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River Flood Warning 332, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Aug 30, 2019, 6:36 AM CDT for Linn County, Kansas. It took effect at Aug 30, 2019, 11:11 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2019, 6:36 AM CDT (11:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2019, 11:11 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2019, 4:56 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Linn County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:40 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 Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne (LCGK1). The gauge peaked at 29.66 ft at Sep 1, 2019, 2:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 30 ft
- Major stage
- 36 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06915800, 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 Aug 30, 5:56 AM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 5:56 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 5:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 534 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2019 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-311045- 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- 534 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 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 Showers and thunderstorms anticipated today. Minor flooding possible. No severe weather is expected. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Thunderstorms possible Saturday and Saturday night. Severe weather is not expected with this activity at this time. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 30, 1:12 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
112 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2019
KSZ057-103>105-MOZ029-037-043-300700-
Johnson KS-Wyandotte KS-Miami KS-Leavenworth KS-Cass MO-Jackson MO-
Clay MO-
112 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WYANDOTTE...NORTHERN MIAMI...
SOUTHWESTERN LEAVENWORTH...JOHNSON...CASS AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL
200 AM CDT...
At 111 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
within an area comprising of far eastern Kansas and western Missouri
extending from near Baldwin City to Archie. Movement was east at 20
mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit,
Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton,
Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Grain Valley, Merriam,
Harrisonville, Mission and Pleasant Hill.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 27.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 6.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 235.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 8.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 18, and between mile
markers 57 and 83.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 206 and 226.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3924 9518 3918 9477 3917 9474 3917 9466
3915 9466 3916 9462 3909 9414 3852 9415
3866 9506 3898 9506 3899 9507 3898 9509
3896 9508 3898 9516 3896 9517 3897 9519
TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 258DEG 15KT 3879 9524 3850 9438
LeightonSpecial weather statement, Aug 30, 2:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
210 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2019
KSZ057-060-103-105-MOZ037-043-044-053-054-300800-
Johnson KS-Miami KS-Leavenworth KS-Linn KS-Bates MO-Cass MO-
Johnson MO-Henry MO-Jackson MO-
210 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIAMI...LINN...SOUTHWESTERN
LEAVENWORTH...JOHNSON...CASS...WESTERN HENRY...BATES...SOUTHERN
JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...
At 209 AM CDT, Doppler radar is tracking strong thunderstorms with
winds around 40 mph within a large area in eastern Kansas and
western Missouri. These winds are embedded within a mostly
stationary area of thunderstorms.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Overland Park, Olathe, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood,
Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Gardner, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, De
Soto, Paola, Spring Hill, Greenwood, Peculiar, Osawatomie, Louisburg
and Butler.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 223.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 2, and between mile
markers 75 and 83.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 206 and 209.
LAT...LON 3805 9424 3806 9454 3806 9461 3804 9462
3804 9508 3898 9506 3899 9507 3898 9509
3896 9508 3898 9516 3896 9519 3903 9519
3885 9400 3821 9399 3821 9405 3804 9406
3804 9412 3806 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 347DEG 6KT 3839 9500 3811 9383
LeightonSpecial weather statement, Aug 30, 4:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
404 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2019
MOZ043-053-054-300945-
Bates MO-Cass MO-Henry MO-
404 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CASS...WESTERN HENRY
AND BATES COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM CDT...
At 404 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Adrian to near Walker. Movement was east
at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Butler, Adrian, Garden City, Rich Hill, Archie, Montrose, Creighton,
Rockville, Foster, Merwin, Passaic and Ballard.
LAT...LON 3803 9423 3805 9425 3806 9449 3846 9461
3864 9412 3857 9412 3857 9407 3827 9392
3821 9393 3821 9405 3803 9406 3805 9410
3804 9411 3806 9413 3804 9420 3805 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0904Z 253DEG 31KT 3841 9444 3790 9418
LeightonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass, Clay, Clinton, Henry, Jackson, Johnson and 1 more | 63 min |
| Aug 29, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew, Gentry | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 8:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 1 more | 43 min |
| Aug 29, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 45 min |
| Aug 29, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt | 44 min |
| Aug 29, 9:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Mercer | 46 min |
| Aug 29, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 48 min |
| Aug 30, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 78 min |
| Aug 30, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Bates, Cass | 50 min |
| Aug 30, 3:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Bates | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 105 min |
| Aug 30, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Bates | 41 min |
| Aug 30, 4:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 39 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 3 days |
| Aug 30, 4:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 64 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 50 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 70 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 18 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 43 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 4 days |
| Aug 30, 8:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry | 35 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates | 5 days |
| Aug 30, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 24 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 48 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 11 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Leavenworth | 32 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 36 min |
| Aug 30, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn, Miami | 51 min |
| Aug 30, 4:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 15 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Miami | 49 hr |
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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.