River Flood Warning 48, NWS Kansas City, MO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
634 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...Updated 00z Aviation...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Showers and thunderstorms continue through the evening hours.
Training storms are causing flash flooding issues mainly east of a
line extending from Kirksville, MO through Ottawa, KS. Please be
careful if traveling.

- Friday looks to be dry with another round of storms expected late
Friday night into Saturday. Scattered storms are possible throughout
the weekend mainly south of I-70.

- There is the potential for strong to severe storms on Monday.
  All severe hazards are possible. The forecast will be refined
  as Monday approaches.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 332 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

A cold front is steadily working its way through the region.
Progress has been slow keeping showers and thunderstorms around
through the much of the afternoon. The primary concern through
this evening is training storms across areas along a line
stretching from Kirksville southwest through Ottawa, KS east of
the I-35 corridor. Dynamic interactions between the front and
southerly flow across Central MO caused the front to retrograde
NW through the late morning hours. A building high to the west
has restarted the eastward push of the front this afternoon.
This has resulted in portions of north central MO through east
central KS receiving around 1-4 inches of rain over the past
several hours. This has exacerbate hydrological impacts with
reports of flash flooding in urban areas and areas which have
received lots of rainfall over the past 7 days. Training storms
look to continue especially across east of the I-35 corridor.

High pressure builds in through the evening hours pushing rain out
this evening/overnight. Winds steadily circle the compass rose from
south to northwest eventually becoming easterly as the surface high
pushes across IA tomorrow. A small shortwave may bring some isolated
showers late Friday afternoon across areas south of US-50; however,
those will likely dissipated fairly quickly after sunset. A more
pronounced shortwave enters the area Friday evening into Saturday
with showers and thunderstorms looking to arrive Saturday morning
and traverse the region through the morning hours look to depart in
the mid afternoon. The active weather pattern looks to continue over
the next several days. Another leeward wave looks to pass south of
the region Sunday which could bring more showers and thunderstorms
across areas south of I-70 as well as east of US-65.

The most prominent feature of this active pattern is an anticipated
trough which lands on the West Coast early Saturday morning. As it
traverses the Rockies Monday, it becomes negatively tilted which
brings the potential for strong to severe storms across the area
Monday afternoon and evening. Uncertainties remain regarding where
exactly the area of greatest potential for severe weather lies.
Models have been oscillating between southern and northern Plains.
SPC outlooks highlights this uncertainty with their Day 5 risk
extending across most of the central Plains. Regardless of finer
details, the potential for strong to severe storms including all
severe hazards is possible during the afternoon and evening Monday.
Latest guidance leans towards overnight widespread rainfall for
western MO. Expected PWAT values above 1-1.5 inches presents further
opportunities for flooding as heavy downpours are possible. Extended
guidance persists the active pattern through next week suggesting
more opportunities for showers and thunderstorms through the
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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1250 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

Scattered showers and storms will continue through the
afternoon hours as a cold front moves across our area. Overcast
skies expected to persist into the overnight hours followed by
partial clearing in the early morning. Winds will be out of the
NW at 5-10 kts during the evening before transitioning to the
NE later on.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 633 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

Cold front has passed through the terminal sites. A few light
showers behind the cold front are possible but should not last
for long periods of times. Ceilings will gradually improve to
VFR through the evening.

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.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...None.
KS...None.

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DISCUSSION...Pesel
AVIATION...Krull

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
429 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
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Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
429 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

 Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected today. A few may
 be strong this afternoon.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

 There is potential for severe weather on Monday.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
443 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     Flash Flood      Pleasant Hill           38.78N 94.27W
05/02/2024                   Cass               MO   Law Enforcement

            Webster Street and Harrison Street closed
            from flooding.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
454 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0448 PM     Rain             4 WNW Prescott          38.08N 94.77W
05/02/2024  M2.28 Inch       Linn               KS   Mesonet

            Mesonet station CW5333 Prescott - 12-hr
            rainfall total.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
508 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     Rain             3 S Stanley             38.81N 94.68W
05/02/2024  M2.14 Inch       Johnson            KS   Mesonet

            Mesonet station STAK1 2.9 S Stanley -
            12-hour rainfall total.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
509 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     Rain             2 WNW Unity Village     38.96N 94.43W
05/02/2024  M2.10 Inch       Jackson            MO   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station KBNM7 1.6 NW Unity
            Village - 12-hour rainfall total.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
510 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0456 PM     Rain             5 NE New Lancaster      38.52N 94.68W
05/02/2024  M2.07 Inch       Miami              KS   Mesonet

            Mesonet station FW2377 Olathe - 12-hour
            rainfall total.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
549 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0538 PM     Flash Flood      2 S Louisburg           38.60N 94.69W
05/02/2024                   Miami              KS   Public

            Public report of flooding on Rogers Road,
            with road closures in the area.

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