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River Flood Warning 120, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 6, 2019Buchanan County, Platte County, Missouri; Atchison County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2019, 10:21 AM CDT for Buchanan County, Platte County, Missouri; Atchison County, Kansas. It took effect at May 7, 2019, 5:30 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2019, 10:21 AM CDT (15:21 UTC)
In effect from: May 7, 2019, 5:30 AM CDT
Expired: May 16, 2019, 5:08 AM CDT
In force: 9 days
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Atchison County, KS, Buchanan County, MO, Platte County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:24 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 river

Written for the forecast point Missouri River at Atchison (ATCK1). The gauge peaked at 24.83 ft at May 9, 2019, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06818300, 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 May 6, 6:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 6:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 5:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
530 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-071030-
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-
530 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

 Storms are expected to develop across eastern Kansas this afternoon
 and both move and develop eastward this evening and tonight. These
 storms could produce large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated
 tornado or two.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

 Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected this week. Storms
 could be strong Tuesday and severe Wednesday, and heavy rain could
 lead to both river flooding and areas of flash flooding.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	46 min
May 6, 3:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	EAX	Bates, Buchanan, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton and 10 more	68 hr
May 6, 10:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	89 days
May 6, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	35 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2019 River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.