1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 1, 2:30 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 230 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2002 EARLY MORNING WV IMAGERY INDICATES UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE LIFTING NE AWAY FROM CWA. BACK EDGE OF STRATUS CURRENTLY MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS NW CORNER OF CWA...AND EXPECT THIS AREA OF CLOUDS TO MOVE EAST OF CWA THIS MORNING. SFC OBS FROM SZL/IRK/DMO INDICATE AREAS OF FLURRIES/DRIZZLE CONTINUE...SO WILL INCLUDE MENTION IN SE ZONES THROUGH MID MORNING. OTHER CONCERN IN FIRST TERM IS POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FOG. DESPITE MOISTURE AT SFC ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW/ICE COVER...SFC GRADIENT WILL ALLOW NW WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON...THUS NOT EXPECTING FOG TO BECOME A PROBLEM. HOWEVER WILL MONITOR SITUATION AND UPDATE IF NECESSARY. SHORT TERM MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH OVERALL PATTERN...AND CURRENT FORECAST REFLECTS THESE TRENDS WELL SO WONT MAKE ANY BIG CHANGES. ZONAL FLOW PROGGED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CWA TODAY...AS SFC RIDGE BUILDS INTO REGION. WAA AT H85 PROGGED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WITH SNOW/ICE COVER ACROSS MUCH OF CWA...EXPECT TEMPS TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING TODAY. TONIGHT CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTHERLY GRADIENT WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING. WITH SNOW/ICE MELT TODAY...AM CONCERNED FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THUS WILL INCLUDE IN ZONES. OTHERWISE DOWNSLOPE WLY FLOW WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL WAA TO CONTINUE THROUGH SAT...HOWEVER DONT EXPECT MUCH OF THIS TO BE REALIZED AT THE SFC...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN COUNTIES WHERE DEEP SNOWPACK WILL REMAIN. MODELS BRING WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS NORTHERN PLAINS SAT...BUT EXPECT ONLY EFFECT ON CWA TO BE SOME HIGH CLOUDS SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE EXTENDED...GENERAL ZONAL FLOW PROGGED TO CONTINUE ACROSS REGION THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH FLOW. MRF/AVN TRENDING TOWARDS FASTER SOLUTION WITH UPPER LOW DIGGING ACROSS REGION MON NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. CURRENT FORECAST COVERS THIS WITH CHANCE OF SNOW...SO DONT PLAN ON MAKING ANY CHANGES. .EAX... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. SEAMAN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding due to heavy rains, occurred on the Petite Saline Creek near Boonville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, February 2002
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