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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 10, 2026Daviess County, Gentry County, Harrison County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2026, 2:26 PM CDT for Daviess County, Gentry County, Harrison County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 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
Jul 10, 2026, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Daviess County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 3:04 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 S Bethany, MOReport from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.

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 one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 38 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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2026-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2026-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

885 
WGUS53 KEAX 101926
FFWEAX
MOC061-075-081-110130-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FF.W.0049.260710T1926Z-260711T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
226 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Daviess County in north central Missouri...
  Southwestern Harrison County in north central Missouri...
  Southeastern Gentry County in northwestern Missouri...

* Until 830 PM CDT Friday.

* At 226 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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 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...
  Bethany and Mcfall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4008 9430 4021 9430 4030 9400 4031 9387
      4015 9389 4011 9422

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SAW
2 follow-up statements
490 
WGUS73 KEAX 102040
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
340 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

MOC061-075-081-110130-
/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260711T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Daviess MO-Gentry MO-Harrison MO-
340 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN DAVIESS, SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON AND
SOUTHEASTERN GENTRY COUNTIES...

At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. Street flooding
was reported in Bethany.

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...
  Bethany and Mcfall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4008 9430 4021 9430 4030 9400 4031 9387
      4015 9389 4011 9422

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SAW
505 
WGUS73 KEAX 110125
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
825 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

MOC061-075-081-110135-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260711T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Daviess MO-Gentry MO-Harrison MO-
825 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN DAVIESS, SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON AND SOUTHEASTERN GENTRY
COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 4008 9430 4021 9430 4030 9400 4031 9387
      4015 9389 4011 9422

$$

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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 Jul 10, 12:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Rain Friday Morning
  • Conditional Severe Storm Threat Friday Afternoon
  • Hot and Dry Next Week
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 12:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1237 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Rain Friday Morning

- Conditional Severe Storm Threat Friday Afternoon

- Hot and Dry Next Week

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1138 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Tonight Through Friday Night:

The H5 short-wave that brought isolated thunderstorms to areas
southeast of Kansas City on Thursday evening has pushed into the
Ozarks, with subtle H5 height rises occurring behind it that
have managed  to clear skies in some parts of the area and suppress
any new storm development. With the cloud cover that developed
Thursday afternoon and multiple attempts at convection initiation,
differential heating reinforced a boundary that is roughly situated
as of 04z from Ottawa Kansas to Sedalia MO. This will be a feature
of interest heading into the overnight hours, as well as Friday
afternoon with respect to the convective complex moving eastward
across Kansas, and redevelopment potential from western to central
Missouri in the afternoon on Friday.

A surface low has been present over the Front Range and High Plains
the last few days, and Thursday evening kicked off convection in
western Kansas. That is steadily moving eastward and will do so
through the overnight hours, tied to a more notable H5 short-wave
and vorticity maxima. Stronger dCVA will spread across central and
eastern Kansas, and surface pressure falls should extend into the
eastern Plains and lower Missouri Valley. How this impacts the
thermal boundaries that are currently in play south of the KC metro
remains in question. Current CAM guidance appears to want to keep
this boundary where it is currently at, forcing a surface trough
axis south of Interstate 70. While deep layer shear is stronger,
between 30-40 kts associated with the approaching mid-level short-
wave, most CAM guidance indicates the convection complex will become
outflow dominant as it moves eastward out of the Kansas Flint Hills.
Will need to watch cold pool characteristics closely to assess the
longevity. Broadscale lift though will continue to the early morning
hours of Friday, and will still bring the potential for heavier
rainfall to the western portions of the forecast area, including the
KC metro during the morning rush hour. PWAT values are still nearing
2.0 inches across the region. 00z HREF PMMs are hinting at the
potential for near 2" of precipitation in parts of eastern Kansas
and western Missouri. Current Flash Flood Guidance suggests most of
this area can handle 2.0 to 2.5 inches over a 3 hour period, however
do have some concerns for the KC metro especially after Thursday
morning's heavy rainfall. But with the current CAMs trend of
weakening convection, have held off from issuing a flood watch at
this time for our western zones. As for severe potential with this
complex, if it does not decay as quickly as CAMs currently suggest,
main threat will be 60 MPH wind gusts, and perhaps not all too
different from what occurred on Thursday morning.

As this complex decays through the morning, attention turns to
redevelopment potential Friday afternoon from western Missouri to
central Missouri. The positioning of the current thermal boundary
and how it responds to the overnight convective complex will play
large role in potential surface convergence, as well as heating and
boundary layer mixing for what CAPE looks like across the area. We
may still have enhanced mid-level vorticity present, which could
provide additional lift along with a surface trough and increasing
surface pressure falls through the afternoon. If there is any
clearing and rapid destabilization, strong storms may be able to
develop with peak heating Friday afternoon. The 00z HRRR developed a
very robust storm just north of the Kansas City Metro and moved this
eastward along the surface trough axis and thermal boundary. The
background shear environment as indicated by HRRR soundings could be
supportive a supercell mode. The low-level hodograph shape remains
uncertain though, as vorticity may be more crosswise. Therefore, it
is difficult to talk about any kind of tornado threat. However if
surface winds back along an area of surface pressure falls and close
to a boundary, this could end up presenting all potential hazards
including large hail and damaging winds. The RRFS on the other hand
is slower with destabilization as it holds onto cloud cover longer,
and does not attempt DCI until it gets around Hwy. 63 and then moves
eastward. In addition to severe storm potential, a very moist
environment with deep warm cloud processes will once again present
the opportunity for efficient rainfall production. However, we are
still seeing inconsistency with where the heavier QPF axis could
setup amongst the HREF members. Areas north of the Kansas City Metro
may be able to handle heavier rainfall, but if afternoon
redevelopment is further south, flooding may once again become a
concern. The short-wave that could provide a trigger for initiation
Friday afternoon then moves eastward, and should push any activity
out of the forecast area between 03z-06z Friday Night into Saturday
morning. Lingering activity may be possible though, as another H5
short-wave may move from the Central Plains into the lower Missouri
River Valley.

Saturday and Beyond:

Shower activity remains possible Saturday morning and afternoon
particularly for our southeastern zones with another mid-level vort
max providing lift across the area. The stronger instability and
shear though is currently progged along the Interstate 44 corridor
and into the Ozarks Region, which limits severe potential with
anything that may develop. This should push southeastward by late
Saturday evening.

Sunday and the remainder of the forecast period will feature a
prominent mid-level ridge across much of the CONUS. Strong WAA will
send temperatures back into the 90s by the the middle of week. As of
right now, dewpoints are progged to be in the upper 50s to lower
60s, which would help keep heat index values notably lower, just a
few degrees above the air temperatures. Without any notable forcing
or lift, most of the extended forecast is dry across the area.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1230 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Challenging forecast at terminals this afternoon, with ongoing
weather near KSTJ and continued opportunities for weather at all
terminals into the evening. Looking at the potential for
discrete storms out ahead of a primary band of thunderstorms
moving closer to KSTJ, but knowing exactly when and where storms
will pop up is uncertain. Have elected to include PROB30s to
communicate potential for storms in the afternoon/evening, while
trying to time out wind shifts through the day. Will likely
need to amend as current activity alters the near storm
environment, as the forecast is highly dependent on this today.
Overall environmental winds are expected to shift northerly,
with indication of ceilings lowering into tomorrow morning.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Flood Watch from 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday
     morning for MOZ044>046-054.
KS...None.

&&

DISCUSSION...Krull
AVIATION...SPG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 5:05 AM CDT, 9 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-111005-
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 Fri Jul 10 2026

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...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Rain Friday Morning

- Conditional Severe Storm Threat Friday Afternoon

- Hot and Dry Next Week

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 11:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1125 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0630 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 WNW Clinton           38.38N 93.79W
07/10/2026                   Henry              MO   Utility Company

            Downed wires near Booth Road. Time estimated
            from radar.

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Jul 10, 11:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1151 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0324 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNW Piper             39.15N 94.87W
07/09/2026                   Wyandotte          KS   Utility Company

            Downed tree limbs and wires near McGurk
            Street. Time estimated from radar.

0330 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNW Piper             39.15N 94.87W
07/09/2026                   Wyandotte          KS   Utility Company

            Downed tree limbs and wires near 124th
            Street. Time estimated from radar.

0330 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NW Muncie             39.10N 94.77W
07/09/2026                   Wyandotte          KS   Utility Company

            Downed tree limbs and wires near 80th
            Terrace. Time estimated from radar.

0332 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 N Maywood             39.14N 94.80W
07/09/2026                   Wyandotte          KS   Utility Company

            Downed wires near Route 5. Time estimated
            from radar.

0333 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 W Kansas City Kansas  39.11N 94.66W
07/09/2026                   Wyandotte          KS   Utility Company

            Downed tree limbs and wires near Elizabeth
            Avenue. Time estimated from radar.

0333 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NNW Muncie            39.11N 94.77W
07/09/2026                   Wyandotte          KS   Utility Company

            Downed tree limbs and wires near 81st
            Terrace. Time estimated from radar.

0337 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 W Merriam             39.02N 94.70W
07/09/2026                   Johnson            KS   Utility Company

            Downed wires near Perry Lane. Time estimated
            from radar.

0406 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NW Raytown            39.02N 94.48W
07/09/2026                   Jackson            MO   Utility Company

            Downed tree limbs and wires near Blue Ridge
            Cutoff. Time estimated from radar.

0452 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSW Kansas City Kansa 39.11N 94.63W
07/10/2026                   Wyandotte          KS   Utility Company

            Downed tree limbs and wires near Northrup
            Avenue. Time estimated from radar.

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:00 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
200 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0135 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 NNE Rushville         39.66N 95.01W
07/10/2026  M72 MPH          Buchanan           MO   Public

            Personal weather station.

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:12 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
212 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0200 PM     Flood            Wathena                 39.76N 94.95W
07/10/2026                   Doniphan           KS   Public

            Street flooding reported in Wathena.

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:16 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
216 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0216 PM     Flood            2 SSE Country Club Vill 39.81N 94.80W
07/10/2026                   Buchanan           MO   Public

            Flooding reported on Interstate 29 south of
            U.S. Highway 169.

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:20 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
220 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0132 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 NNW De Kalb           39.64N 94.96W
07/10/2026                   Buchanan           MO   Utility Company

            Downed power lines reported north of De
            Kalb. Time estimated from radar.

&&

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 4:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Clay, Jackson48 min
Jul 10, 6:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis48 min
Jul 10, 6:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXHenry, Pettis35 min
Jul 10, 11:39 AM CDTFlood WatchEAXCooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis13 hr
Jul 10, 12:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt3 hr
Jul 10, 1:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Holt6 hr
Jul 10, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan34 min
Jul 10, 1:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry6 hr
Jul 10, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte47 min
Jul 10, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison49 min
Jul 10, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clay, Clinton, Platte, Ray51 min
Jul 10, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb47 min
Jul 10, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, Livingston40 min
Jul 10, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Clay, Ray52 min
Jul 10, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Livingston46 min
Jul 10, 3:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXGrundy, Mercer, Sullivan3 hr
Jul 10, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Livingston, Saline50 min
Jul 10, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPettis, Saline48 min
Jul 10, 5:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXPutnam, Schuyler3 hr
Jul 10, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHoward33 min
Jul 10, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSaline33 min
Jul 10, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Pettis, Saline42 min
Jul 10, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Cooper, Howard, Randolph, Saline40 min
Jul 10, 5:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline5 hr
Jul 10, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.