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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Springfield, MO

July 12, 2003Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2003, 1:23 AM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 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: Jul 12, 2003, 1:23 AM CDT (06:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 2003, 4:30 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1159 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 309 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 4.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KSGF 120623
FFWSGF
MOC217-120930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
123 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  VERNON COUNTY IN MISSOURI

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 112 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.   
  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY 
  FALLEN IN A SWATH FROM NEAR RICHARDS TO JUST NORTH OF SHELDON.

* 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...NEVADA...WALKER AND SCHELL CITY.

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. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH 
FLOOD WATERS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3802 9410 3765 9409 3765 9461 3806 9462

$$

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2 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS73 KSGF 120655
FFSSGF
MOC217-121000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
153 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR VERNON
COUNTY...

AT 150 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 
THAT 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN A NARROW SWATH FROM NEAR 
RICHARDS TO JUST NORTH OF SHELDON. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY 
RAIN WILL MOVE OVER THIS AREA BETWEEN 200 AM AND 300 AM...PRODUCING 
UP TO ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.   

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... 
RICHARDS...MOUNDVILLE...MILO...AND DEERFIELD.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS. TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN. 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 3802 9410 3765 9409 3765 9461 3806 9462

$$

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000 
WGUS73 KSGF 120838
FFSSGF
MOC011-043-057-077-109-209-213-217-120930-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
337 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR WESTERN 
TANEY...STONE...WESTERN CHRISTIAN...NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...AND 
WESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...UNTIL 530 AM FOR DADE AND NORTHEASTERN 
BARTON COUNTIES...AND UNTIL 430 AM FOR VERNON COUNTY. 

AT 335 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 
IN A 20 MILE WIDE BAND FROM NEAR RICHARDS IN VERNON COUNTY...TO 
MILFORD IN LAWRENCE COUNTY...SOUTHEASTWARD TO JUST NORTHWEST OF 
BRANSON.
 
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...
BRANSON...WALNUT GROVE...REPUBLIC...REEDS SPRING...MILLER...
MARIONVILLE...LOCKWOOD...KIMBERLING CITY...INDIAN POINT...
HOLLISTER...GREENFIELD AND GALENA.

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 3758 9363 3651 9314 3649 9350 3691 9360
          3744 9409 3753 9420 3765 9439 3766 9409
          3760 9410

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Pulaski	64 min
Jul 11, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas	49 min
Jul 11, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Phelps	53 min
Jul 11, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Texas	66 min
Jul 11, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	60 min
Jul 11, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps	54 min
Jul 11, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	52 min
Jul 11, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton	63 min
Jul 11, 9:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	56 min
Jul 11, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Hickory	57 min
Jul 11, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon	65 min
Jul 11, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller, Morgan	59 min
Jul 11, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone	80 min
Jul 11, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Taney	77 min
Jul 11, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent	61 min
Jul 11, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	60 min
Jul 11, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	63 min
Jul 11, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent	4 hr
Jul 11, 11:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Phelps	4 hr
Jul 11, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	52 min
Jul 12, 12:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	73 min
Jul 12, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene	65 min
Jul 12, 12:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade	53 min
Jul 12, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	46 min
Jul 12, 1:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	80 min
Jul 12, 1:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade	76 min
Jul 12, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Stone	47 min
Jul 12, 1:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar	61 min
Jul 12, 2:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	58 min
Jul 12, 2:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade	3 hr
Jul 12, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene	69 min
Jul 12, 2:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Stone	67 min
Jul 12, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Lawrence	81 min
Jul 12, 3:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney	3 hr
Jul 12, 3:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Polk	79 min
Jul 12, 3:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene	61 min
Jul 12, 3:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Newton	55 min
Jul 12, 3:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper	64 min
Jul 12, 4:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	52 min
Jul 12, 4:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Polk	45 min
Jul 12, 5:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	47 min
Jul 12, 5:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry	34 min
Jul 12, 6:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster	4 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2003 Every flash flood warning in 2003

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.