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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Kansas City, MO

September 3, 20215 counties in Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood watch at Sep 3, 2021, 3:37 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas. It took effect at Sep 4, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 3, 2021, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 4, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 4, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
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), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 2021-09-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 155 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 2021-09-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 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
155 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

405 
WGUS63 KEAX 030837
FFAEAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
337 AM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSZ057-060-MOZ043>045-053-054-031645-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.A.0007.210904T0500Z-210904T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Miami-Linn KS-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Pleasanton,
La Cygne, Mound City, Belton, Raymore, Harrisonville, 
Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Sedalia, Butler, Adrian, Rich Hill, 
Clinton, and Windsor
337 AM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of east central Kansas and 
  Missouri, including the following areas, in east central 
  Kansas, Linn KS and Miami. In Missouri, Bates, Cass, Henry, 
  Johnson MO, and Pettis. 

* From late tonight through Saturday afternoon

* Rounds of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected
  tonight into Saturday as a cold front sits over the area

* Flash flooding will be possible, especially in low lying areas 
  near creeks, rivers and streams

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
760 
WGUS63 KEAX 031759
FFAEAX

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1259 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSZ057-060-MOZ043>045-053-054-040400-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.A.0007.210904T0500Z-210904T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Miami-Linn KS-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Pleasanton,
La Cygne, Mound City, Belton, Raymore, Harrisonville, 
Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Sedalia, Butler, Adrian, Rich Hill, 
Clinton, and Windsor
1259 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of east central Kansas and Missouri, including the 
  following areas, in east central Kansas, Linn KS and Miami. In 
  Missouri, Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson MO, and Pettis. 

* From midnight CDT tonight through Saturday afternoon

* Rounds of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain are 
  expected tonight into Saturday as a cold front sits over the 
  area 

* Flash flooding will be possible, especially in low lying areas 
  near creeks, rivers and streams 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
638 
WGUS63 KEAX 041222
FFAEAX

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
722 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

KSZ057-060-MOZ043>045-053-054-041800-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-210904T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Miami-Linn KS-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Clinton, La Cygne, Adrian, Paola,
Osawatomie, Butler, Harrisonville, Pleasanton, Mound City,
Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Belton, Raymore, Sedalia, Louisburg,
Windsor, and Rich Hill
722 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of east central Kansas, including the following areas, 
  Linn KS and Miami. Portions of Missouri, including the following 
  areas, Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson MO and Pettis.

* Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.

* Showers and a few thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rain are 
  expected this morning into the early afternoon as a cold front 
  sits over the area

* Flash flooding will be possible, especially in low lying areas 
  near creeks, rivers and streams

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

Atkins
061 
WGUS63 KEAX 041755
FFAEAX

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1255 PM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

KSZ057-060-MOZ043>045-053-054-041900-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-210904T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Miami-Linn KS-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Clinton, La Cygne, Adrian, Paola,
Osawatomie, Butler, Harrisonville, Pleasanton, Mound City,
Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Belton, Raymore, Sedalia, Louisburg,
Windsor, and Rich Hill
1255 PM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch for Portions of east central Kansas, including 
the following areas, Linn KS and Miami. Portions of Missouri, 
including the following areas, Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson MO and 
Pettis. will expire at 1 PM CDT this afternoon.

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

$$

Kurtz

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 6:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXClay, Jackson, Platte4 hr

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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.