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River Flood Warning 74, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 23, 2024Carroll County, Lafayette County, Saline County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 23, 2024, 9:32 PM CDT for Carroll County, Lafayette County, Saline County, Missouri. It took effect at May 24, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2024, 9:32 PM CDT (02:32 UTC)
In effect from: May 24, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 26, 2024, 2:58 AM CDT
In force: 38 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Carroll County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Missouri River near Waverly (WVYM7).

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 29 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06895500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 23, 6:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 5:10 AM CDT, 16 hours 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
510 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-241015-
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-
510 AM CDT Thu May 23 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

 A line of thunderstorms is likely to move through the area late
tonight into Friday morning. Wind gusts up to 60 to 70 mph will be
the primary hazard.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Strong to severe storms will be possible again on Friday afternoon,
Saturday, and Sunday.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 5:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 5:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

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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
May 23, 9:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	34 hr
May 23, 9:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Saline	56 hr
May 24, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Daviess	36 min
May 24, 12:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Livingston	50 min
May 24, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy	48 min
May 24, 2:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam	27 min
May 24, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	48 min
May 24, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Harrison	11 min
May 24, 3:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	59 min
May 24, 4:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	51 min
May 24, 4:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb	37 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2024 Every river flood warning in 2024

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.