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River Flood Warning 210, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 24, 2019Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 24, 2019, 9:11 AM CDT for Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas. It took effect at May 25, 2019, 6:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2019, 9:11 AM CDT (14:11 UTC)
In effect from: May 25, 2019, 6:20 AM CDT
Expired: May 27, 2019, 7:33 AM CDT
In force: 49 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 14:15 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 Stranger Creek at Easton (ESTK1). The gauge peaked at 19.82 ft at May 26, 2019, 10:00 PM 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 24, 5:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 5:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 6:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
621 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-251130-
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-
621 AM CDT Fri May 24 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 weather will be possibly over the entire forecast area this
 afternoon into tonight. The main threats will be for large hail, and
 damaging winds however, a isolated tornado can not be ruled out.
 Flash flooding will also be a concern as several round of heavy rain
 falling on already saturated grounds may quickly cause flooding.
 Ongoing river flooding may be aggravated by the additional
 rainfall.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

 Severe weather and the flash flood threat will continue into the
 weekend with severe weather and heavy rain possible Saturday and
 Sunday. The main threats will again be large hail and damaging
 winds.

 Another round of thunderstorms with heavy rain is expected again
 Tuesday. Severe weather and flash flooding will again be concerns.

 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 24, 4:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison	3 hr
May 24, 4:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	52 min
May 24, 4:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Holt	37 min
May 24, 5:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	40 min
May 24, 5:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	32 min
May 24, 8:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon	3 days
May 24, 8:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry	3 days
May 24, 8:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Livingston	4 days
May 24, 8:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	54 hr
May 24, 8:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	68 hr
May 24, 8:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt, Nodaway	44 hr
May 24, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Ray	47 hr
May 24, 10:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	18 days
May 24, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Macon	48 min
May 24, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	34 min
May 24, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	46 min

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.