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Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Nov 1, 2004, 5:58 AM CST for Douglas County, Ozark County, Wright County, 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, 5:58 AM CST (11:58 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 Douglas County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 011158
FFWSGF
MOC067-153-229-011530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
558 AM CST MON NOV 1 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
OZARK COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
WRIGHT COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
* UNTIL 930 AM CST.
* AT 553 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY ONE INCH OF RAINFALL HAD FALLEN ACROSS
FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF DOUGLAS...OZARK...AND WRIGHT COUNTIES. A
BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL STRETCHED FROM GROVESPRING...THROUGH
AVA...INTO FAR NORTHWEST OZARK COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS
BAND WILL LIKELY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR.
* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM
THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...AVA...
HARTVILLE...MANSFIELD...NORWOOD...BRIXEY...BRUSHYKNOB...DAWSON...
DOGWOOD...DRURY...GENTRYVILLE...GOODHOPE AND GRAFF.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP 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 3686 9224 3652 9255 3652 9278 3683 9275
3683 9291 3708 9290 3707 9268 3748 9269
3747 9226 3707 9229 3706 9211
$$
SAW2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KSGF 011227 FFSSGF MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-067-077-085-097-105-109-119-131- 141-145-153-167-185-209-213-225-229-011530- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 627 AM CST MON NOV 1 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR MCDONALD... OZARK...TANEY...BARRY...STONE...NEWTON...DOUGLAS...CHRISTIAN... LAWRENCE...JASPER...GREENE...WRIGHT...WEBSTER...DADE...BARTON... POLK...LACLEDE...CEDAR...DALLAS...HICKORY...ST. CLAIR...CAMDEN... MILLER...BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 620 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF RAIN STRETCHED FROM NEAR IBERIA...THROUGH SLEEPER AND AVA...TO JUST WEST OF THEODOSIA. RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS BAND WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING FURTHER TO THE WEST. EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL RATES HAVE SLOWED ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. SINCE 5 AM...REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS LAWRENCE AND BENTON COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 65 WAS FLOODED NEAR BUFFALO. && MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. $$ 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
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, 5:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Laclede, Miller, Taney, Webster | 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.