Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Aug 28, 2004, 12:45 PM CDT (17:45 UTC)

Expired

Aug 28, 2004, 6:45 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Barry County, MO, Lawrence County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KSGF 281746
FFWSGF
MOC009-109-282345-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1245 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT.

* AT 1240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED 
  AREA.   DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN 
  HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR...WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO INCHES LIKELY
  OVER SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING   
  INCLUDE...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...AURORA...MARIONVILLE..
  PIERCE CITY...VERONA...CHESAPEAKE...FREISTATT...HOBERG...MADRY...
  PLEASANT RIDGE AND STOTTS CITY.

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 3718 9363 3686 9363 3685 9406 3715 9406

$$

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000 
WGUS73 KSGF 281922
FFSSGF
MOC009-109-282345-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
217 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BARRY AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES 
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 214 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH SEVERAL OBSERVER REPORTS OF 
GREATER THAN 3 INCHES IN THE MONETT AREA.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL COME TO AN END OVER THE WARNED AREA BEFORE 3 
PM...WITH JUST A FEW ADDITIONAL SHOWERS EXPECTED. 
HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD FLOODING WAS ONGOING WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
REPORTING SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IN MONETT AND A NUMBER OF 
UNSPECIFIED ROAD CLOSURES IN SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY. PERSONS 
TRAVELLING ALONG OR NEAR ROUTE 60 FROM AURORA THROUGH MONETT SHOULD 
BE CAUTIOUS FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECONDARY 
THRUWAYS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. 

$$

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000 
WGUS73 KSGF 282352
FFSSGF
MOC009-109-290000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
653 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR BARRY AND LAWRENCE
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.

&&

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.

$$

CRAMER

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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