Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Jul 19, 2002, 10:19 AM CDT (15:19 UTC)

Expired

Jul 19, 2002, 1:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Howell County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO

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WGUS53 KSGF 191519
FFWSGF
MOC091-203-215-191830-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1020 AM CDT FRI JUL 19 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HOWELL COUNTY IN MISSOURI
  SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTY IN MISSOURI
  SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTY IN MISSOURI

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1012 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY       
  HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED
  THAT THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE WARNING AREA.
  STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED   
  HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE  
  POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON.

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE
  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
  INCLUDE...WINONA...WILLOW SPRINGS...MOUNTAIN VIEW...CABOOL AND
  BIRCH TREE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 
AUTOMOBILE.

BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF 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. IT
ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES 
AWAY.


LAT...LON 3724 9220 3689 9202 3689 9129 3706 9127

TERRY

644 
RWUS32 KSGF 191646
FFSSGF
MOC091-203-215-191830-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1145 AM CDT FRI JUL 19 2002

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HOWELL...SOUTHERN SHANNON AND SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES...

AT 1140 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT THREE TO FOUR INCHES 
OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST HOWELL COUNTY 
SINCE 830 AM. REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE MEDIA INCLUDE A RAINFALL 
REPORT OF 3.7 INCHES IN MOUNTAIN VIEW...AND HIGHWAY 17 CLOSING JUST 
EAST OF WILLOW SPRINGS DUE TO HIGH WATER.  

RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR OVER THE 
WARNING AREA SINCE 1115 AM. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE 
RAINFALL RECEIVED THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO 
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND 
NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO 
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WINONA...WILLOW SPRINGS...MOUNTAIN 
VIEW...BIRCH TREE...TERESITA...PINE CREST...MONTIER...ELK 
CREEK...CLEAR SPRINGS AND ARROLL.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH 
MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS. ALSO...THE ROAD MAY HAVE 
BEEN WASHED OUT BY RAPIDLY RISING FLOOD WATERS.

LAT...LON 3704 9127 3691 9126 3691 9198 3723 9205

TERRY

491 
RWUS32 KSGF 191819
FFSSGF
MOC091-203-215-191845-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
120 PM CDT FRI JUL 19 2002

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN HOWELL...SOUTHERN SHANNON 
AND SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1230 PM...

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATE THAT EXCESS RUNOFF FROM 
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

RISES MAY CONTINUE ON LARGER RIVERS SUCH AS THE JACKS FORK AND 
ELEVEN POINT. THOSE WITH INTEREST ALONG THESE RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE 
TO MONITOR RIVER LEVELS. 

LAT...LON 3700 9130 3688 9130 3692 9206 3705 9209
          3718 9218 3708 9166

TERRY

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

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.