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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2026, 3:42 AM CDT for Howard County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Howard County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:41 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, 8:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 10 N Wooldridge, MO | Route EE inundated from flood waters. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 143 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 2368 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1403 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted.
710
WGUS53 KEAX 010842
FFWEAX
MOC089-011400-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0022.260601T0842Z-260601T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
342 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Howard County in central Missouri...
* Until 900 AM CDT.
* At 342 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...
Mainly rural areas of Southern Howard County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 9258 3910 9291 3910 9251 3900 9256
3899 9256 3898 9257 3898 9256 3897 9256
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Curtis1 follow-up statement
815
WGUS73 KEAX 011358
FFSEAX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
858 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
MOC089-011408-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260601T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Howard MO-
858 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. However, flooded roads continue across the
area. This warning has been replaced by a flood warning in effect
until 845 pm this evening.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 9258 3910 9291 3910 9251 3900 9256
3899 9256 3898 9257 3898 9256 3897 9256
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 1, 12:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- * Strong to severe thunderstorms may develop along and south of I-70 later Sunday evening. The strongest storms would be capable of producing damaging winds, large hail (2"+ possible, mainly south of the Kansas City metro), and potentially an isolated tornado. Heavy rainfall could lead to localized flooding. * Lingering showers and storms early Monday. Low-end severe threat Monday morning for damaging winds and hail as MCS continues to progress through Missouri. Heavy rainfall could also be a hazard. * Hot and humid Monday with heat indices in the 90s. Apparent temperatures to be reflective of actual air temperatures in the 80s starting Tuesday, providing a few days of relief.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 12:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1248 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... * Strong to severe thunderstorms may develop along and south of I-70 later Sunday evening. The strongest storms would be capable of producing damaging winds, large hail (2"+ possible, mainly south of the Kansas City metro), and potentially an isolated tornado. Heavy rainfall could lead to localized flooding. * Lingering showers and storms early Monday. Low-end severe threat Monday morning for damaging winds and hail as MCS continues to progress through Missouri. Heavy rainfall could also be a hazard. * Hot and humid Monday with heat indices in the 90s. Apparent temperatures to be reflective of actual air temperatures in the 80s starting Tuesday, providing a few days of relief. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 853 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026 Evening/overnight storm potential tonight into early Monday morning remains the most pressing aspect of the forecast period. Over the course of the day, instability has grown appreciably, with recent SPC mesoanalysis indicating a 3500-6000 J/kg SBCAPE gradient from the northern portions of the Kansas City metro into the far southern portions of the CWA. ACARS soundings out of KMCI continue to depict a stout capping inversion with multiple failed attempts at convection in eastern Kansas observed via satellite. A diffuse outflow boundary extending from central Kansas into south-central Missouri has been the primary area of focus for these initiation attempts, but as of about 800 PM CDT, only one remotely successful updraft has been able to form in Douglas County, KS. Isolated development will continue to be possible over the next 1-2 hours, but more widespread convection will likely have to wait for improved mid/upper-level support, namely in the form of CVA as a shortwave moves through the flow aloft. Initially, storms are expected to be discrete and capable of all severe hazards. High resolution guidance points to over 4000 J/kg MUCAPE and around 1000 J/kg of CAPE in the HGZ, with values nearing 1500 J/kg south of I-70. In this environment, discrete storms could produce very large hail. Despite poor low-level flow overall, the potential for cell and boundary interactions in such a highly unstable environment supports an isolated tornado threat. PWATs > 1.5" across the area provides a heightened flood/flash flood threat overnight, mainly along and south of I-70 where the greatest moisture convergence is colocated with the strongest updraft potential. Soils across southern and central Missouri have reduced infiltration capacity due to earlier rainfall, further heightening flood concerns in these locales. As a weak low-level jet protrudes into the area tonight, storms will be encouraged to grow upscale as they move into central Missouri. With quite a bit of instability persisting into the overnight hours, the severe threat will continue through much of the early morning as storms progress east. Flood/flash food concerns will also remain with potential training as the event progresses. Around sunrise, the main storm system is expected to have exited the eastern fringes of the CWA, though some lingering precipitation is possible. Light winds, clearing sky conditions, and small dewpoint depressions could allow patchy fog to develop in the early morning hours, especially further north and west behind the MCS. Surface dewpoints look to return to the low/mid 70s, leading to a muggy first day of June. Northerly and easterly surface flow that sets in behind the surface low with ridging building overhead. This will provide some reprieve as the area loses its connection to Gulf moisture, keeping uncomfortable heat indices at bay until late in the week when surface flow becomes increasingly southerly once again as an upper/mid level trough approaches the region on Thursday. This system will bring another active period of weather to the area Friday through the weekend. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 1227 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 Scattered thunderstorms have rapidly developed within the corridor of terminals over the last half hour. Additional convection off to the west is anticipated to progress eastward in the coming hours as well. TEMPOs for TSRA have been included in the first few hours of the TAF for the three southernmost terminals as storms continue to move through the area. In heavy downpours, visibilities may approach or fall below IFR thresholds but such reductions are expected to be shortlived. Showers and storms will continue to move through Missouri overnight with variable winds and improving conditions behind showers and storms. Around sunrise, some patchy fog may develop across portions of Kansas and Missouri with light northerly/northeasterly winds for the remainder of the TAF period. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None. && DISCUSSION...Macko AVIATION...Macko
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 5:05 AM CDT, 22 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Sun May 31 2026
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-011005-
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 Sun May 31 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Through tonight.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Line of showers and storms to move through the region
overnight/early Sunday morning.
- Best chances (50-70%) along and north of I-70.
- Locally heavy rainfall is the primary hazard, with low-end
potential for damaging winds and hail.
* Showers and storms possible again Sunday. A conditional severe
threat exists, mainly in the vicinity of and south/southeast of
the Kansas City metro.
* Hot and humid through Monday, with heat indices expected to reach
the 90s south of US-36.In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
238 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0233 AM Hail 2 SW Lexington 39.16N 93.89W
06/01/2026 E1.00 Inch Lafayette MO Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
&&
OMLocal storm report, Jun 1, 2:44 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
244 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 AM Flash Flood 1 NNE Avondale 39.17N 94.54W
06/01/2026 Clay MO Fire Dept/Rescue
Water rescue near the on ramp of northbound
I-35 and NE Chouteau Trafficway.
&&
OMLocal storm report, Jun 1, 2:47 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
247 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Riverside 39.18N 94.61W
06/01/2026 Platte MO Emergency Mngr
Large tree blocking the roadway. Report
relayed via EM. Time estimated from radar.
&&
OMLocal storm report, Jun 1, 2:51 AM CDT, 51 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
251 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0243 AM Flash Flood 1 SE Riverside 39.17N 94.60W
06/01/2026 Clay MO Fire Dept/Rescue
Water rescue near MO Hwy 9 and NW Briarcliff
Pkwy.
&&
OMLocal storm report, Jun 1, 3:12 AM CDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
312 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Higginsville 39.07N 93.72W
06/01/2026 E58 MPH Lafayette MO Public
Personal weather station measured 58 mph.
&&
jtkSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 3:32 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
332 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
MOZ015-016-023>025-031>033-039-010900-
Grundy MO-Carroll MO-Macon MO-Saline MO-Chariton MO-Livingston MO-
Randolph MO-Linn MO-Sullivan MO-
332 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...
CHARITON...LINN...SOUTHEASTERN GRUNDY...SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL...NORTH CENTRAL SALINE...SOUTHWESTERN MACON AND
NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CDT...
At 332 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Trenton to
near Brookfield to Keytesville. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Chillicothe, Brookfield, Marceline, Salisbury, Brunswick,
Keytesville, Bucklin, Meadville, Laclede, Linneus, Wheeling, Chula,
Laredo, New Cambria, Purdin, Mendon, Clifton Hill, Sumner, Rothville,
and Triplett.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
central and north central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 4009 9339 3987 9278 3944 9261 3934 9318
3966 9331 3993 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 242DEG 31KT 3994 9362 3976 9311 3944 9296
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
KrullThe 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 | 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, 3:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline | 6 hr |
| 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, 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 |
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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.