Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Springfield, MO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...SECOND UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
828 PM CST THU MAR 19 1998

HAVE EXPANDED THE SNOW ADVISORY SOUTH AND EAST TO INCLUDE THE
SPRINGFIELD AND BRANSON AREAS BASED ON RADAR RETURNS AND SURFACE
REPORTS. PITTSBURG KANSAS REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW
FROM JOPLIN AND LAMAR TO DADE COUNTY...MONETT AND SPRINGFIELD.
LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MAIN
DYNAMICS.

ALSO WENT AHEAD AND CANCELLED THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE EASTERN THIRD
OF THE FORECAST AREA: ALL OF THESE COUNTIES ARE ALREADY UNDER FLOOD
WARNINGS AND THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT APPEARS TO HAVE SHIFTED INTO
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODING REMAINS AND WE
MAY HAVE TO EXTEND THE FLOOD WARNINGS IN TIME ONCE AGAIN.

THANKS TO RON AT STL FOR COORDINATION.

SUTTON

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>067-077>078-088>089-093>094-200300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
702 PM CST THU MAR 19 1998

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT...

AT 703 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD INDICATED
AN AREA OF SNOW ACROSS CRAWFORD AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES IN KANSAS AND
JASPER...BARTON AND SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES IN MISSOURI. LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REPORTED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THESE
AREAS...WITH THE FOLLOWING ACCUMULATION ESTIMATES AS OF 645 PM:

BARTON COUNTY: HEAVY SNOW BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS YET
BOURBON COUNTY: LIGHT SNOW...ONE HALF INCH ACCUMULATION
CHEROKEE COUNTY: MODERATE SNOW...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION
CRAWFORD COUNTY: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW
JASPER COUNTY: HEAVY SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS STARTING ON GRASSY AREAS
VERNON COUNTY: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH

THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SAG SOUTH AND CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE JOPLIN...LAMAR...CARTHAGE AND COLUMBUS KANSAS AREAS. THE
SNOW ADVISORY AREA MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED SOUTH INTO NEWTON AND
MCDONALD COUNTIES AND EAST INTO ST CLAIR...CEDAR...DADE AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES.

IF DRIVING IN OR TO THE JOPLIN AND NEVADA AREAS OR SOUTHEAST KANSAS/
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...BE CAREFUL AS ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

SUTTON

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>067-077>078-088>089-093>094-200300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
702 PM CST THU MAR 19 1998

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT...

AT 703 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD INDICATED
AN AREA OF SNOW ACROSS CRAWFORD AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES IN KANSAS AND
JASPER...BARTON AND SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES IN MISSOURI. LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REPORTED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THESE
AREAS...WITH THE FOLLOWING ACCUMULATION ESTIMATES AS OF 645 PM:

BARTON COUNTY: HEAVY SNOW BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS YET
BOURBON COUNTY: LIGHT SNOW...ONE HALF INCH ACCUMULATION
CHEROKEE COUNTY: MODERATE SNOW...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION
CRAWFORD COUNTY: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW
JASPER COUNTY: HEAVY SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS STARTING ON GRASSY AREAS
VERNON COUNTY: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH

THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SAG SOUTH AND CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE JOPLIN...LAMAR...CARTHAGE AND COLUMBUS KANSAS AREAS. THE
SNOW ADVISORY AREA MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED SOUTH INTO NEWTON AND
MCDONALD COUNTIES AND EAST INTO ST CLAIR...CEDAR...DADE AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES.

IF DRIVING IN OR TO THE JOPLIN AND NEVADA AREAS OR SOUTHEAST KANSAS/
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...BE CAREFUL AS ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

SUTTON

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-200415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
810 PM CST THU MAR 19 1998

...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING EARLIER TODAY HAS BROUGHT COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION... CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW. WITH A REDUCED CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL..THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING HAS
DECREASED AND THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI REMAINS UNDER A
FLOOD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS CONTINUE
TO BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER AND MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TONIGHT.

SUTTON

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-200415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
810 PM CST THU MAR 19 1998

...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING EARLIER TODAY HAS BROUGHT COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION... CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW. WITH A REDUCED CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL..THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING HAS
DECREASED AND THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI REMAINS UNDER A
FLOOD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS CONTINUE
TO BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER AND MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TONIGHT.

SUTTON

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-200630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
930 PM CST THU MAR 19 1998

...SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

AT 930 PM RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD CONTINUED TO INDICATE AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI...ROUGHLY NORTHWEST OF A CASSVILLE TO OZARK AND BUFFALO
LINE. THIS AREA WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED THE FOLLOWING ACCUMULATIONS AS OF
930 PM:

COUNTY         NEW SNOW (INCHES)
CRAWFORD (KS)  3-4
               2.5 IN ARMA
VERNON         2-3
CHEROKEE (KS)  3  IN NORTHERN SECTIONS
               1.5 IN COLUMBUS
BARTON         2
JASPER         2
LAWRENCE       2
NEWTON         2 AT REDDINGS MILL IN NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY
               0.5 OVER THE REST OF THE COUNTY
POLK           1
GREENE         1 AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
BARRY          0.5
DADE           1
MCDONALD       0.5
CEDAR          0.5
BOURBON (KS)   0.5 TO 0.75

ROADS HAVE BECOME SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WITH TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING DRIVING PROBLEMHS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.

SUTTON

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-200630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
930 PM CST THU MAR 19 1998

...SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

AT 930 PM RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD CONTINUED TO INDICATE AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI...ROUGHLY NORTHWEST OF A CASSVILLE TO OZARK AND BUFFALO
LINE. THIS AREA WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED THE FOLLOWING ACCUMULATIONS AS OF
930 PM:

COUNTY         NEW SNOW (INCHES)
CRAWFORD (KS)  3-4
               2.5 IN ARMA
VERNON         2-3
CHEROKEE (KS)  3  IN NORTHERN SECTIONS
               1.5 IN COLUMBUS
BARTON         2
JASPER         2
LAWRENCE       2
NEWTON         2 AT REDDINGS MILL IN NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY
               0.5 OVER THE REST OF THE COUNTY
POLK           1
GREENE         1 AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
BARRY          0.5
DADE           1
MCDONALD       0.5
CEDAR          0.5
BOURBON (KS)   0.5 TO 0.75

ROADS HAVE BECOME SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WITH TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING DRIVING PROBLEMHS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.

SUTTON