• Flood Potential KS/MO/NE

    From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to All on Sun Jun 29 09:02:00 2025
    AWUS01 KWNH 291343
    FFGMPD
    ILZ000-MOZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-291930-

    Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0549
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
    942 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

    Areas affected...Northeast Kansas...Missouri...Far Southeast Nebraska...

    Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible

    Valid 291345Z - 291930Z

    SUMMARY...Weakening convective complexes still have potential for
    additional 1-3" locally crossing areas already flooded this
    morning. Localized flash flooding still remains possible.

    DISCUSSION...GOES-E 10.3um loop shows scattered re-activation of
    scattered thunderstorms/cooling tops extending from dying
    MCS/Squall line across SE NEB/IA moving into NE KS/NW MO all the
    way south across central MO to southeast MO where remaining
    isentropic ascent continues with scattered clusters. Upwind
    areas across E KS and SW MO remain conditionally unstable with
    ample deep layer moisture up to 1.75-2" of total PWats and capped
    CAPEs up to 2500 J/kg which will further increase with clearing
    skies. The old MCV with the leading convective complex/WAA
    regime continues to decouple and slide eastward through the deep
    layer flow across E MO, but the resulting LLJ still is fairly
    strong for the diurnal minimum with TWX/EAX/SGF VWP suite
    continuing to show solid 30-40kt decelerating confluent flow
    toward the old outflow/isentropic gradient across west-central to
    southeast MO still able to overcome the weaker capping to support
    the remaining convective clusters particularly on the confluent
    upwind edge from Bates to Miller county. Given the moisture flux
    and buoyancy, scattered cells/clusters will move with favorable
    orientation for short-term training as well as intersecting areas
    affected last night/this morning across south-central MO; given
    broad scattered Tcu across the Ozark Plateau, additional
    development may occur hear as well, expanding the risk for flash
    flooding rainfall totals (1-3") south and west of the already
    flooded areas in SE MO.

    Upstream, the strong outflow/squall line is intersecting the
    northern apex of the instability axis across NE KS and strong
    convergence along the leading edge is sprouting stronger/broader
    updrafts with cores that are back-shearing over the colder
    under-cutting air, suggesting increased overall duration of
    intense rainfall can be expected over the next hour or so. In
    addition, the squall line is merging with older more scattered WAA
    cells lingering from the prior wave in combination over the Kansas
    City Metro area. Propagation will be more due south than
    southeast given the available instability westward to the old
    track of rain; but a balance may be stuck for intersection of this
    newer 1.5-3" totals over areas having 1-3" this morning.

    While overall coverage is likely to be more scattered in nature,
    the combination of rates over recently saturated grounds will
    continue the risk for a few more incidents of flash flooding
    through the next 3-5 hours as the LLJ further diminishes and
    capping further increases.

    Gallina

    ATTN...WFO...EAX...LSX...OAX...PAH...SGF...TOP...

    ATTN...RFC...KRF...MSR...ORN...NWC...

    LAT...LON 40559416 40209305 39449183 38279032 37498949
    36958946 36739007 36799152 37249318 38109480
    39259652 40109708 40509556

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