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River Flood Warning 394, NWS Kansas City, MO

October 1, 2019Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Oct 1, 2019, 7:43 PM CDT for Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas. It took effect at Oct 2, 2019, 5:41 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2019, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 2, 2019, 5:41 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 2, 2019, 9:02 AM CDT
In force
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 00:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Stranger Creek at Easton (ESTK1). The gauge peaked at 16.42 ft at Oct 3, 2019, 9:00 AM CDT.

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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 Oct 1, 6:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 6:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 1, 4:25 AM CDT, 15 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
425 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2019

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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-
425 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 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 severe storms are possible across northwest Missouri this
 afternoon and evening. Main hazards include the potential for
 strong wind gusts, large hail, along with an isolated tornado risk.
 Flash flooding concerns will increase overnight into Wednesday over
 sensitive areas, given the recent heavy rainfall over last weekend.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

 Isolated strong to severe storms are possible across central
 Missouri Wednesday afternoon and evening. Some storms may produce
 strong wind gusts and/or large hail. Flooding potential will remain
 in place through Thursday across northwest to north central
 Missouri.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 1, 5:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 1, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 1, 6:57 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 2, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell49 min
Oct 2, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Livingston51 min
Oct 2, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXRay45 min
Oct 2, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn, Livingston46 min
Oct 2, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan, Platte24 min
Oct 2, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCarroll45 min
Oct 2, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn, Macon39 min
Oct 2, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJackson46 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2019Every 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.