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River Flood Warning 237, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 28, 2019Clay County, Platte County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2019, 11:26 PM CDT for Clay County, Platte County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2019, 11:26 PM CDT (04:26 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2019, 1:52 AM CDT
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Clay County, MO, Platte County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little Platte River at Smithville (SMHM7). The gauge peaked at 29.06 ft at May 29, 2019, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 27 ft
Moderate stage: 30.5 ft
Major stage: 35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06821150, 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 28, 11:02 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 11:02 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 4:29 AM CDT, 18 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
429 AM CDT Tue May 28 2019

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-290930-
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-
429 AM CDT Tue May 28 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

 Widespread severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening.
 Hazards include strong to damaging winds, large hail, and a few
 possible tornadoes. Flash flooding is possible tonight into
 Wednesday morning.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

 Storms capable of producing large hail and strong wind gusts are
 possible Wednesday afternoon and evening before dry conditions
 return to the area late Wednesday.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 9:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
907 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019

MOZ001-011-290245-
Atchison MO-Holt MO-
907 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ATCHISON AND NORTHWESTERN HOLT
COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

At 907 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Shubert, or 12 miles north of Falls City, moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Rockport, Westboro, Corning and Indian
Cave State Park.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 96 and 111.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 4058 9539 4043 9517 4035 9518 4018 9548
      4024 9547 4025 9549 4026 9555 4030 9556
      4032 9561 4031 9565 4032 9566 4034 9562
      4036 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 227DEG 27KT 4025 9559

Barham

Local storm report, May 28, 9:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
913 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0800 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 W ATCHISON            39.57N 95.20W
05/28/2019                   ATCHISON           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AT
            INTERSECTION OF 290TH ROAD AND LITTLE TARKO
            RIVER.

&&

MMS

Local storm report, May 28, 9:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
934 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0545 PM     HAIL             BETHANY                 40.27N 94.03W
05/28/2019  E1.00 INCH       HARRISON           MO   PUBLIC

            BROKEN WINDOWS AT RESIDENCES IN
            NEIGHBORHOOD.

&&

MMS

Special weather statement, May 28, 10:48 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 28, 11:19 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 28, 11:26 PM CDT, 0 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 28, 7:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	29 min
May 28, 7:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth	9 hr
May 28, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	24 min
May 28, 7:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Clinton, Jackson	6 hr
May 28, 7:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Clay	25 min
May 28, 8:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Clay, Ray	28 min
May 28, 8:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Linn, Livingston and 1 more	6 hr
May 28, 8:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon	9 hr
May 28, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	38 min
May 28, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	36 min
May 28, 9:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler and 1 more	7 hr
May 28, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	43 min
May 28, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway	23 min
May 28, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Worth	27 min
May 28, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	32 min
May 28, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	DeKalb	26 min
May 28, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Gentry, Harrison	47 min
May 28, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Daviess	41 min
May 28, 11:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Grundy, Mercer	37 min
May 29, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Putnam, Sullivan	51 min
May 29, 12:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	9 hr
May 29, 12:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Adair, Schuyler, Sullivan	46 min
May 29, 2:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Daviess, Linn, Livingston	7 hr
May 29, 4:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler and 1 more	5 hr
May 29, 4:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth	5 hr
May 29, 4:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan	4 hr
May 29, 4:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon	4 hr
May 29, 9:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and 1 more	24 hr
May 29, 9:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn and 6 more	24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 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.