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River Flood Warning 202, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 23, 2019Leavenworth County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 23, 2019, 1:41 AM CDT for Leavenworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2019, 1:41 AM CDT (06:41 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2019, 9:13 AM CDT
In force: 32 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Leavenworth County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie (TNGK1). The gauge peaked at 23.27 ft at May 23, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 23 ft
Moderate stage: 30 ft
Major stage: 35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06892000, 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 23, 12:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 12:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 4:57 AM CDT, 20 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
457 AM CDT Wed May 22 2019

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-231000-
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-
457 AM CDT Wed May 22 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

Severe thunderstorms will be possible between 4-10 PM, mainly along
and south of the Interstate 70 corridor. Large hail, damaging winds,
and isolated tornadoes are all possible in the strongest activity.
Additionally, rapid rates of heavy rainfall over already saturated
grounds will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Strong to severe thunderstorms, and the potential for heavy rainfall,
will remain possible Thursday into the weekend.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 8:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
851 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

MOZ007-008-016-017-230230-
Schuyler MO-Putnam MO-Adair MO-Sullivan MO-
851 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ADAIR...EASTERN
PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
CDT...

At 850 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Green City, or 9 miles northeast of Milan, moving northeast at 65
mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lancaster, Green City, Queen City, Novinger, Greentop, Downing,
Greencastle, Glenwood, Worthington, Livonia and Green Castle.

LAT...LON 4040 9235 4015 9292 4027 9311 4059 9292
      4060 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 226DEG 55KT 4026 9296

Laflin

Special weather statement, May 22, 9:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 9:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 9:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 9:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 11:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 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 22, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Saline	44 min
May 22, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Lafayette, Saline	38 min
May 22, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Chariton, Saline	34 min
May 22, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cass	28 min
May 22, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	42 min
May 22, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry	49 min
May 22, 7:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Chariton, Saline	26 min
May 22, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Chariton, Randolph	37 min
May 22, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson	47 min
May 22, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Henry	30 min
May 22, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	30 min
May 22, 7:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	37 min
May 22, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	42 hr
May 22, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis, Saline	41 min
May 22, 8:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Randolph	23 min
May 22, 8:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	6 hr
May 22, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph	45 min
May 22, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	24 min
May 22, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline	50 min
May 22, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Schuyler	39 min
May 22, 9:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	27 min
May 22, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon, Randolph	27 min
May 22, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	35 min
May 22, 10:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Macon, Randolph	4 hr
May 23, 2:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Chariton, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 3 more	33 hr
May 23, 7:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	46 min
May 23, 10:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	8 days
May 23, 3:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	EAX	Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 23 more	64 hr

Nearby

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.