Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Springfield, MO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
239 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1998

SCATTERED CU MAKING A RETURN TO CWA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SOME VERTICAL
DEVELOPMENT BUT THE CAP IS STILL HOLDING FOR NOW. SATELLITE SHOWS
SEVERAL BOUNDARIES ON WHICH THE CU IS FORMING BUT MOISTURE IS LIMITED
TO THE 95H TO 85H LEVELS. SFC ANALYSIS HAS WARM FRONT SLOWLY DRIFTING
NORTH BUT THE BEST WINDS AT THE LOWER LEVELS APPEARS TO BE THRU
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TO CENTRAL KANSAS.

NGM IS HAVING A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE MOISTURE FIELDS ON THIS RUN.
INSISTS THAT NOAH WILL HAVE TO BUILD AN ARK FOR SOUTHERN MO.  PREFER
THE ETA AND THE AVN IS EVEN BETTER. AVN ALSO PICKED UP ON THE
MOISTURE ALREADY IN SE KANSAS MOVING IT TO CENTRAL MO BY 12Z. THIS IN
LINE WITH THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE WARM FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST MO.
THE BEST LOW LEVEL JET SETS UP ACROSS WESTERN OK INTO CENTRAL KS
AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE. THIS JET DOES NOT TURN TO MO UNTIL 12Z SAT AT
WHICH TIME THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH THRU SW MO AND CENTRAL MO LATER IN
THE DAY.

LOOK FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR MOST OF THE CWA STARTING LATE THIS
EVENING AND SPREADING NORTH AND EAST BY MORNING. WITH THE HIGH
DEWPOINTS AND THE INSTABILITY ALREADY PRESENT IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH
TO BREAK THE CAP. ALL MODELS BRING IN PRECIP AND WILL NEED AT LEAST
CHANCE POPS THRU AT LEAST 3RD PERIOD. A 70H SHORT WAVE MOVES NE INTO
THE BUILDING RIDGE BUT THE GREATEST THREAT SHOULD BE ACROSS NORTHERN
MO.  STILL CANNOT DISCOUNT THE FACT THAT EVEN A SMALL FEATURE WILL
TRIGGER CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TONIGHT (FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES)

JLN/SE KS/SGF/UNO...INCREASING CLOUDS WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10
MPH.

AIZ/VIH...PARTLY CLOUDY AND MILD. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70.
SOUTHWEST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

CCF

SGF EB 070/091 072/092 072 22343
JLN EB 072/093 072/095 073 22433

DUSTY

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>092-094-098-200430-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1029 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1998

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 620 HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 622 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT...

INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF...

PITTSBURG         ROLLA             LEBANON           JOPLIN
SPRINGFIELD       FORT SCOTT        NEVADA            CAMDENTON
FORT LEONARD WOOD LAMAR             BOLIVAR           SALEM
MARSHFIELD        COLUMBUS

A WARM FRONT CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN MISSOURI. VERY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR IN COMBINTAION WITH THE FRONT HAS PROMPTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM NEOSHO THROUGH GALENA TO ALTON.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IN AND
NEAR THE WATCH AREA.

SCHMIDT

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>092-094-098-200430-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1029 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1998

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 620 HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 622 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT...

INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF...

PITTSBURG         ROLLA             LEBANON           JOPLIN
SPRINGFIELD       FORT SCOTT        NEVADA            CAMDENTON
FORT LEONARD WOOD LAMAR             BOLIVAR           SALEM
MARSHFIELD        COLUMBUS

A WARM FRONT CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN MISSOURI. VERY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR IN COMBINTAION WITH THE FRONT HAS PROMPTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM NEOSHO THROUGH GALENA TO ALTON.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IN AND
NEAR THE WATCH AREA.

SCHMIDT

MOZ055>058-069>071-081>083-092-098-201145-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1053 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1998

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT...

INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF...

ROLLA             LEBANON           CAMDENTON         FORT LEONARD
WOOD
SALEM             WARSAW            VERSAILLES

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.  THE STORMS HAVE ALREADY HAD A HISTORY OF
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.  THESE STORMS ARE SLOW MOVING AND NEW STORMS
WILL LIKELY DEVLOP OVER THE SAME AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL FLASH FLOODING IN THE MENTIONED AREA.

PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA THAT LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE
ALERT AND STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TAKE QUICK ACTION IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN
AROUND AND SEEK A SAFER ROUTE.

PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS AT ALL COST SINCE MOST
FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADWAYS.   PEOPLE CAMPING ALONG FLOOD PRONE RIVERS OR CREEKS SHOULD
BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF RISING WDATER AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF
NECESSARY.

SCHMIDT

MOZ055>058-069>071-081>083-092-098-201145-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1053 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1998

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT...

INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF...

ROLLA             LEBANON           CAMDENTON         FORT LEONARD
WOOD
SALEM             WARSAW            VERSAILLES

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.  THE STORMS HAVE ALREADY HAD A HISTORY OF
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.  THESE STORMS ARE SLOW MOVING AND NEW STORMS
WILL LIKELY DEVLOP OVER THE SAME AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL FLASH FLOODING IN THE MENTIONED AREA.

PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA THAT LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE
ALERT AND STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TAKE QUICK ACTION IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN
AROUND AND SEEK A SAFER ROUTE.

PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS AT ALL COST SINCE MOST
FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADWAYS.   PEOPLE CAMPING ALONG FLOOD PRONE RIVERS OR CREEKS SHOULD
BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF RISING WDATER AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF
NECESSARY.

SCHMIDT

MOZ055>056-081>083-092-098-200815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1221 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

...IN MISSOURI...

BENTON            DENT              LACLEDE           MORGAN
SHANNON           TEXAS             WRIGHT

INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF...

LEBANON           SALEM             WARSAW            VERSAILLES
HOUSTON           EMINENCE          HARTVILLE

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN LACLEDE AND NORTHERN
WRIGHT COUNTY.

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR DENT... SHANNON AND TEXAS COUNTIES
UNTIL 110 AM. ALSO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR BENTON AND
MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM.

AT 1220 AM...DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI SINCE 9 PM. LOCALLY 3
INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE CURRENT RIVER IN NORTHERN SHANNON AND
SOUTHERN DENT COUNTIES. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN TEXAS... SHANNON AND
DENT COUNTIES THROUGH 1 AM WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING STILL POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL ESPECIALLY OCCUR AROUND THE CURRENT RIVER AND ITS
TRIBUTARIES. RAINFALL HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENSIVE OVER EASTERN BENTON
AND
MORGAN COUNTY SINCE 10 PM WITH LOCALLY OVER FIVE INCHES.

RUNOFF IN LACLEDE AND WRIGHT COUNTY WILL CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE
THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.

DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS
WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

ALSO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN ACROSS THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY
RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE
ROUTES.

TAGGART

MOZ055>056-081>083-092-098-200815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1221 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

...IN MISSOURI...

BENTON            DENT              LACLEDE           MORGAN
SHANNON           TEXAS             WRIGHT

INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF...

LEBANON           SALEM             WARSAW            VERSAILLES
HOUSTON           EMINENCE          HARTVILLE

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN LACLEDE AND NORTHERN
WRIGHT COUNTY.

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR DENT... SHANNON AND TEXAS COUNTIES
UNTIL 110 AM. ALSO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR BENTON AND
MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM.

AT 1220 AM...DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI SINCE 9 PM. LOCALLY 3
INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE CURRENT RIVER IN NORTHERN SHANNON AND
SOUTHERN DENT COUNTIES. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN TEXAS... SHANNON AND
DENT COUNTIES THROUGH 1 AM WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING STILL POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL ESPECIALLY OCCUR AROUND THE CURRENT RIVER AND ITS
TRIBUTARIES. RAINFALL HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENSIVE OVER EASTERN BENTON
AND
MORGAN COUNTY SINCE 10 PM WITH LOCALLY OVER FIVE INCHES.

RUNOFF IN LACLEDE AND WRIGHT COUNTY WILL CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE
THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.

DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS
WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

ALSO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN ACROSS THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY
RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE
ROUTES.

TAGGART