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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 17, 2025Johnson County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jul 17, 2025, 4:35 AM CDT for Johnson County, Kansas. It took effect at Jul 17, 2025, 5:04 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2025, 4:35 AM CDT (09:35 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 17, 2025, 5:04 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 17, 2025, 9:10 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Johnson County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tomahawk Creek at Roe Avenue (TCRK1).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06893350, 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 Jul 17, 2:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 5:06 AM CDT, 23 hours 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 11:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 11:11 PM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1111 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

1102 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 WNW Clare             38.83N 94.89W
07/16/2025  M76 MPH          Johnson            KS   ASOS

&&

AK

Local storm report, Jul 16, 11:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1149 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

1133 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Whiteman Air Force Base 38.73N 93.55W
07/16/2025  E51 MPH          Johnson            MO   AWOS

&&

AK

Local storm report, Jul 17, 12:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1236 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

1156 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 N Knob Noster         38.80N 93.56W
07/16/2025                   Johnson            MO   Emergency Mngr

            Downed power poles closed MM Hwy between 250
            RD and NE 951 RD. Time estimated from radar.

&&

AK

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
142 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

KSZ025-103-104-MOZ021-028-029-037-170715-
Wyandotte KS-Atchison KS-Leavenworth KS-Platte MO-Clinton MO-
Jackson MO-Clay MO-
142 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...A CONGEALED THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL IMPACT
WYANDOTTE...LEAVENWORTH... SOUTHEASTERN ATCHISON...WESTERN
CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON...PLATTE AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT...

At 140 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a congealed thunderstorm
complex over the northwest quadrant of the Kansas City Metro Area.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Leavenworth, Gladstone, Lansing, Smithville, Bonner
Springs, Parkville, Tonganoxie, Platte City, Basehor, Edwardsville,
North Kansas City, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Weston, Kansas City
Kansas, Kansas City Intl Arpt, Lake Waukomis, Trimble, and Camden
Point.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 5.
 Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423.
 Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 9.
 Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 234 and 235.
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 28.
 Interstate 635 between mile markers 2 and 12.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 10 and 42.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 216 and 226.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3949 9518 3950 9454 3906 9453 3907 9518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 281DEG 31KT 3929 9478

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Krull

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:27 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
427 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

KSZ057-105-MOZ037-038-043-171000-
Johnson KS-Miami KS-Cass MO-Lafayette MO-Jackson MO-
427 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MIAMI...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...
WESTERN CASS...SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH
500 AM CDT...

At 427 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Blue Springs to near Greenwood to near
Cleveland to near Osawatomie. Movement was east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Overland Park, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs,
Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Grain Valley,
Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Oak Grove, Paola, Spring Hill, Odessa,
Greenwood, Peculiar, and Osawatomie.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 11 and 39.
 Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 67 and 72.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 159 and 183.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3854 9505 3893 9457 3921 9428 3917 9414
      3913 9409 3916 9402 3911 9379 3891 9403
      3891 9411 3884 9412 3847 9453 3848 9461
      3839 9462 3839 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 0927Z 276DEG 8KT 3906 9428 3887 9439 3871 9458 3850
9487

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

CDB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	40 min
Jul 16, 7:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	3 hr
Jul 16, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Howard	27 min
Jul 16, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline	52 min
Jul 16, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Jackson	43 min
Jul 16, 7:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline	3 hr
Jul 16, 8:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	35 min
Jul 16, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	32 min
Jul 16, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	24 min
Jul 16, 8:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Saline	5 min
Jul 16, 8:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Saline	8 hr
Jul 16, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	30 min
Jul 16, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	27 min
Jul 16, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clinton	33 min
Jul 16, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Platte	32 min
Jul 16, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	30 min
Jul 16, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	27 min
Jul 16, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Livingston	52 min
Jul 16, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	30 min
Jul 16, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Saline	26 min
Jul 16, 10:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	10 hr
Jul 16, 10:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Lafayette, Saline	6 hr
Jul 16, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	27 min
Jul 16, 11:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Cass, Jackson	43 min
Jul 16, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	38 min
Jul 16, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline	44 min
Jul 16, 11:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis, Saline	105 min
Jul 16, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	64 min
Jul 17, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Sullivan	66 min
Jul 17, 1:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis, Saline	4 hr
Jul 17, 1:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Platte	33 min
Jul 17, 2:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Platte	52 min
Jul 17, 2:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	6 hr
Jul 17, 2:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	51 min
Jul 17, 3:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	10 hr
Jul 17, 3:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	7 hr
Jul 17, 3:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	51 min
Jul 17, 3:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	5 hr
Jul 17, 3:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Lafayette	42 min
Jul 17, 4:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cass, Jackson	33 min
Jul 17, 4:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	77 min
Jul 17, 4:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 4 more	6 hr
Jul 17, 8:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	5 hr
Jul 17, 9:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	21 hr
Jul 17, 9:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Lafayette, Saline	21 hr
Jul 17, 9:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Saline	28 hr
Jul 17, 9:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	28 hr
Jul 17, 9:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	41 hr
Jul 16, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Wyandotte	33 min
Jul 16, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson, Wyandotte	35 min
Jul 16, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	30 min
Jul 16, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Miami	47 min
Jul 17, 4:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Linn, Miami	43 min
Jul 17, 4:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Linn	33 min
Jul 17, 5:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Leavenworth	25 hr
Jul 17, 6:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	17 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.