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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 30, 20214 counties in Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2021, 12:04 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2021, 12:04 PM CDT (17:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2021, 3:54 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Cass County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 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 nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 110 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 247 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
247 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

396 
WGUS53 KEAX 301704
FFWEAX
KSC107-121-MOC037-095-101-107-302100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0028.210630T1704Z-210630T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1204 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Linn KS County in east central Kansas...
  Miami County in east central Kansas...
  Cass County in west central Missouri...
  Southeastern Jackson County in west central Missouri...
  Johnson MO County in west central Missouri...
  Southern Lafayette County in west central Missouri...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 1204 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lee's Summit, Belton, Raymore, Warrensburg, Harrisonville, 
  Pleasant Hill, Paola, Odessa, Greenwood, Higginsville, Peculiar, 
  Osawatomie, Louisburg, Knob Noster, Concordia, Holden, Garden 
  City, Lake Winnebago, Lone Jack and Drexel.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 41 and 62.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3858 9507 3916 9349 3877 9350 3847 9447
      3848 9461 3843 9461 3829 9506

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

PP
1 follow-up statement
334 
WGUS73 KEAX 302054
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
354 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021

KSC107-121-MOC037-095-101-107-302104-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210630T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Linn KS KS-Miami KS-Cass MO-Jackson MO-Johnson MO MO-Lafayette MO-
354 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LINN KS, MIAMI, CASS, 
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON, JOHNSON MO AND SOUTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES HAS 
BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

LAT...LON 3858 9507 3916 9349 3877 9350 3847 9446
      3848 9461 3843 9461 3829 9506

$$

PP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte, Ray4 hr
Jun 30, 9:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBates59 hr
Jun 30, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline40 hr
Jun 30, 11:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson3 hr
Jun 30, 11:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray9 hr
Jun 30, 12:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte18 hr
Jun 30, 12:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston34 hr
Jun 30, 2:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson6 hr
Jun 30, 2:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry, Johnson, Pettis4 hr
Jun 30, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates49 min
Jun 30, 3:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXCass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette14 hr
Jun 30, 4:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray49 hr
Jun 30, 4:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 5 more4 hr
Jun 30, 9:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXMiami3 days
Jun 30, 9:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn4 days

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.