Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Nov 1, 2004, 5:24 AM CST for 4 counties in 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
- Nov 1, 2004, 5:24 AM CST (11:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2004, 9:30 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Laclede County, MO, Miller County, MO, Taney County, MO, Webster County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:26 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 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 011124
FFWSGF
MOC105-131-213-225-011530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
524 AM CST MON NOV 1 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LACLEDE COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
MILLER COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
TANEY COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
WEBSTER COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
* UNTIL 930 AM CST.
* AT 516 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED
AREA.
* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE
WARNED AREA. THE BAND OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM NEAR
ELDON...THROUGH LEBANON AND MARSHFIELD...TO BRANSON. RAINFALL
RATES APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN THIS BAND.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...BRANSON...LEBANON...CONWAY...DIGGINS...ELDON...
FORDLAND...FORSYTH...HOLLISTER...IBERIA...LAKE OZARK...LAKELAND
AND MARSHFIELD.
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.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
LAT...LON 3680 9328 3706 9291 3729 9309 3749 9284
3788 9285 3785 9261 3803 9252 3834 9268
3842 9244 3802 9220 3803 9250 3782 9260
3786 9241 3748 9227 3747 9271 3708 9269
3682 9309 3680 9280 3652 9280 3652 9331
$$
SAW3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KSGF 011227 FFSSGF MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-067-077-085-097-105-109-119-131- 141-145-153-167-185-209-213-225-229-011530- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 627 AM CST MON NOV 1 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR MCDONALD... OZARK...TANEY...BARRY...STONE...NEWTON...DOUGLAS...CHRISTIAN... LAWRENCE...JASPER...GREENE...WRIGHT...WEBSTER...DADE...BARTON... POLK...LACLEDE...CEDAR...DALLAS...HICKORY...ST. CLAIR...CAMDEN... MILLER...BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 620 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF RAIN STRETCHED FROM NEAR IBERIA...THROUGH SLEEPER AND AVA...TO JUST WEST OF THEODOSIA. RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS BAND WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING FURTHER TO THE WEST. EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL RATES HAVE SLOWED ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. SINCE 5 AM...REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS LAWRENCE AND BENTON COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 65 WAS FLOODED NEAR BUFFALO. && MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. $$ SAW
000 WGUS73 KSGF 011352 FFSSGF MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-067-077-085-097-105-109-119-125- 131-145-153-161-167-169-185-209-213-215-225-229-011530- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 751 AM CST MON NOV 1 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR MCDONALD... OZARK...TANEY...BARRY...STONE...NEWTON...DOUGLAS...CHRISTIAN... LAWRENCE...JASPER...GREENE...WRIGHT...WEBSTER...DADE...TEXAS... BARTON...POLK...LACLEDE...CEDAR...DALLAS...PULASKI...HICKORY... PHELPS...ST. CLAIR...CAMDEN...MARIES...MILLER AND BENTON COUNTIES... AT 740 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL FLOODED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN LAWRENCE COUNTY NUMEROUS FARM ROADS ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 97 NORTH OF STOTTS CITY WERE FLOODED. IN ADDITION SYCAMORE CHURCH ROAD OFF OF HIGHWAY 248...LOCATED FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF BRANSON...WAS FLOODED. OTHER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS WERE REPORTED FLOODED ACROSS BARRY AND TANEY COUNTIES...IT IS LIKELY NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL LOW-WATER CROSSINGS ARE FLOODED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS BAND STRETCHED FROM NEAR ROLLA...THROUGH HOUSTON...TO JUST WEST OF GAINESVILLE. RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS BAND WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES. FURTHER WEST RAINFALL HAD BECOME MUCH LIGHTER...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS CREEKS...LOW-LYING AREAS AND LOW-WATER CROSSINGS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. && 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. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. $$ SAW
000 WGUS73 KSGF 011537 FFSSGF MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-077-085-097-105-109-119-131-141- 145-167-185-209-213-225-011600- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 934 AM CST MON NOV 1 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MCDONALD...TANEY... BARRY...STONE...NEWTON...CHRISTIAN...LAWRENCE...JASPER...GREENE... WEBSTER...DADE...BARTON...POLK...LACLEDE...CEDAR...DALLAS... HICKORY...ST. CLAIR...CAMDEN...MILLER...BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 930 AM CST... AT 930 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS DIMINISHED...AND THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAD ALSO LESSENED. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE PEAKED AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN STEADY OR SLOWLY RECEDE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. LOW AREA FLOODING NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS...AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. && $$ SUTTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1:22 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 1:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:42 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Polk | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden | 5 hr |
| Nov 1, 5:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Wright | 4 hr |
| Nov 1, 7:11 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 2 hr |
| Nov 1, 9:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 26 min |
| Nov 1, 9:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Maries, Oregon, Ozark and 5 more | 6 hr |
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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.