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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

August 11, 2023Gentry County, Harrison County, Worth County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2023, 11:10 PM CDT for Gentry County, Harrison County, Worth County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 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
Aug 11, 2023, 11:10 PM CDT (04:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2023, 4:50 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Aug 12, 1:09 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 N Martinsville, MOHarrison County Sheriffs Office reports water over Highway M in northeastern Harrison County, west of Eagleville.
Aug 12, 1:40 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 N Ridgeway, MOMissouri State Highway Patrol reports water over roadway at Route DD and Highway T north of Ridgeway, 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 200 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 2023-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3508 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 2023-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
3508 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1886 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
14.2

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The text

As transmitted.

035 
WGUS53 KEAX 120410
FFWEAX
MOC075-081-227-121015-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0021.230812T0410Z-230812T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1110 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Harrison County in north central Missouri...
  Northeastern Gentry County in northwestern Missouri...
  Worth County in northwestern Missouri...

* Until 515 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 1110 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches 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...
  Bethany, Albany, Grant City, Ridgeway, Gilman City, Eagleville, 
  New Hampton, Cainsville, Irena, Blythedale, Mount Moriah, 
  Allendale, Denver, Martinsville and Hatfield.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 84 and 114.

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 4057 9454 4058 9379 4014 9376 4015 9427

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
946 
WGUS73 KEAX 120950
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
450 AM CDT Sat Aug 12 2023

MOC075-081-227-121000-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230812T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gentry MO-Harrison MO-Worth MO-
450 AM CDT Sat Aug 12 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HARRISON, NORTHEASTERN GENTRY AND WORTH 
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

LAT...LON 4057 9454 4058 9379 4014 9376 4015 9427

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer46 min
Aug 11, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth36 min
Aug 11, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison42 min
Aug 11, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston39 min
Aug 11, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair, Putnam, Sullivan48 min
Aug 11, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston50 min
Aug 11, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy47 min
Aug 11, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan41 min
Aug 11, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison39 min
Aug 11, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn48 min
Aug 11, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer25 min
Aug 11, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer51 min
Aug 11, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston47 min
Aug 11, 11:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan15 min
Aug 11, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Harrison, Mercer41 min
Aug 11, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair23 min
Aug 11, 11:28 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Sullivan11 min
Aug 11, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn49 min
Aug 11, 11:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSullivan47 min
Aug 12, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison, Worth38 min
Aug 12, 12:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston and 4 more6 hr
Aug 12, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Sullivan35 min
Aug 12, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMacon33 min
Aug 12, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan30 min
Aug 12, 12:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth38 min
Aug 12, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXLinn36 min
Aug 12, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry, Harrison, Worth34 min
Aug 12, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Linn, Macon43 min
Aug 12, 1:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph39 min
Aug 12, 2:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Randolph35 min
Aug 12, 3:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXChariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph6 hr
Aug 12, 4:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth6 hr
Aug 12, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates, Henry, Johnson49 min
Aug 12, 5:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston and 4 more5 hr
Aug 12, 8:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston19 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.