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River Flood Warning 63, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 25, 2025Jackson County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jul 25, 2025, 4:53 AM CDT for Jackson County, Missouri. It took effect at Jul 25, 2025, 8:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2025, 4:53 AM CDT (09:53 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 25, 2025, 8:55 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 25, 2025, 11:08 AM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Jackson County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little Blue River (MO) near Lake City (LKCM7). The gauge peaked at 16.69 ft at Jul 25, 2025, 8:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06894000, 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 25, 4:17 AM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 4:17 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 5:05 AM CDT, 23 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-251005-
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-
0505 AM CDT Thu Jul 24 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...Friday through Wednesday.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Front has worked into northwest Missouri and will continue to be
  the focus for heavy rainfall later today.  Flood watch is in
  effect for much of eastern Kansas into north-central Missouri
  tonight into Friday morning, and northern Missouri Friday into
  Friday night.  Scattered-numerous flash flood events are expected,
  with the potential for significant flooding tonight and then again
  Friday night.

* Advisory heat continues today south of the boundary with heat
  indicies of 100-105F Heat builds back region-wide Saturday and
  continues into early next week.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
249 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

MOZ037-043-250815-
Cass MO-Jackson MO-
249 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CASS AND
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT...

At 248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Raymore, moving northeast at 15 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...
Lee's Summit, Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Greenwood, Lake Winnebago,
and Unity Village.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 470 between mile markers 6 and 12.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 172 and 181.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3877 9454 3890 9454 3898 9435 3880 9433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0748Z 241DEG 14KT 3883 9447

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

BMW

Local storm report, Jul 25, 3:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
303 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

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

0301 AM     Rain             5 ENE Norborne          39.33N 93.59W
07/25/2025  M6.48 Inch       Carroll            MO   Public

            Personal weather station.

&&

BMW

Local storm report, Jul 25, 3:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 25, 3:58 AM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 25, 4:00 AM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 25, 4:41 AM CDT, 12 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
Jul 24, 7:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates, Cass, Jackson, Johnson	3 hr
Jul 24, 8:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll	58 hr
Jul 24, 8:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Ray	42 hr
Jul 24, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	28 min
Jul 24, 8:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	6 hr
Jul 24, 8:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	69 hr
Jul 24, 9:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	36 hr
Jul 24, 9:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	5 days
Jul 25, 12:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	49 min
Jul 25, 12:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Lafayette, Randolph, Ray and 1 more	6 hr
Jul 25, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Lafayette	43 min
Jul 25, 1:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates, Cass	3 hr
Jul 25, 2:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Ray	6 hr
Jul 25, 2:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	26 min
Jul 25, 3:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	4 hr
Jul 25, 3:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Jackson	5 hr
Jul 25, 4:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	3 hr
Jul 25, 5:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray and 1 more	18 hr
Jul 25, 6:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Ray	6 hr
Jul 25, 8:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Ray	4 hr
Jul 25, 9:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	33 hr
Jul 25, 2:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	6 hr
Jul 25, 3:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Leavenworth	29 hr
Jul 25, 9:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	22 hr
Jul 25, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Miami	34 min
Jul 25, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Miami	23 min
Jul 25, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Miami	48 min
Jul 25, 4:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Linn, Miami	3 hr
Jul 25, 6:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Miami	4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2025 Every river flood warning in 2025

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.