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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 1, 20264 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2026, 3:04 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 10 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: Jun 1, 2026, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Chariton County, MO, Howard County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 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
Jun 1, 3:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 E Glasgow, MO	Several social media reports of street flooding in Glasgow. Time estimated from radar.
Jun 1, 4:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Sse Fayette, MO	Social media report of South Park and Railroad inundated. Time based on social media reports.
Jun 1, 4:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 W Fayette, MO	Several social media reports of flooding on West Davis Street near Morris Fork with the road and nearby fields inundated. Time based on social media reports.
Jun 1, 4:41 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Fayette, MO	Report from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
Jun 1, 4:45 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Fayette, MO	Several mPING reports of street flooding in Fayette. Time confirmed from radar.
Jun 1, 4:53 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Fayette, MO	mPING report of property flooding in the town of Fayette. Time confirmed from radar and nearby reports.
Jun 1, 5:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	7 Ese Fayette, MO	Moniteau Creek near Fayette (FYTM7) reached minor flood stage at 530 am.
Jun 1, 5:44 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 W Fayette, MO	Report from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
Jun 1, 6:24 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Sw Fayette, MO	Report from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
Jun 1, 8:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ese Glasgow, MO	Schnell Road Bridge closed from flooding.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 250 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3361 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.2
Supercell composite: 10.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

202 
WGUS53 KEAX 010804
FFWEAX
MOC041-089-175-195-011400-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0021.260601T0804Z-260601T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
304 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Howard County in central Missouri...
  Northeastern Saline County in central Missouri...
  Southeastern Chariton County in north central Missouri...
  Southwestern Randolph County in north central Missouri...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 304 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Fayette, Salisbury, Glasgow, Higbee, Keytesville, Armstrong and
  Dalton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3931 9303 3945 9311 3945 9271 3925 9240
      3925 9243 3910 9251 3910 9291

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Curtis

1 follow-up statement

814 
WGUS73 KEAX 011358 RRA
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
858 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

MOC041-089-175-195-011408-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260601T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chariton MO-Howard MO-Randolph MO-Saline MO-
858 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR
HOWARD, NORTHEASTERN SALINE, SOUTHEASTERN CHARITON AND SOUTHWESTERN
RANDOLPH COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. However, flooded roads continue across the
area this morning. This warning has been replaced with a flood
warning in effect until 845 pm tonight.

&&

LAT...LON 3931 9303 3945 9311 3945 9271 3925 9240
      3925 9243 3910 9251 3910 9291

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	54 hr
Jun 1, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	52 min
Jun 1, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Clinton, Platte, Ray	32 min
Jun 1, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	52 min
Jun 1, 1:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	27 min
Jun 1, 1:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton, Ray	29 min
Jun 1, 1:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson	15 min
Jun 1, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette	53 min
Jun 1, 1:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	6 hr
Jun 1, 2:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon, Randolph	34 min
Jun 1, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph	62 min
Jun 1, 2:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson	33 min
Jun 1, 2:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Lafayette	23 min
Jun 1, 2:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	35 min
Jun 1, 3:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Linn, Livingston	29 min
Jun 1, 3:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Saline	67 min
Jun 1, 3:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Lafayette	15 min
Jun 1, 3:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	17 hr
Jun 1, 3:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Lafayette, Saline	14 min
Jun 1, 3:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton, Linn	28 min
Jun 1, 3:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph	64 min
Jun 1, 3:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	5 hr
Jun 1, 4:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan	26 min
Jun 1, 4:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Randolph	24 min
Jun 1, 5:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Livingston	3 hr
Jun 1, 8:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline	12 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.