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River Flood Warning 71, NWS Kansas City, MO
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...BMWHazardous 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.
&&
BMWLocal 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.
&&
BMWLocal storm report, Jul 26, 9:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 8:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 70 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 13 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clay | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 3:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Worth | 117 min |
| Jul 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Mercer | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Caldwell, Ray | 27 min |
| Jul 26, 3:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:32 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | Bates, Cass, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:59 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more | 5 days |
| Jul 26, 5:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 103 min |
| Jul 26, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 7:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 8 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Adair, Macon | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 9:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Macon | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 11:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon | 46 hr |
| Jul 26, 11:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Macon | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Livingston | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 25 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Howard | 36 min |
| Jul 26, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Howard | 64 min |
| Jul 25, 7:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn | 13 hr |
| Jul 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Miami | 113 min |
| Jul 26, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Miami | 28 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.