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River Flood Warning 222, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 25, 2019Chariton County, Macon County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 25, 2019, 5:22 AM CDT for Chariton County, Macon County, Missouri. It took effect at May 25, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2019, 5:22 AM CDT (10:22 UTC)
In effect from: May 25, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 2, 2019, 9:16 PM CDT
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Chariton County, MO, Macon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Chariton River near Prairie Hill (PRIM7). The gauge peaked at 24.25 ft at May 31, 2019, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06905500, 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 25, 3:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 3:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:45 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
445 AM CDT Sat May 25 2019

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-260945-
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-
445 AM CDT Sat May 25 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

 Strong to isolated severe storms will be possible this evening into
 tonight. The main threats will be for strong to damaging winds and
 marginally severe hail.

 In addition to the isolated severe threat, heavy rain will again be
 possible which will lead to flash flooding.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

 Severe weather and the flash flood threat will continue into the
 remainder of the weekend with heavy rain possible Sunday.

 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 11:59 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1159 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0827 PM     TORNADO          1 NE LAKE LAFAYETTE     38.96N 93.95W
05/24/2019                   LAFAYETTE          MO   PUBLIC

            PHOTO TAKEN FROM ODESSA LOOKING SOUTH...
            CORRELATES WITH RADAR COUPLET.

0823 PM     TORNADO          4 WSW LAKE LAFAYETTE    38.92N 94.04W
05/24/2019                   LAFAYETTE          MO   UNKNOWN

            RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO SIGNATURE.

0808 PM     TORNADO          LAKE LOTAWANA           38.92N 94.24W
05/24/2019                   JACKSON            MO   PUBLIC

            POSSIBLE TORNADO...TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
            RADAR.

&&

Local storm report, May 25, 12:03 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1203 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1055 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OSAWATOMIE              38.50N 94.95W
05/24/2019                   MIAMI              KS   PUBLIC

            WATER OVER ROADS AND INTO HOMES.

1031 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNW HARRISONVILLE     38.67N 94.36W
05/24/2019                   CASS               MO   PUBLIC

            WATER OVER ROAD 8 INCHES DEEP.

0959 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NW MOSBY              39.32N 94.31W
05/24/2019                   CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            NORTHBOUND 69 AT RHODUS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0911 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S NORTHMOOR           39.16N 94.59W
05/24/2019                   CLAY               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER RESCUE AND 9 HIGHWAY AND BRIARCLIFF.

0840 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE PIPER             39.16N 94.83W
05/24/2019                   WYANDOTTE          KS   UTILITY COMPANY

            SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING....AREA DOES NOT
            NORMALLY FLOOD.

0839 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 ENE RAYTOWN           39.02N 94.42W
05/24/2019                   JACKSON            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCHES OF WATER COVERING ROADS.

0827 PM     TORNADO          1 NE LAKE LAFAYETTE     38.96N 93.95W
05/24/2019                   LAFAYETTE          MO   PUBLIC

            PHOTO TAKEN FROM ODESSA LOOKING SOUTH...
            CORRELATES WITH RADAR COUPLET.

0823 PM     TORNADO          4 WSW LAKE LAFAYETTE    38.92N 94.04W
05/24/2019                   LAFAYETTE          MO   UNKNOWN

            RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO SIGNATURE.

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW PITTSVILLE         38.87N 94.02W
05/24/2019                   JOHNSON            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE TO BARN...TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0810 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 S LONE JACK           38.86N 94.17W
05/24/2019                   JACKSON            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0808 PM     TORNADO          LAKE LOTAWANA           38.92N 94.24W
05/24/2019                   JACKSON            MO   PUBLIC

            POSSIBLE TORNADO...TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
            RADAR.

0802 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLEASANT HILL           38.79N 94.26W
05/24/2019                   CASS               MO   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN.

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW RAYTOWN           38.97N 94.48W
05/24/2019                   JACKSON            MO   PUBLIC

            12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN...TIME ESTIMATED
            VIA RADAR.

0748 PM     FLASH FLOOD      KANSAS CITY             39.10N 94.58W
05/24/2019                   JACKSON            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER RESCUE IN PROGRESS.

0740 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 ESE LACKMANS          38.90N 94.71W
05/24/2019  E60 MPH          JOHNSON            KS   PUBLIC

0726 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W LINWOOD             39.00N 95.06W
05/24/2019                   LEAVENWORTH        KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE LINWOOD            39.03N 94.99W
05/24/2019                   LEAVENWORTH        KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            DISPATCH REPORTS POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN NEAR
            THE SHERMAN TOWNSHIP.

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W LINWOOD             39.00N 95.08W
05/24/2019                   LEAVENWORTH        KS   PUBLIC

            POWER POLE SNAPPED IN HALF... TIME ESTIMATED
            BY RADAR.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 7:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	6 hr
May 24, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	31 min
May 24, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson	44 min
May 24, 7:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	6 hr
May 24, 7:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Ray	17 hr
May 24, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway	37 min
May 24, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson	30 min
May 24, 7:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	38 hr
May 24, 7:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	13 hr
May 24, 7:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson	37 min
May 24, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Worth	39 min
May 24, 8:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette	33 min
May 24, 8:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	28 hr
May 24, 8:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Johnson, Lafayette	26 min
May 24, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Ray, Saline	48 min
May 24, 8:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	3 hr
May 24, 8:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	28 hr
May 24, 8:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	3 days
May 24, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Howard, Randolph	47 min
May 24, 10:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Adair	40 min
May 24, 11:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Johnson, Lafayette and 7 more	6 hr
May 25, 12:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte	9 hr
May 25, 1:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	3 hr
May 25, 1:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll	68 hr
May 25, 5:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Johnson, Lafayette and 7 more	6 hr
May 25, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry	71 hr
May 25, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Livingston	4 days
May 25, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	52 min
May 25, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	17 min
May 25, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Nodaway	38 min
May 25, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Worth	39 min
May 25, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	30 min
May 25, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Putnam	51 min
May 25, 6:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Worth	42 min
May 25, 6:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	3 hr
May 25, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Worth	37 min
May 25, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan	46 min
May 25, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer	41 min
May 24, 8:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson	3 hr
May 25, 10:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	4 days

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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.