Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 1995, 1:49 AM CDT for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1995, 1:49 AM CDT (06:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1995, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County McDonald County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 631 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSGF 100650 FFWSGF MOC119-101015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 149 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ...MCDONALD COUNTY AT 145 AM...RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER ALL OF MCDONALD COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE ANDERSON AREA WITH COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICES REPORTING SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AT BANKFULL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS INCREASING THE FLOODING THREAT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NAT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. RIDDLE
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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-100635- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1131 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995 ...A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR BARTON...DADE... CEDAR AND VERNON COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI OVERNIGHT... AT 1130 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM EL DORADO SPRINGS SOUTH TO LAMAR TO JUST WEST OF JOPLIN MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL REACH JOPLIN BY 1140 PM...MONETT BY 1230 AM AND THE SPRINGFIELD AREA BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM CDT. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. WITH THE ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...THE THREAT OF FLOODING IS VERY HIGH THROUGH SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. PERSONS IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING. MOTORIST ARE URGED NOT TO CROSS LOW WATER BRIDGES OR CROSSINGS TONIGHT THAT ARE COVERED WITH WATER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. DAVIS
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-100635- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1131 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995 ...A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR BARTON...DADE... CEDAR AND VERNON COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI OVERNIGHT... AT 1130 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM EL DORADO SPRINGS SOUTH TO LAMAR TO JUST WEST OF JOPLIN MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL REACH JOPLIN BY 1140 PM...MONETT BY 1230 AM AND THE SPRINGFIELD AREA BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM CDT. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. WITH THE ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...THE THREAT OF FLOODING IS VERY HIGH THROUGH SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. PERSONS IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING. MOTORIST ARE URGED NOT TO CROSS LOW WATER BRIDGES OR CROSSINGS TONIGHT THAT ARE COVERED WITH WATER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUC>ED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. DAVIS
Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1245 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
TIME (CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1045 PM 2N LEBANON MO 0.75 HAIL
6/9/95 LACLEDE REPORTED BY
SHERIFF
1105 PM SLEEPER MO 0.75 HAIL
6/9/95 LACLEDE REPORTED BY SKYWARN
1025 PM 2N LOUISBURG MO 65 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/9/95 DALLAS LARGE TREES DOWNED
REPORTED BY SHERIFF
950 PM HUMANSVILLE MO 60 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/9/95 POLK DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES
AND DESTROYED BARN
REPORTED BY CD
1000 PM BOLIVAR MO 70 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/9/95 POLK DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES
AND DAMAGED TWO CARS
REPORTED BY CD
958 PM GREENFIELD/LOCKWOOD MO 0.75 HAIL
6/9/95 DADE REPORTED BY PD
855 PM 8S LAMAR MO 1.25 HAIL
6/9/95 BARTON REPORTED BY SHERIFF
1215 AM JOPLIN AIRPORT MO 63 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/10/95 JASPER 0.75 HAIL
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
1100 PM 10S AND 8W LAMAR MO FLOODING
6/9/95 BARTON SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED
126 AT 71 AND M SOUTH
OF 160 REPORTED BY
SHERIFF
DAVISLocal storm report, Jun 10, 12:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1245 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
TIME (CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1045 PM 2N LEBANON MO 0.75 HAIL
6/9/95 LACLEDE REPORTED BY
SHERIFF
1105 PM SLEEPER MO 0.75 HAIL
6/9/95 LACLEDE REPORTED BY SKYWARN
1025 PM 2N LOUISBURG MO 65 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/9/95 DALLAS LARGE TREES DOWNED
REPORTED BY SHERIFF
950 PM HUMANSVILLE MO 60 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/9/95 POLK DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES
AND DESTROYED BARN
REPORTED BY CD
1000 PM BOLIVAR MO 70 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/9/95 POLK DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES
AND DAMAGED TWO CARS
REPORTED BY CD
958 PM GREENFIELD/LOCKWOOD MO 0.75 HAIL
6/9/95 DADE REPORTED BY PD
855 PM 8S LAMAR MO 1.25 HAIL
6/9/95 BARTON REPORTED BY SHERIFF
1215 AM JOPLIN AIRPORT MO 63 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/10/95 JASPER 0.75 HAIL
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
1100 PM 10S AND 8W LAMAR MO FLOODING
6/9/95 BARTON SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED
d 126 AT 71 AND M SOUTH
OF 160 REPORTED BY
SHERIFF
DAVISLocal storm report, Jun 10, 1:10 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
110 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
TIME (CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 AM JOPLIN AIRPORT MO 63 MPH TSTM GUSTS
6/10/95 JASPER 0.75 HAIL
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
1000 PM NEAR ARCOLA/SYLVANIA MO FLOODING
6/9/95 BARTON SEVERAL SECTIONS OF
71 CLOSED DUE TO
WATER ACROSS THE
HIGHWAY REPORTED BY
SHERIFF
DAVISLocal storm report, Jun 10, 1:11 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
110 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
TIME (CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 AM JOPLIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 59 min |
| Jun 10, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence, Newton | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Greene, Lawrence, Polk | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 5:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Polk | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 4 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.