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River Flood Warning 128, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 7, 2019Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2019, 3:43 PM CDT for Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2019, 12:01 AM CDT. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2019, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2019, 12:01 AM CDT
Expired: May 9, 2019, 8:49 PM CDT
In force: 45 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Atchison County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Stranger Creek at Easton (ESTK1). The gauge peaked at 19.79 ft at May 9, 2019, 4:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06891850, 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 7, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 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
May 6, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay, Clinton	33 min
May 6, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay, Ray	26 min
May 6, 7:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray	2 hr
May 6, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Ray	31 min
May 6, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	39 min
May 6, 9:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates	3 hr
May 6, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	30 min
May 6, 9:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	28 min
May 6, 9:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	32 min
May 7, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	10 days
May 7, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	8 days
May 7, 9:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	4 days
May 7, 9:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	7 days
May 7, 10:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	3 days
May 6, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Linn, Miami	50 min
May 6, 8:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Linn, Miami	109 min
May 6, 8:38 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Miami	4 days
May 6, 9:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Miami	3 hr
May 7, 3:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Linn, Miami	4 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.