On the evening of September 13, widespread thunderstorm activity brought areas of flooding across northern Missouri and eastern Kansas. The extent of the impacts were several roads closed as a result of flowing and standing water.
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The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
On the evening of September 13, widespread thunderstorm activity brought areas of flooding across northern Missouri and eastern Kansas. The extent of the impacts were several roads closed as a result of flowing and standing water. Rainfall amounts were very excessive, with some area reporting over 7 inches of rain. The highest report was in Doniphan County Kansas where over 11 inches of rain fell. Fortunately, there were no injuries and damage appeared to be minimal.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Sep 13, 2:37 PM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 337 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016 .Discussion... Issued at 336 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016 Areas of moderate to heavy rain have lingered across the area through the morning and afternoon generally in response to a surface boundary that is currently located across southern Nebraska and northern Missouri. Some weak, but steady isentropic upglide over the surface boundary has helped keep showers and thunderstorms going through the afternoon hours, and ultimately into the evening hours. By the overnight hours isentropic ascent, mainly along the 295K through 305K Theta E surfaces will contribute to more rain across the area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Instability across areas south of ongoing convection has increased through the day to reach around 2000 J/kg of MLCAPE. Effective bulk shear has approached 30 to 40 kts. So while widespread severe weather is not expected at this time, there could be a strong storm or two, especially where the better environment exists south of the ongoing convection. Areas generally along and north of I-70 would be the areas most likely to see overnight showers, however areas along and south of I-70 may not be completely shut out from overnight rain. By Wednesday mid morning to early afternoon a surface ridge will pass well to the north of the area, but its southern periphery will nose into central Missouri, which will effectively cut off precipitation chances through the second half of Wednesday. Once the surface ridge moves east of the area on Thursday, southerly return flow will bring warm/moist air back into western and central Missouri, along with eastern Kansas. As the warm front lifts north, putting the area in the warm/moist sector southwest flow aloft associated with a shortwave trough will provide ascent, which will ultimately lead to periods of rain across the area through Friday night. Another surface ridge will nose into the area for Saturday, which will relegate most of the precipitation into southern Missouri, perhaps as far north as I-70. Otherwise, areas along and north of I-70 should see a pleasant weekend, with dry conditions. By early next week the pattern looks to reset again, with southerly warm/moist surface flow behind the departing surface ridge, and southwesterly flow aloft. Expect more of a wet pattern through at least the middle part of next week. && .Aviation...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Wednesday Afternoon) Issued at 131 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016 Steady rain at KMCI and KSTJ should wind down over the next hour or two, with off and on showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. Next chance for widespread showers and thunderstorms is later tonight through the early to mid morning hours on Wednesday. && .EAX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... KS...None. MO...None. && Discussion...Leighton Aviation...Leighton
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 502 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-141015- 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- 502 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STORMS WILL BE IN THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A SHORT BREAK FOR MOST AREAS AROUND MIDDAY. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH PRIMARY HAZARDS BEING GUSTY WINDS, HAIL, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE WILL BE DRIER CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY BUT STORMS RETURN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND STICK AROUND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME BUT HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
223 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016
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0222 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 E MCLOUTH 39.20N 95.13W
09/13/2016 M3.74 INCH LEAVENWORTH KS EMERGENCY MNGR
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JLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
228 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016
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..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
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0228 PM HEAVY RAIN JARBALO 39.20N 95.07W
09/13/2016 M4.57 INCH LEAVENWORTH KS EMERGENCY MNGR
STORM TOTAL TODAY.
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JLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
331 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016
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0327 PM FLASH FLOOD NE LANSING 39.25N 94.90W
09/13/2016 LEAVENWORTH KS EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER K-5 HIGHWAY IN NORTHEAST LANSING. BARRACADES
REQUESTED TO CLOSE ROAD.
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SBLAIRThe Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:32 UTC.
12 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
After 5 to 7 inches of rain fell across the area several area roads were closed. A car was submerged on S Belt Highway south of US Highway 36 in St. Joseph. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
State Route F was closed due to flooding on Shoal Creek. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
Route N east of Braymer was closed due to flooding. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
Ten inches of water was reported over tri-county line road and 324th St over a 100 yard span. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
Route W was closed at Middle Fork Lost Creek due to flooding. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
State Route DD was closed due to flooding on Malden Creek. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
State Route D was closed along the Crooked River due to flooding. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
State Routes C, D, DD were closed from Utica to Plymouth. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
The intersection of Belt Highway and Highway 36 had 1 to 2 feet of water over the road. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
State Route E was closed in both directions due to flooding on Mud Creek. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
Route N was closed along Shoal Creek due to flooding. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
Route E along Turkey Creek was closed due to flooding. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
Route W along Middle Fork Lost Creek was closed due to flooding. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, September 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 660085, 660086, 660087, 660088, 660089, 660090, 660091, 660092, 660095, 660096, 660097, 660098, 660099.