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FGUS73 KEAX 242001  
ESFEAX  
MOC001-003-005-021-033-037-041-047-053-061-075-079-083-087-089-095-  
101-115-117-121-147-159-165-171-177-195-197-KSC005-091-103-242100-  
 
PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
300 PM CDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
IN TABLE 1 BELOW...THE CURRENT (CS) AND HISTORICAL (HS) OR NORMAL  
PROBABILITIES OF EXCEEDING MINOR...MODERATE...AND MAJOR FLOOD STAGES  
ARE LISTED FOR THE VALID TIME PERIOD.  
 
CS VALUES INDICATE THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING A FLOOD CATEGORY  
BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS.  
 
HS VALUES INDICATE THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING A FLOOD CATEGORY  
BASED ON HISTORICAL OR NORMAL CONDITIONS.  
 
WHEN THE VALUE OF CS IS MORE THAN HS...THE PROBABILITY OF  
EXCEEDING THAT LEVEL IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE VALUE OF CS IS  
LESS THAN HS...THE PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING THAT LEVEL IS LOWER  
THAN NORMAL.  
 
   
..TABLE 1--PROBABILITIES FOR MINOR...MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOODING
 
 
VALID PERIOD: 04/26/2024 - 07/25/2024  
 
: CURRENT AND HISTORICAL  
: CHANCES OF EXCEEDING  
: FLOOD CATEGORIES  
: AS A PERCENTAGE (%)  
CATEGORICAL :  
FLOOD STAGES (FT) : MINOR MODERATE MAJOR  
LOCATION MINOR MOD MAJOR : CS HS CS HS CS HS  
-------- ----- ----- ----- : --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:DELAWARE RIVER  
MUSCOTAH 27.0 28.0 36.0 : 32 50 29 44 <5 <5  
:STRANGER CREEK  
EASTON 17.0 18.0 23.0 : 80 85 76 81 16 16  
TONGANOXIE 23.0 30.0 35.0 : 48 64 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:KANSAS RIVER  
DE SOTO 26.0 33.0 36.0 : 10 11 <5 <5 <5 <5  
TURNER BRIDGE KCK 41.0 47.5 54.0 : 8 13 <5 6 <5 <5  
23RD STREET KCK 33.0 54.0 55.0 : 19 40 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:MISSOURI RIVER  
ST JOSEPH 17.0 21.0 27.0 : 49 78 29 55 9 27  
ATCHISON 22.0 27.0 30.0 : 45 71 19 40 9 28  
LEAVENWORTH 20.0 24.0 30.0 : 41 63 18 38 5 18  
PARKVILLE 25.0 28.0 35.0 : 27 52 15 35 <5 12  
KANSAS CITY 32.0 35.0 49.0 : 12 30 9 16 <5 <5  
NAPOLEON 17.0 25.0 30.0 : 60 80 18 42 8 14  
WAVERLY 20.0 29.0 31.0 : 61 80 12 36 10 15  
MIAMI 18.0 28.0 29.0 : 70 81 12 37 10 21  
GLASGOW 25.0 27.0 32.0 : 57 77 47 70 19 33  
BOONVILLE 21.0 30.0 34.0 : 56 77 17 28 <5 9  
:TARKIO RIVER  
FAIRFAX 17.0 18.0 25.0 : 59 71 54 67 37 51  
:NODAWAY RIVER  
BURLINGTON JUNCTI 23.0 28.0 35.0 : 16 15 <5 5 <5 <5  
:102 RIVER  
MARYVILLE 18.0 23.0 28.0 : 40 37 27 22 <5 <5  
ROSENDALE 18.0 18.1 23.0 : 50 46 49 45 13 14  
:PLATTE RIVER  
AGENCY 20.0 25.0 30.0 : 78 84 50 50 9 10  
:LITTLE PLATTE RIVER  
SMITHVILLE 27.0 30.5 35.0 : <5 7 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:PLATTE RIVER  
SHARPS STATION 26.0 29.0 33.0 : 57 62 42 52 14 24  
PLATTE CITY 20.0 25.0 29.0 : 68 79 35 40 12 21  
:BLUE RIVER  
BLUE RIDGE BOULEV 35.0 39.0 48.0 : 24 39 6 8 <5 <5  
BANNISTER ROAD KA 34.0 40.0 42.0 : 14 17 <5 <5 <5 <5  
71 HIGHWAY KANSAS 27.0 36.0 38.0 : 21 31 <5 <5 <5 <5  
63RD STREET KANSA 26.0 33.0 37.0 : 21 33 <5 5 <5 <5  
COLORADO AVENUE K 31.0 36.0 37.0 : <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
STADIUM DRIVE KAN 33.0 39.0 43.0 : <5 5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
17TH STREET KANSA 33.0 36.0 38.0 : 7 13 <5 <5 <5 <5  
12TH STREET KANSA 30.0 35.0 40.0 : <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:LITTLE BLUE RIVER  
LAKE CITY 18.0 25.0 27.0 : 43 47 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:CROOKED RIVER  
RICHMOND 20.0 21.0 29.0 : 75 70 63 67 <5 <5  
:WAKENDA CREEK  
CARROLLTON 16.0 19.0 21.0 : >98 69 56 54 12 14  
:BLACKWATER RIVER  
VALLEY CITY 22.0 25.0 31.0 : 71 84 68 78 26 31  
BLUE LICK 24.0 29.0 37.0 : 79 89 44 56 10 15  
:LAMINE RIVER  
OTTERVILLE 15.0 18.0 26.0 : 68 62 48 48 12 11  
:MONITEAU CREEK  
FAYETTE 16.0 21.0 25.0 : 69 74 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:PETITE SALINE CREEK  
BOONVILLE 16.0 19.5 26.0 : 67 67 45 47 <5 <5  
:THOMPSON RIVER  
TRENTON 27.0 31.0 34.0 : 37 39 17 23 8 9  
:GRAND RIVER  
PATTONSBURG 25.0 30.0 32.0 : 53 65 38 55 33 41  
GALLATIN 26.0 33.0 39.0 : 61 66 22 22 11 12  
CHILLICOTHE 24.0 28.0 35.0 : 67 70 56 63 35 42  
SUMNER 26.0 28.0 40.0 : 81 84 79 82 11 12  
BRUNSWICK 19.0 27.0 33.0 : 68 73 25 33 11 12  
:CHARITON RIVER  
NOVINGER 20.0 23.0 26.0 : 44 49 35 40 26 27  
PRAIRIE HILL 15.0 19.0 21.0 : 67 75 39 46 24 24  
:SOUTH GRAND RIVER  
URICH 24.0 26.0 33.0 : 50 61 34 49 <5 <5  
:BIG CREEK  
BLAIRSTOWN 20.0 23.0 36.0 : 92 95 68 74 <5 <5  
:MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER  
OSAWATOMIE 28.0 45.0 48.0 : 42 52 <5 <5 <5 <5  
LA CYGNE 25.0 30.0 36.0 : 45 68 33 37 <5 <5  
TRADING POST 27.0 29.0 40.0 : 35 44 28 37 6 6  
 
LEGEND  
CS = CONDITIONAL SIMULATION (CURRENT OUTLOOK)  
HS = HISTORICAL SIMULATION  
FT = FEET  
 
IN TABLE 2 BELOW...THE 95 THROUGH 5 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE  
PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS (FT) FOR THE VALID  
TIME PERIOD.  
   
..TABLE 2--EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES
 
 
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES  
AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
VALID PERIOD: 04/26/2024 - 07/25/2024  
LOCATION 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
-------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------  
:DELAWARE RIVER  
MUSCOTAH 6.4 7.2 13.0 22.0 28.5 30.1 31.1  
:STRANGER CREEK  
EASTON 9.1 10.8 18.1 20.2 22.4 24.3 25.9  
TONGANOXIE 6.6 10.4 18.1 22.7 25.7 27.5 28.0  
:KANSAS RIVER  
DE SOTO 8.5 8.5 10.5 14.3 20.8 26.1 27.4  
TURNER BRIDGE KCK 9.4 10.6 15.6 23.4 30.9 38.7 42.8  
23RD STREET KCK 14.4 15.2 18.7 25.1 31.8 39.7 43.8  
:MISSOURI RIVER  
ST JOSEPH 11.0 12.4 14.3 16.9 22.8 26.5 29.5  
ATCHISON 14.2 15.9 18.4 20.4 26.3 29.9 31.8  
LEAVENWORTH 9.0 10.7 13.2 16.4 23.1 27.2 30.5  
PARKVILLE 13.9 15.1 17.9 20.3 25.2 30.2 33.5  
KANSAS CITY 13.6 14.9 18.2 24.1 28.6 34.3 39.6  
NAPOLEON 10.7 12.5 15.0 19.9 23.4 27.9 31.2  
WAVERLY 14.2 17.1 18.7 22.7 26.6 30.8 31.7  
MIAMI 11.4 15.7 17.2 22.1 26.2 29.2 30.0  
GLASGOW 16.7 20.6 23.3 25.9 30.4 37.9 38.9  
BOONVILLE 12.2 16.7 19.3 22.1 27.4 32.7 33.2  
:TARKIO RIVER  
FAIRFAX 8.5 9.7 11.8 21.6 28.0 28.7 29.5  
:NODAWAY RIVER  
BURLINGTON JUNCTI 6.5 9.4 12.2 16.8 21.3 24.8 26.8  
:102 RIVER  
MARYVILLE 10.4 11.7 12.8 16.5 23.7 25.7 26.3  
ROSENDALE 10.9 12.1 13.4 17.9 22.1 23.2 23.4  
:PLATTE RIVER  
AGENCY 13.4 17.2 20.8 25.0 26.8 29.6 31.1  
:LITTLE PLATTE RIVER  
SMITHVILLE 13.2 13.8 14.5 18.6 21.8 24.9 26.5  
:PLATTE RIVER  
SHARPS STATION 17.4 18.2 22.9 27.5 32.4 34.3 36.0  
PLATTE CITY 14.7 15.4 19.1 22.3 27.1 30.5 32.5  
:BLUE RIVER  
BLUE RIDGE BOULEV 26.3 26.4 27.4 32.0 34.8 38.4 39.4  
BANNISTER ROAD KA 7.1 8.0 14.8 21.1 29.4 36.0 36.7  
71 HIGHWAY KANSAS 5.6 6.8 15.2 18.8 25.0 31.3 32.0  
63RD STREET KANSA 9.1 10.1 15.5 18.7 24.6 30.6 31.7  
COLORADO AVENUE K 9.0 10.0 15.0 17.8 22.3 28.0 29.1  
STADIUM DRIVE KAN 8.4 9.0 15.3 19.4 26.6 30.6 31.9  
17TH STREET KANSA 11.6 12.6 19.2 22.2 28.7 32.2 33.3  
12TH STREET KANSA 7.6 8.7 14.3 16.8 24.2 27.5 28.4  
:LITTLE BLUE RIVER  
LAKE CITY 6.2 6.4 9.7 14.8 21.3 23.8 24.2  
:CROOKED RIVER  
RICHMOND 18.6 18.6 20.0 22.5 25.6 26.8 27.1  
:THOMPSON RIVER  
TRENTON 16.0 16.3 18.6 25.2 29.4 33.4 35.4  
:GRAND RIVER  
PATTONSBURG 4.5 7.4 13.6 26.9 33.2 42.6 44.7  
GALLATIN 7.5 8.8 17.8 28.2 32.3 40.0 41.5  
CHILLICOTHE 11.0 11.9 21.5 30.1 39.0 40.6 41.4  
SUMNER 14.1 17.7 30.7 34.5 37.3 40.1 42.7  
BRUNSWICK 10.1 13.1 18.2 20.2 26.9 35.7 37.5  
:CHARITON RIVER  
NOVINGER 3.7 8.0 11.1 18.7 26.4 28.4 30.2  
PRAIRIE HILL 5.5 9.8 14.1 17.4 20.7 23.2 23.8  
:SOUTH GRAND RIVER  
URICH 6.9 11.5 16.3 24.0 26.8 29.0 31.8  
:BIG CREEK  
BLAIRSTOWN 13.7 20.7 22.7 24.3 25.8 27.5 27.7  
:MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER  
OSAWATOMIE 14.9 18.2 21.8 26.2 33.7 37.2 39.8  
LA CYGNE 8.0 11.9 16.1 24.2 31.7 33.9 34.6  
TRADING POST 9.2 12.2 17.2 22.7 31.8 38.3 40.9  
 
IN TABLE 3 BELOW...THE 95 THROUGH 5 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE  
PROBABILITY OF FALLING BELOW THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS (FT) FOR THE  
VALID TIME PERIOD.  
   
..TABLE 3--NONEXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES
 
 
CHANCE OF FALLING BELOW STAGES  
AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
VALID PERIOD: 04/26/2024 - 07/25/2024  
LOCATION 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
-------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------  
:DELAWARE RIVER  
MUSCOTAH 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0  
:STRANGER CREEK  
EASTON 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.1 1.1 1.1  
TONGANOXIE 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5  
:KANSAS RIVER  
DE SOTO 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4  
:MISSOURI RIVER  
ST JOSEPH 7.6 7.3 7.0 6.4 5.3 5.0 4.4  
ATCHISON 9.5 9.2 8.7 7.9 6.7 6.3 5.6  
LEAVENWORTH 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.6 2.6 2.3 1.7  
PARKVILLE 10.1 9.8 9.3 8.8 8.1 7.7 7.0  
KANSAS CITY 10.3 10.2 9.6 9.0 8.3 8.1 7.1  
NAPOLEON 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.5  
WAVERLY 11.4 11.2 10.7 10.3 9.7 9.2 8.5  
MIAMI 8.4 8.1 7.7 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.1  
GLASGOW 11.9 11.6 11.1 10.6 10.1 9.3 8.7  
BOONVILLE 7.7 7.5 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.2 4.6  
:TARKIO RIVER  
FAIRFAX 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4  
:NODAWAY RIVER  
BURLINGTON JUNCTI 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6  
:102 RIVER  
MARYVILLE 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1  
ROSENDALE 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0  
:PLATTE RIVER  
AGENCY 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.5  
:LITTLE PLATTE RIVER  
SMITHVILLE 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0  
:PLATTE RIVER  
SHARPS STATION 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9  
:BLUE RIVER  
BLUE RIDGE BOULEV 25.1 25.1 25.1 25.1 25.1 25.1 25.1  
BANNISTER ROAD KA 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4  
71 HIGHWAY KANSAS 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3  
63RD STREET KANSA 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1  
COLORADO AVENUE K 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6  
STADIUM DRIVE KAN 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5  
17TH STREET KANSA 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7  
12TH STREET KANSA 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1  
:LITTLE BLUE RIVER  
LAKE CITY 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7  
:CROOKED RIVER  
RICHMOND 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.5 4.7 3.8  
:THOMPSON RIVER  
TRENTON 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9  
:GRAND RIVER  
PATTONSBURG 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1  
GALLATIN 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2  
CHILLICOTHE 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.4  
SUMNER 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.0  
:CHARITON RIVER  
NOVINGER 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
PRAIRIE HILL 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0  
:SOUTH GRAND RIVER  
URICH 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.0 2.0  
:BIG CREEK  
BLAIRSTOWN 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0  
:MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER  
OSAWATOMIE 13.2 13.2 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.4  
LA CYGNE 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1  
TRADING POST 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6  
 
THESE LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS CONTAIN FORECAST VALUES THAT  
ARE CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SEASON SCENARIOS FROM 30 OR MORE YEARS  
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA...INCLUDING CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE  
RIVER...SOIL MOISTURE...SNOW COVER...AND 30 TO 90 DAY LONG-RANGE  
OUTLOOKS OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF  
PROBABILITIES...THE LEVEL OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE PLANNING  
DECISIONS CAN BE DETERMINED. THESE PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS ARE PART  
OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION  
SERVICE.  
 
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