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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 10, 2021Linn County, Macon County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2021, 2:35 AM CDT for Linn County, Macon County, Missouri. It was in force for 7 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2021, 2:35 AM CDT (07:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 9:50 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Linn County, MO, Macon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 5:22 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 E New Boston, MOMODOT REPORTS MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF HWY 149 AND HWY J FLOODED.
Jul 10, 6:45 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5.5Ethel, MO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 261 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2790 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 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
2790 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
6.9

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The text

As transmitted.

672 
WGUS53 KEAX 100735
FFWEAX
MOC115-121-101130-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0032.210710T0735Z-210710T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
235 AM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Linn County in north central Missouri...
  Northern Macon County in north central Missouri...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 235 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to four inches of rain have 
  already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Macon, Bevier, Bucklin, Atlanta, Callao, New Cambria, Elmer, Ethel,
  South Gifford, New Boston and Saint Catherine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3974 9302 4003 9310 4004 9257 3974 9237

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Blair
2 follow-up statements
627 
WGUS53 KEAX 101013
FFWEAX
MOC115-121-101530-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210710T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
513 AM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Linn County in north central Missouri...
  Northern Macon County in north central Missouri...

* Until 1030 AM CDT.

* At 512 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Three to eight inches of rain 
  has already fallen within the warned area. Flash flooding is 
  already occurring. Highway 142 has been closed due to flooding.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Macon, Bevier, Bucklin, Atlanta, Callao, New Cambria, Elmer, Ethel,
  South Gifford, New Boston and Saint Catherine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3974 9302 4003 9310 4004 9257 3974 9237

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Blair
468 
WGUS73 KEAX 101450
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
950 AM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

MOC115-121-101500-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210710T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Linn MO MO-Macon MO-
950 AM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN LINN MO AND NORTHERN MACON 
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY...

LAT...LON 3974 9302 4003 9310 4004 9257 3974 9237

$$

HB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSchuyler44 min
Jul 9, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Schuyler35 min
Jul 9, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy38 min
Jul 9, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Schuyler46 min
Jul 9, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPutnam, Schuyler40 min
Jul 9, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn42 min
Jul 9, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Macon52 min
Jul 9, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair49 min
Jul 9, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAdair, Macon12 min
Jul 9, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Macon38 min
Jul 9, 10:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn, Macon, Randolph, Sullivan46 min
Jul 9, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison39 min
Jul 9, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn, Randolph47 min
Jul 10, 12:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Macon, Randolph41 min
Jul 10, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway, Worth52 min
Jul 10, 1:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Sullivan8 hr
Jul 10, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Atchison, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and 1 more50 min
Jul 10, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte46 min
Jul 10, 2:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte51 min
Jul 10, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 2 more47 min
Jul 10, 2:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway and 1 more43 min
Jul 10, 2:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette39 min
Jul 10, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston and 2 more49 min
Jul 10, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCass, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline43 min
Jul 10, 5:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon3 days
Jul 10, 5:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston5 days
Jul 10, 5:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson2 hr
Jul 10, 7:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXHoward13 hr
Jul 10, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates48 min
Jul 10, 8:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXBates, Cass3 hr
Jul 10, 9:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan4 days
Jul 10, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison43 min
Jul 10, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHolt38 min
Jul 10, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry39 min
Jul 10, 6:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte27 min
Jul 10, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJackson50 min
Jul 10, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay, Clinton, Platte43 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.