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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 30, 2021Linn County, Miami County, Kansas; 5 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2021, 2:33 PM CDT for Linn County, Miami County, Kansas; 5 counties in Missouri. 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, 2:33 PM CDT (19:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2021, 6:30 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, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Henry County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Pettis County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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 nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.

483 
WGUS53 KEAX 301933
FFWEAX
KSC107-121-MOC013-037-083-101-159-302330-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0029.210630T1933Z-210630T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Linn KS County in east central Kansas...
  Southeastern Miami County in east central Kansas...
  Western Pettis County in central Missouri...
  Northern Bates County in west central Missouri...
  Southern Cass County in west central Missouri...
  Northern Henry County in west central Missouri...
  Southern Johnson MO County in west central Missouri...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 233 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  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...
  Clinton, Butler, Windsor, Knob Noster, Adrian, Garden City, 
  Pleasanton, La Cygne, Mound City, Whiteman Air Force Base, Archie, 
  La Monte, Drexel, Linn Valley, Leeton, Urich, Green Ridge, 
  Calhoun, Creighton and Chilhowee.

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 3843 9462 3849 9462 3848 9447 3878 9350
      3883 9349 3888 9332 3851 9334 3851 9351
      3844 9351 3804 9508 3830 9506

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

PP
1 follow-up statement
527 
WGUS73 KEAX 302321
FFSEAX

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

KSC107-121-MOC013-037-083-101-159-302331-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210630T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Linn KS KS-Miami KS-Bates MO-Cass MO-Henry MO-Johnson MO MO-
Pettis MO-
621 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
LINN KS, SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI, WESTERN PETTIS, NORTHERN BATES, 
SOUTHERN CASS, NORTHERN HENRY AND SOUTHERN JOHNSON MO COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Thursday for 
Portions of east central Kansas. Portions of Missouri.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Thursday for 
A portion of east central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3843 9462 3849 9462 3848 9447 3878 9350
      3883 9349 3888 9332 3851 9334 3851 9351
      3844 9351 3804 9508 3830 9506

$$

Atkins

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXJohnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte4 hr
Jun 30, 9:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXMiami3 days
Jun 30, 9:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn4 days
Jun 30, 9:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn59 hr
Jun 30, 12:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXLinn, Miami4 hr
Jun 30, 12:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXLeavenworth, Wyandotte18 hr
Jun 30, 3:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXLinn, Miami14 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, 12:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston34 hr
Jun 30, 2:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson6 hr
Jun 30, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates49 min
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

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.