Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2003, 7:02 AM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 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
- Jun 30, 2003, 7:02 AM CDT (12:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2003, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 743 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KSGF 301205 FFWSGF MOC097-145-301600- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 702 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN MISSOURI JASPER COUNTY IN MISSOURI * UNTIL 1100 AM CDT * AT 656 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN JASPER AND NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY...THIS INCLUDES THE JOPLIN AREA. RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE CITY OF JOPLIN AND AN ADDTIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HOUR THROUGH 800 AM. * 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...JOPLIN...WEBB CITY...SILVER CREEK...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE... SAGINAW...PURCELL...ORONOGO...LEAWOOD...IRON GATES...GRANBY... DUQUESNE AND DUENWEG. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES... DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3729 9412 3691 9415 3686 9459 3728 9457 $$ DSA
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KSGF 301407 FFSSGF MOC097-145-301600- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 907 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN NEWTON AND JASPER COUNTIES... AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEAR STATIONARY BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR JOPLIN TO CLIMAX SPRINGS MISSOURI. RADAR IS SHOWING SIGNS THAT THIS ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN...HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER AREAS THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN IMPACTED BY FLOODING. MINOR STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF JOPLIN...HOWEVER...AT 905 AM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAD REPORTED THAT MUCH OF THE FLOODING HAD RECEDED. WITH SHOWERS REMAINING IN THE AREA...THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN AFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3720 9408 3690 9410 3689 9461 3719 9461 $$ CRAMER
000 WGUS73 KSGF 301417 CCA FFSSGF MOC097-145-301600- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 907 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2003 ***CORRECTION*** ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN NEWTON AND JASPER COUNTIES... AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEAR STATIONARY BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS 25 MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR JOPLIN TO CLIMAX SPRINGS MISSOURI. RADAR IS SHOWING SIGNS THAT THIS ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN...HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPACTED BY FLOODING. MINOR STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF JOPLIN...HOWEVER...AT 905 AM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAD REPORTED THAT MUCH OF THE FLOODING HAD RECEDED. WITH SHOWERS REMAINING IN THE AREA...THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN AFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3720 9408 3690 9410 3689 9461 3719 9461 $$ CRAMER
000 WGUS73 KSGF 301613 FFSSGF MOC097-145-301630- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1111 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2003 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEWTON AND JASPER COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. RESIDUAL LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ONLY AVERAGE TO LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3733 9410 3694 9411 3694 9459 3734 9459 $$ CRAMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 2:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Greene | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Miller | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar | 23 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.