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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 20, 2025Ray County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2025, 9:19 AM CDT for Ray County, Missouri. It took effect at May 21, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2025, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC)
In effect from: May 21, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 21, 2025, 8:22 AM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Ray County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Crooked River near Richmond (RICM7). The gauge peaked at 20.32 ft at May 21, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06895000, 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 20, 6:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 6:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:07 AM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 3:28 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 4:18 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute 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 19, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry	28 min
May 19, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Henry	18 min
May 19, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan	36 min
May 19, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Pettis	41 min
May 19, 7:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Ray	12 hr
May 19, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Holt, Platte	41 min
May 19, 7:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Pettis	24 min
May 19, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	41 min
May 19, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Platte	41 min
May 19, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Holt and 2 more	38 min
May 19, 8:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Buchanan	19 min
May 19, 8:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Platte	14 min
May 19, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	29 min
May 19, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb and 3 more	39 min
May 19, 9:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Nodaway, Platte	3 hr
May 19, 9:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	64 hr
May 19, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 1 more	52 min
May 19, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Livingston	31 min
May 19, 10:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	12 hr
May 19, 10:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Ray	12 hr
May 19, 11:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Nodaway, Platte	10 hr
May 19, 11:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Sullivan	10 hr
May 20, 3:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Platte	29 min
May 20, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte	32 min
May 20, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	50 min
May 20, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton	27 min
May 20, 4:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Saline	32 min
May 20, 4:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Carroll	31 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.