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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2026, 7:12 AM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2026, 7:12 AM CDT (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2026, 11:51 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Linn County, MO, Macon County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brunswick, MO | Delayed social media report and video. Widespread street flooding in Brunswick. Time estimated from radar. |
| Apr 27, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Dalton, MO | Routes J and MM closed from flash flooding. Time estimated from radar. |
| Apr 27, 8:11 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Elmer, MO | Route HH closed from flooding. |
| Apr 27, 9:46 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Sw Wien, MO | Route D closed from flooding. |
| Apr 27, 9:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Moberly, MO | Route 24 flooded near Route JJ. |
| Apr 27, 11:09 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ese Rothville, MO | Route E closed from flooding of Yellow Creek. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 306 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1944 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 564 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 669 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.7
- Supercell composite
- 19.0
The text
As transmitted.
203
WGUS53 KEAX 271212
FFWEAX
MOC033-041-115-121-175-195-271700-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0013.260427T1212Z-260427T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
712 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Saline County in central Missouri...
East Central Carroll County in north central Missouri...
Chariton County in north central Missouri...
Southeastern Linn County in north central Missouri...
Macon County in north central Missouri...
Randolph County in north central Missouri...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 712 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Moberly, Macon, Marceline, Salisbury, Huntsville, Brunswick,
Bevier, Keytesville, Bucklin, Atlanta, Callao, Cairo, New Cambria,
Miami, Jacksonville, De Witt, Clifton Hill, Rothville, Dalton and
Prairie Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3944 9319 3973 9306 3982 9285 3995 9258
3995 9229 3942 9231 3934 9276 3934 9279
3933 9280 3924 9328
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CMS1 follow-up statement
080
WGUS73 KEAX 271651
FFSEAX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1151 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
MOC033-041-115-121-175-195-271701-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260427T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carroll MO-Chariton MO-Linn MO-Macon MO-Randolph MO-Saline MO-
1151 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL CARROLL, CHARITON, SOUTHEASTERN LINN,
MACON AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
&&
LAT...LON 3944 9319 3973 9306 3982 9285 3995 9258
3995 9229 3942 9231 3934 9276 3934 9279
3933 9280 3924 9328
$$
73The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 8:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 56 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 6 days |
| Apr 26, 8:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 56 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 3 days |
| Apr 26, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 8:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates | 4 days |
| Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Randolph | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Randolph | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry | 19 min |
| Apr 27, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt, Platte | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 3:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 3:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Jackson and 2 more | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 4:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 4 more | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 4:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 61 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Lafayette, Linn and 3 more | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 46 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 20 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Livingston, Mercer, Sullivan | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 5:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 18 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray, Saline | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston and 4 more | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Saline | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 5:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 5:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 6:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 6:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon, Randolph | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Linn, Macon, Randolph, Saline | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 6:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Bates, Cass, Jackson | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 3 more | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 6:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon, Randolph | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Saline | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 6:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph, Saline | 17 min |
| Apr 27, 6:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Jackson, Johnson and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Linn, Macon, Randolph, Saline | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 7:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 119 min |
| Apr 27, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Saline | 67 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 11 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau | 68 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 11 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 11 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 29 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph, Saline | 22 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 22 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 23 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis | 50 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.