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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2004, 2:58 AM CDT for 11 counties in Missouri; Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. 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
- Jun 13, 2004, 2:58 AM CDT (07:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2004, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO, Polk County, MO, Webster County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 1066 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1305 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KSGF 130800
FFWSGF
KSC021-037-MOC009-011-043-057-059-077-097-109-145-167-225-131400-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
258 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT.
* AT 254 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT WIDESPREAD TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
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...SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...MOUNT VERNON...MONETT...JOPLIN...
BOLIVAR...PITTSBURG...WILLARD...WEBB CITY...WALNUT GROVE...VERONA
AND STRAFFORD.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS
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.
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 3699 9462 3700 9489 3706 9495 3754 9502
3759 9412 3757 9409 3757 9363 3762 9360
3764 9296 3714 9294 3699 9348 3699 9361
3694 9366 3676 9433 3676 9460
$$
RUNNELS3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KSGF 131116 FFSSGF KSC011-021-037-MOC009-011-043-057-059-077-097-109-119-145-167-217- 225-131345- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 615 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 AM CDT FOR MCDONALD...BARRY...NEWTON...CHRISTIAN...LAWRENCE...JASPER...GREENE... WEBSTER...DADE...BARTON...POLK...DALLAS...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES AND UNTIL 915 AM FOR BOURBON AND VERNON COUNTIES... AS OF 6 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT A BROAD AREA OF ONE TO TWO INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT...WITH SPOTTY THREE INCH AMOUNTS BETWEEN FT SCOTT AND TO THE WEST OF COLUMBUS IN KANSAS...AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS BETWEEN STOTTS CITY...NEOSHO AND PINEVILLE IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVIER DOWNPOURS CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. A PARTIAL LIST OF FLOODING REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT INCLUDES: IN BOURBON COUNTY...THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 7 AND 31. IN BARTON COUNTY...NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS IN BARRY COUNTY...7TH STREET BRIDGE IN CASSVILLE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY...HIGHWAY 96 NEAR HIGHWAY AA AND AVILLA IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...TURN AROUND AND SEEK A DIFFERENT ROUTE AS IT TAKES LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER TO LIFT MOST CARS. ALSO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. $$ RUNNELS
000 WGUS73 KSGF 131255 FFSSGF KSC011-021-037-MOC009-011-043-057-059-077-097-109-119-145-167-217- 225-131345- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 754 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 AM CDT FOR MCDONALD...BARRY...NEWTON...CHRISTIAN...LAWRENCE...JASPER...GREENE... WEBSTER...DADE...BARTON...POLK...DALLAS...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...AND UNTIL 915 AM FOR VERNON AND BOURBON COUNTIES... AT 745 AM CDT...SHERIFF OFFICES REGION WIDE REPORTED FEW FLOODED ROADWAYS...THOUGH LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER RURAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY REMAIN IN FLOOD. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVIER DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH A GENERAL DECREASE IN INTENSITY EXPECTED. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MAKE YOUR REPORT TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. $$ RUNNELS
000 WGUS73 KSGF 131407 FFSSGF KSC011-021-037-MOC009-011-043-057-059-077-097-109-119-145-167-217- 225-131445- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 905 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MCDONALD...BARRY... NEWTON...CHRISTIAN...LAWRENCE...JASPER...GREENE...WEBSTER...DADE... BARTON...POLK...DALLAS...VERNON...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...AND BOURBON COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI ENDED SEVERAL HOURS AGO...AND ALL OF THE FLOODING REPORTS AND RUNOFF FROM THE FLOODING HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATED NO ROAD CLOSURES AS OF 9 AM. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. && REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. $$ JLT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan, St. Clair | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 3:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Taney | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 4:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 65 min |
Nearby
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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.