Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2003, 1:56 AM CDT for Hickory 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 2, 2003, 1:56 AM CDT (06:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2003, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Hickory County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 483 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KSGF 020659 FFWSGF MOC085-021300- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 156 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 800 AM CDT. * AT 155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HICKORY COUNTY SINCE MIDNIGHT. * 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...QUINCY...CROSS TIMBERS AND AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 54. 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. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. LAT...LON 3808 9308 3781 9319 3782 9358 3807 9354 $$ JLT
3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KSGF 020815
FFSSGF
MOC085-021100-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
315 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR HICKORY
COUNTY...
AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
NARROW BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR
HERMITAGE TO NEAR OSCEOLA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5
INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN EARLIER THIS EVENING FROM NEAR
HARPER TO NEAR HERMITAGE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WHEATLAND...HERMITAGE...AND QUINCY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3780 9359 3791 9359 3792 9353 3807 9352
3807 9306 3790 9307 3790 9319 3779 9319
$$
BROWNING000
WGUS73 KSGF 021011
FFSSGF
MOC059-085-105-185-021300-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
511 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR LACLEDE...DALLAS...HICKORY AND
ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...
AT 322 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED
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...
LEBANON...WHEATLAND...WEAUBLEAU...URBANA...OSCEOLA...LOWRY CITY...
HERMITAGE...CONWAY...BUFFALO...APPLETON CITY...WINDYVILLE AND VISTA.
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 3779 9318 3782 9383 3789 9383 3793 9408
3822 9407 3820 9355 3807 9343 3807 9307
3790 9307 3789 9253 3768 9233 3747 9225
3744 9313
$$
IZZI000 WGUS73 KSGF 021107 FFSSGF MOC085-021300- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 604 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR HICKORY COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER RURAL SECTIONS OF NORTHERN HICKORY COUNTY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE WARNED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3805 9321 3782 9321 3784 9350 3805 9349 $$ CRAMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 54 min |
| Aug 1, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 64 min |
| Aug 1, 7:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton | 69 min |
| Aug 2, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas | 71 min |
| Aug 2, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory | 78 min |
| Aug 2, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 82 min |
| Aug 2, 2:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 70 min |
| Aug 2, 2:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 75 min |
| Aug 2, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 73 min |
| Aug 2, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 77 min |
| Aug 2, 2:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 70 min |
| Aug 2, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian | 67 min |
| Aug 2, 3:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 72 min |
| Aug 2, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 69 min |
| Aug 2, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 82 min |
| Aug 2, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 72 min |
| Aug 2, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 79 min |
| Aug 2, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 5:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Greene | 92 min |
| Aug 2, 5:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 63 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.