Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2002
Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2002, 10:43 PM CDT for Shannon County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2002, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2002, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Shannon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 1863 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KSGF 240343
FFWSGF
MOC203-241000-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT
* AT 1028 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2.5 INCHES IN RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
SHANNON COUNTY WITHIN THE LAST HOUR.
* 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...EMINENCE AND BIRCH TREE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3716 9124 3710 9103 3708 9124 3689 9124
3690 9167 3717 9166
CRAMER6 follow-up statements
000 RWUS32 KSGF 240418 FFSSGF MOC203-240515- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1116 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTY... AT 1108 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER PARTS OF SHANNON COUNTY SOUTH OF A SUMMERSVILLE TO EMINENCE LINE. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WINONA...BIRCH TREE...AND ALLEY SPRING. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER COVERING SOME ROADWAYS IN WINONA. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 3719 9124 3690 9125 3689 9165 3721 9163 BROWNING
000 RWUS32 KSGF 240418 RRA FFSSGF MOC203-240515- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1116 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTY... AT 1108 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER PARTS OF SHANNON COUNTY SOUTH OF A SUMMERSVILLE TO EMINENCE LINE. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WINONA...BIRCH TREE...AND ALLEY SPRING. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER COVERING SOME ROADWAYS IN WINONA. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 3719 9124 3690 9125 3689 9165 3721 9163 BROWNING
000 RWUS32 KSGF 240448 FFSSGF MOC203-240645- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1144 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR... AT 1138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE CONTINUING TO FORM ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN SOUTH OF A SUMMERSVILLE TO EMINENCE LINE. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WINONA...BIRCH TREE...AND ALLEY SPRING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 3721 9163 3689 9164 3690 9126 3721 9125 BROWNING
000 RWUS32 KSGF 240513 CCA FFSSGF MOC203-240645- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1144 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR SHANNON COUNTY... AT 1138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE CONTINUING TO FORM ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN SOUTH OF A SUMMERSVILLE TO EMINENCE LINE. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WINONA...BIRCH TREE...AND ALLEY SPRING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 3721 9163 3689 9164 3690 9126 3721 9125 BROWNING
008 RWUS32 KSGF 240601 FFSSGF MOC203-241000- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1259 AM CDT SAT AUG 24 2002 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR SHANNON COUNTY... AT 1255 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD INDICATED THAT THE RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS SHANNON COUNTY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH...AND MAY STILL AFFECT SHANNON COUNTY OVERNIGHT. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTY FRIDAY EVENING...AFFECTING THE AREA BETWEEN EMINENCE AND WINONA. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS... OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. LAT...LON 3692 9166 3689 9124 3735 9122 3736 9165 SUTTON
665 RWUS32 KSGF 241010 FFSSGF MOC203-241030- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 500 AM CDT SAT AUG 24 2002 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR SHANNON COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LAT...LON 3731 9116 3687 9123 3689 9164 3741 9165 JLT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian | 34 min |
| Aug 23, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Texas | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 38 min |
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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.