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River Flood Warning 93, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 9, 2019Platte County, Missouri; Leavenworth County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 9, 2019, 10:36 AM CDT for Platte County, Missouri; Leavenworth County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 16, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2019, 10:36 AM CDT (15:36 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 11, 2019, 9:50 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Leavenworth County, KS, Platte County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 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 Missouri River at Leavenworth (LEVK1). The gauge peaked at 17.72 ft at Apr 8, 2019, 11:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06820475, 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 Apr 9, 5:56 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 5:56 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 5:12 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
512 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 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-
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512 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 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

 No severe weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

.Thunderstorms...
A few strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday night into
early Thursday morning in far northwestern Missouri into northeastern
Kansas. Damaging hail, wind, and frequent lightning are the greatest
concern with the strongest storms.

.Winter...
Mixed precipitation may be possible across northern Missouri late
Thursday night/Friday morning...little to no accumulation is
expected.

Frost and or freeze is possible across the region Friday and Saturday
mornings as temperatures dip near or to freezing.

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

Kurtz

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 10:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte21 days
Apr 9, 10:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte13 days
Apr 9, 10:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray21 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2019River 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.