
May 28, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison33 min
May 28, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXNodaway36 min
May 28, 4:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway45 hr
May 28, 4:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan4 days
May 28, 4:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler3 days
May 28, 4:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Livingston65 hr
May 28, 8:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXRay60 hr
May 28, 8:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll71 hr
May 28, 9:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway49 hr
May 28, 9:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy28 min
May 28, 10:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy31 min
May 28, 10:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Sullivan28 min
May 28, 10:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan49 min
May 28, 11:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon54 min
May 28, 1:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Sullivan6 hr
May 28, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt28 min
May 28, 2:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Gentry, Nodaway42 min
May 28, 2:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth6 hr
May 28, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHolt23 min
May 28, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway21 min
May 28, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth30 min
May 28, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway23 min
May 28, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer49 min
May 28, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth47 min
May 28, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway39 min
May 28, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway43 min
May 28, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPutnam, Schuyler52 min
May 28, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer35 min
May 28, 4:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway9 hr
May 28, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison48 min
May 28, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway51 min
May 28, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Harrison30 min
May 28, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer52 min
May 28, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer51 min
May 28, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGentry29 min
May 28, 5:15 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyEAXGentry, Harrison6 hr
May 28, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison45 min
May 28, 5:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan12 hr
May 28, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Sullivan50 min
May 28, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan77 min
May 28, 6:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXPlatte6 hr
May 28, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Platte39 min

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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.