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River Flood Warning 71, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 26, 2025Carroll County, Chariton County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jul 26, 2025, 11:19 AM CDT for Carroll County, Chariton County, Missouri. It took effect at Jul 28, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2025, 11:19 AM CDT (16:19 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 28, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 30, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Carroll County, MO, Chariton County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Grand River near Brunswick (BRNM7).

Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
19 ft
Moderate stage
27 ft
Major stage
33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 26, 6:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • The flash flooding potential continues overnight into Saturday Morning, mainly for areas along and north of the Missouri River due to repeated thunderstorms moving over the same areas.
  • Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible again Saturday afternoon from west-central MO toward northeast MO.
  • Hot and humid conditions return this weekend and persist through the middle of the next week.
  • Wetter conditions are expected to return late next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 6:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
639 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- The flash flooding potential continues overnight into Saturday
  Morning, mainly for areas along and north of the Missouri
  River due to repeated thunderstorms moving over the same
  areas.

- Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible again
  Saturday afternoon from west-central MO toward northeast MO.

- Hot and humid conditions return this weekend and persist
  through the middle of the next week.

- Wetter conditions are expected to return late next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 200 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

A shortwave trough continues to move across the state overnight into
Saturday morning, with ample large scale lift for numerous showers
and thunderstorms. The atmosphere is very moist tonight, with
precipitable water values around 2 inches, which is near the
maximum for this time of year. The main weather concern in the near
term will be impressive rainfall totals on already saturated ground,
leading to a flash flooding threat overnight for locations that
receive multiple rounds of thunderstorms. Rainfall rates under
thunderstorm cores are expected to be in the 1 to 3 inch per hour
range. Currently, high-resolution forecast models focus this threat
on areas north of the Missouri River. A Flood Watch remains in
effect until the early morning hours for the areas most likely to be
affected.

The most recent models lessen the intensity of overnight convection,
and radar trends this evening have been in line with this latest
trend. However, vigilance is encouraged nevertheless, as flooding is
harder to detect overnight.

Saturday will see another round of scattered thunderstorms with
a more marginal chance for continued flooding and severe weather
concerns. Otherwise, a drier pattern in store through mid week
under a strong upper level ridge. As a result, temperatures will
be back on the rise and more of concern for excessive heat
headlines. Afternoon high temperatures back into the 90s Sunday
onward through Tuesday with heat index values over the 105
degree mark due to the higher humidity values. Once this ridge
breaks down and pushes back west, expect not as high
temperatures in the afternoon with the next chances for
precipitation Wednesday through the end of the week.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 628 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Isolated showers continue in the general vicinity of the
terminals, so have a PROB30 group for showers through around 14z
this morning. Meanwhile, given the saturation of the low levels
and the calm winds, fog has developed at the terminals, with
IFR/MVFR CIGs at STJ/IXD/MCI (MKC remains P6SM). Fog should mix
out by around 14z, returning conditions to VFR. There will be
a slight chance for convective development in the vicinity of
the KC metro terminals late tonight, but confidence was not high
enough to mention at this time. Nearly calm winds should become
south southwesterly around 8 knots or so by later this morning.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Heat Advisory from 11 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday for
     MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-
     054.
     Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening
     for MOZ033-039-040-043>046-053-054.
KS...Heat Advisory from 11 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday for KSZ025-
     057-060-102>105.
     Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening
     for KSZ057-060.

&&

DISCUSSION...WFO RIV
AVIATION...BMW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 5:06 AM CDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0506 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-271006-
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-
0506 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 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...Sunday through Friday.

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

.KEY MESSAGES...

- The flash flooding potential continues overnight into Saturday
  Morning, mainly for areas along and north of the Missouri
  River due to repeated thunderstorms moving over the same
  areas.

- Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible again
  Saturday afternoon from west-central MO toward northeast MO.

- Hot and humid conditions return this weekend and persist
  through the middle of the next week.

- Wetter conditions are expected to return late next week.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:52 AM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
652 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

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

0651 AM     Flash Flood      6 NE Unionville         40.53N 92.91W
07/26/2025                   Putnam             MO   911 Call Center

            Water over Route YY and 129.

&&

BMW
Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:54 AM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
654 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

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

0653 AM     Flash Flood      6 N Unionville          40.56N 93.02W
07/26/2025                   Putnam             MO   911 Call Center

            Water over portions of Highway 5 in northern
            Putnam County.

&&

BMW
Local storm report, Jul 26, 9:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 8:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston70 hr
Jul 25, 8:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline13 hr
Jul 26, 1:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt3 hr
Jul 26, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay29 min
Jul 26, 3:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXDaviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Worth117 min
Jul 26, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer51 min
Jul 26, 3:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell, Ray27 min
Jul 26, 3:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan3 hr
Jul 26, 4:32 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryEAXBates, Cass, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 3 more16 hr
Jul 26, 4:59 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryEAXAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more5 days
Jul 26, 5:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan103 min
Jul 26, 7:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan3 hr
Jul 26, 7:08 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan8 hr
Jul 26, 8:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAdair, Macon50 min
Jul 26, 9:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon3 hr
Jul 26, 11:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon46 hr
Jul 26, 11:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon3 hr
Jul 26, 4:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston6 hr
Jul 26, 4:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston25 hr
Jul 26, 5:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHoward36 min
Jul 26, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHoward64 min
Jul 25, 7:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn13 hr
Jul 25, 10:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXMiami113 min
Jul 26, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMiami28 min

Nearby

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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.