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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 27, 2021Miami County, Kansas; Bates County, Cass County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2021, 9:02 AM CDT for Miami County, Kansas; Bates County, Cass County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
May 27, 2021, 9:02 AM CDT (14:02 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2021, 11:45 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Miami County, KS, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:06 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
May 27, 9:30 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ssw Paola, KSWATER FLOWING OVER ROAD.
May 27, 9:45 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nnw Creighton, MOWATER OVER ROAD AT 307TH AND ZZ.
May 27, 9:45 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 S Harrisonville, MOWATER OVER NORTH SIDE OF ROAD.
May 27, 11:15 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 W East Lynne, MOWATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT 243 ST AND CAMP BRANCH.

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 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-459 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1511 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
343 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

538 
WGUS53 KEAX 271402 RRA
FFWEAX
KSC121-MOC013-037-271645-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0005.210527T1402Z-210527T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
902 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Miami County in east central Kansas...
  Northern Bates County in west central Missouri...
  Cass County in west central Missouri...

* Until 1145 AM CDT.

* At 902 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  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...
  Harrisonville, Paola, Spring Hill, Peculiar, Osawatomie, 
  Louisburg, Adrian, Garden City, Archie, Drexel, Cleveland, 
  Freeman, Creighton, East Lynne, Fontana, Lake Annette, Gunn City, 
  West Line, Merwin and New Lancaster.

Water over the road at the following locations. 307th and Highway Z 
along with Missouri Highway 7 and Highway T. B Highway also 
beginning to flood at Creighton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3873 9505 3873 9461 3867 9413 3866 9413
      3866 9412 3857 9412 3857 9407 3839 9407
      3839 9506

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SAW
2 follow-up statements
640 
WGUS73 KEAX 271615 RRA
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1115 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC121-MOC013-037-271645-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210527T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Miami KS-Bates MO-Cass MO-
1115 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR MIAMI, NORTHERN BATES AND CASS COUNTIES...

At 1115 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches 
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches 
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

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...
  Harrisonville, Paola, Spring Hill, Peculiar, Osawatomie, 
  Louisburg, Adrian, Garden City, Archie, Drexel, Cleveland, 
  Freeman, Creighton, East Lynne, Fontana, Lake Annette, Gunn City, 
  West Line, Merwin and New Lancaster.

Water over the road at the following locations in Missouri. 307th 
and Highway Z along with Missouri Highway 7 and Highway T. B Highway 
also flooded at Creighton. In Kansas flooding reported at 327th and 
Old KC Road...also in the vicinity of South 169 Highway and 7 
Highway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3873 9505 3873 9461 3867 9413 3866 9413
      3866 9412 3857 9412 3857 9407 3839 9407
      3839 9506

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

SAW
665 
WGUS73 KEAX 271649 RRA
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1149 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC121-MOC013-037-271659-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210527T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Miami KS-Bates MO-Cass MO-
1149 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR MIAMI, NORTHERN BATES AND 
CASS COUNTIES...

Heavy rainfall has ended for the time being. However, runoff will 
continue to produce flooding across the area for the next several 
hours. This warning has been replaced by a flood warning in effect 
until 830 pm this evening.

LAT...LON 3873 9505 3873 9461 3867 9413 3866 9413
      3866 9412 3857 9412 3857 9407 3839 9407
      3839 9506

$$

SAW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 1:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Leavenworth7 hr
May 27, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLeavenworth, Wyandotte40 min
May 27, 6:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJohnson, Miami41 min
May 27, 6:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLeavenworth, Wyandotte32 min
May 27, 7:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXMiami71 min
May 27, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXMiami3 days
May 27, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn4 days
May 27, 10:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchEAXLinn, Miami8 hr
May 27, 11:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn4 days
May 27, 11:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXLinn, Miami9 hr
May 27, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXWyandotte37 min
May 27, 4:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXJohnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte3 hr
May 27, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte31 min
May 27, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLeavenworth, Wyandotte35 min
May 27, 5:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXJohnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte3 hr
May 27, 1:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll32 hr
May 27, 1:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Saline55 hr
May 27, 1:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson4 days
May 27, 1:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis39 hr
May 27, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew45 min
May 27, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay, Clinton39 min
May 27, 4:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb40 min
May 27, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell, Carroll49 min
May 27, 4:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHenry40 min
May 27, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXChariton, Linn, Macon, Sullivan48 min
May 27, 5:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPettis38 min
May 27, 6:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray27 hr
May 27, 6:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJackson39 min
May 27, 8:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis31 min
May 27, 9:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis3 hr
May 27, 9:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry56 hr
May 27, 11:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis9 hr
May 27, 12:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXHoward8 hr
May 27, 12:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper19 hr
May 27, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay40 min
May 27, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Ray25 min
May 27, 5:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray3 hr
May 27, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay34 min

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