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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 2, 2024Atchison County, Doniphan County, Kansas; 6 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2024, 10:10 PM CDT for Atchison County, Doniphan County, Kansas; 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 2, 2024, 10:10 PM CDT (03:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2024, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 2, 10:35 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 E Saint Joseph, MO	Car stalled in water at Faraon and Noyes St.

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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1176 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

712 
WGUS53 KEAX 030310
FFWEAX
KSC005-043-MOC003-021-025-049-061-063-030915-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0021.240703T0310Z-240703T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1010 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Atchison County in northeastern Kansas...
  Doniphan County in northeastern Kansas...
  Northwestern Caldwell County in north central Missouri...
  Southern Daviess County in north central Missouri...
  Southeastern Andrew County in northwestern Missouri...
  Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri...
  Northern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri...
  DeKalb County in northwestern Missouri...

* Until 415 AM CDT Wednesday.

* At 1010 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 0.5 to 1.5 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...
  St. Joseph, Atchison, Cameron, Gallatin, Gower, Wathena, Elwood, 
  Maysville, Troy, Country Club Villa, Country Club, Stewartsville, 
  Agency, Osborn, Rushville, Lancaster, Clarksdale, Denton, Lewis 
  And Clark Village and Doniphan.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 229 between mile markers 0 and 12.
	Interstate 29 between mile markers 34 and 54.
	Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 48 and 71.

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 3978 9534 4003 9378 3970 9407 3953 9498
      3953 9510 3952 9508 3948 9525 3965 9552
      3965 9534

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement

024 
WGUS73 KEAX 030910
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
410 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

KSC005-043-MOC003-021-025-049-061-063-030920-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240703T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Atchison KS-Doniphan KS-Andrew MO-Buchanan MO-Caldwell MO-Clinton
MO-Daviess MO-DeKalb MO-
410 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR NORTHERN ATCHISON AND DONIPHAN COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS, 
NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL AND SOUTHERN DAVIESS COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL 
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN ANDREW, BUCHANAN, NORTHERN CLINTON AND 
DEKALB COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3978 9534 4003 9378 3970 9407 3953 9498
      3953 9510 3952 9508 3948 9525 3965 9552
      3965 9534

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte	36 min
Jul 2, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Leavenworth, Wyandotte	51 min
Jul 2, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Wyandotte	26 min
Jul 2, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Johnson, Miami	28 min
Jul 2, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Linn, Miami	19 min
Jul 2, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Linn, Miami	32 min
Jul 2, 9:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Linn, Miami	26 min
Jul 3, 2:29 PM CDT	Flood Watch	EAX	Johnson, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte	30 hr
Jul 2, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Livingston, Platte, Ray	48 min
Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Caldwell, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston and 1 more	42 min
Jul 2, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler and 1 more	63 min
Jul 2, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton, Linn, Livingston and 1 more	49 min
Jul 2, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	47 min
Jul 2, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Linn, Macon	78 min
Jul 2, 8:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	7 days
Jul 2, 8:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Grundy, Linn and 7 more	6 hr
Jul 2, 8:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	32 hr
Jul 2, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph	80 min
Jul 2, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Ray	45 min
Jul 2, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray	22 min
Jul 2, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Carroll, Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray	30 min
Jul 2, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Carroll, Cass, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette and 1 more	31 min
Jul 2, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 4 more	32 min
Jul 2, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon, Randolph	44 min
Jul 2, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Randolph, Saline	61 min
Jul 2, 11:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph	6 hr
Jul 3, 1:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 1 more	35 min
Jul 3, 1:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	12 hr
Jul 3, 2:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 1 more	5 hr
Jul 3, 2:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston and 6 more	17 hr
Jul 3, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	24 hr
Jul 3, 2:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	3 days
Jul 3, 4:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon	29 hr
Jul 3, 7:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 1 more	12 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.