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River Flood Warning 198, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 21, 2019Clay County, Jackson County, Platte County, Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 21, 2019, 2:35 PM CDT for Clay County, Jackson County, Platte County, Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas. It took effect at May 21, 2019, 10:20 PM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 21, 2019, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
In effect from: May 21, 2019, 10:20 PM CDT
Expired: May 23, 2019, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Wyandotte County, KS, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Missouri River at Kansas City (KCDM7). The gauge peaked at 31.94 ft at May 22, 2019, 2:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 29 ft
Minor stage: 32 ft
Moderate stage: 35 ft
Major stage: 49 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06893000, 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 21, 12:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 12:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 4:18 AM CDT, 10 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
418 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-220930-
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-
418 AM CDT Tue May 21 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

Another round of thunderstorms are expected this morning into the
afternoon. Severe weather in the form of large hail, damaging winds,
and isolated tornadoes will be possible. Flash flooding will be
possible in the strongest activity.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Active weather will continue late in the workweek into the weekend as
additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms occur. River flooding
will be ongoing.

Blair

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 10:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 11:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 11:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 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 20, 7:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	3 days
May 20, 7:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	4 days
May 20, 7:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	21 days
May 20, 7:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	16 days
May 20, 7:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	71 hr
May 20, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon	3 days
May 20, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry	54 hr
May 20, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Livingston	4 days
May 20, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Livingston	65 hr
May 20, 8:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	3 days
May 20, 8:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	55 hr
May 20, 8:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	3 days
May 20, 8:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Ray	37 hr
May 20, 8:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	60 hr
May 20, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates	25 min
May 20, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	44 min
May 20, 9:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	42 days
May 20, 9:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	5 days
May 20, 10:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	9 hr
May 20, 10:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Platte, Ray	9 hr
May 20, 10:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	5 hr
May 20, 11:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	22 hr
May 21, 12:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 2 more	6 hr
May 21, 12:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	8 hr
May 21, 2:03 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson and 3 more	117 min
May 21, 6:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 2 more	3 hr
May 21, 6:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler	43 hr
May 21, 6:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	3 hr
May 21, 7:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray	2 hr
May 21, 9:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte	6 hr
May 21, 9:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 2 more	6 hr
May 21, 9:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Linn, Livingston and 2 more	6 hr
May 21, 11:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	26 hr
May 21, 2:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 2 more	12 hr
May 21, 2:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clay and 8 more	12 hr
May 20, 7:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	50 hr
May 20, 8:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison	55 hr
May 21, 8:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte	3 hr
May 21, 11:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte	3 hr
May 21, 6:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	25 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.