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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jul 21, 2025, 6:17 AM CDT for Chariton County, Macon County, Missouri. It took effect at Jul 21, 2025, 5:12 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2025, 6:17 AM CDT (11:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 21, 2025, 5:12 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2025, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Chariton County, MO, Macon County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Chariton River near Prairie Hill (PRIM7). The gauge peaked at 13.40 ft at Jul 21, 2025, 2:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06905500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
999
WGUS43 KEAX 211117
FLWEAX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
617 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
Chariton River near Prairie Hill affecting Chariton and Macon
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
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MOC041-121-221130-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FL.W.0049.250721T2212Z-250723T0712Z/
/PRIM7.1.ER.250721T2212Z.250722T0000Z.250722T0712Z.UU/
617 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chariton River near Prairie Hill.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Fields along the river begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 15.5 feet this evening. It
will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
Fld Obs Forecasts
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Mon Tue Wed
7am 7am 7am
Chariton River
Prairie Hill 15.0 9.7 Mon 5am 10.4 14.2 7.4
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LAT...LON 3997 9273 3997 9261 3960 9268 3927 9290
3933 9299
$$
SAW1 follow-up statement
274
WGUS83 KEAX 211915
FLSEAX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
215 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Chariton River near Prairie Hill affecting Macon and Chariton
Counties.
MOC041-121-212015-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FL.W.0049.250721T2212Z-250721T1915Z/
/PRIM7.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
215 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Chariton River near Prairie Hill.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 13.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.9
feet this evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3997 9273 3997 9261 3960 9268 3927 9290
3933 9299
$$
SAWWhat 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 21, 2:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- * Flood threat continues for portions of Macon, Linn and Randolph counties early this morning. Storms capable of 1-2"/hr rates could lead to flash flooding. * Heat builds back into the region today and is expected to continue into Thursday. Excessive heat warning is in effect through Thursday south of highway 36, with a heat advisory today for northeast Kansas into northwest Missouri. Increasing confidence in the need for head headlines regionwide at least Tuesday- Thursday.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 2:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
247 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Flood threat continues for portions of Macon, Linn and Randolph
counties early this morning. Storms capable of 1-2"/hr rates could
lead to flash flooding.
* Heat builds back into the region today and is expected to
continue into Thursday. Excessive heat warning is in effect
through Thursday south of highway 36, with a heat advisory
today for northeast Kansas into northwest Missouri. Increasing
confidence in the need for head headlines regionwide at least
Tuesday- Thursday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 246 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Another messy low confidence forecast this morning. Accas developed
mainly along and north of I-70 overnight. Had storm development as
far west as STJ, but were unable to sustain themselves for any
period of time west if I-35. CAMs are currently not handling the
current situation well, but appears storm development has primarily
focused along the highway 36 corridor potentially along a weak
boundary. Convection along the potential boundary may shift south
towards the I-70 corridor this morning, before lifting back to the
north as upper ridge strengthens today. RAP keeps convection going
through the morning hours today going across northern Missouri,
while the HRRR and RRFS dry out shortly after sunrise. Unlike
yesterday, don't see any features that would help aid in convective
development to the west. Atmosphere appears to be fairly weakly
capped, and NAMNEST and HRRR suggest at least the potential for an
isolated storm through at least the afternoon hours; however, the
overall expectation is that thunderstorm threat will gradually shift
north through the day as upper level ridge across the southeastern
US strengthens with heat and capping inversion building north. Clouds
and any potential storms would certainly hamper the potential for
northern Missouri to reach heat headline criteria today.
Confidence is increasing with upper level ridge building across the
region in heat headlines for the entire region Tuesday- at least
Thursday. A cold front is expected to approach from the north and
west late week, though there is some question as to whether the
front would actually make it Thursday into Friday. Models hint that
the direct feed of Gulf moisture into the central US may weaken ever
so slightly on Friday, potentially leading to a brief reprieve from
heat headlines before the ridge restrengthens some into the
weekend.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1226 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Isolated to scatted thunderstorms capable of very heavy rain are
possible through ~15Z Monday mainly along and north of I-70.
Thereafter, the threat for thunderstorms will lift north, with
VFR and very warm muggy conditions continuing throughout much of
the week.
&&
.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Heat Advisory from noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening for
MOZ001-002-004-011>014-020>023.
Extreme Heat Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday
evening for MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025.
Extreme Heat Warning until 7 PM CDT Thursday for MOZ028>033-
037>040-043>046-053-054.
Flood Watch until 1 PM CDT this afternoon for MOZ007-008-016-
017-024-025-032-033-040.
KS...Heat Advisory from noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening for
KSZ025-102.
Extreme Heat Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday
evening for KSZ025-102.
Extreme Heat Warning until 7 PM CDT Thursday for KSZ057-060-
103>105.
&&
DISCUSSION...BT
AVIATION...BTHazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 5:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 0507 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-221007- 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- 0507 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Through tonight. Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on potential weather hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on potential weather hazards. .KEY MESSAGES... * Flood threat continues for portions of Macon, Linn and Randolph counties early this morning. Storms capable of 1-2"/hr rates could lead to flash flooding. * Heat builds back into the region today and is expected to continue into Thursday. Excessive heat warning is in effect through Thursday south of highway 36, with a heat advisory today for northeast Kansas into northwest Missouri. Increasing confidence in the need for head headlines regionwide at least Tuesday- Thursday.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:18 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
518 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 AM Flash Flood Brookfield 39.79N 93.08W
07/21/2025 Linn MO Law Enforcement
Sheriffs office reports several roads
flooded in Brookfield.
&&
BTLocal storm report, Jul 21, 5:19 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
519 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 AM Flash Flood Marceline 39.72N 92.95W
07/21/2025 Linn MO Law Enforcement
Roads flooded in Marceline.
&&
BTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 8:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 14 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Sullivan | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Randolph | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Grundy, Linn, Livingston | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:38 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | EAX | Bates, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Cooper and 10 more | 11 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.