Flash Flood Warning 87, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Nov 1, 2004, 7:11 AM CST (13:11 UTC)

Expired

Nov 1, 2004, 9:30 AM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Maries County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Texas County, MO

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000 
WGUS53 KSGF 011312
FFWSGF
MOC125-161-169-215-011530-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
711 AM CST MON NOV 1 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MARIES COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
  PHELPS COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
  PULASKI COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
  TEXAS COUNTY IN MISSOURI.

* UNTIL 930 AM CST.

* AT 701 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR  
  ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING GENERALLY   
  NORTHWEST OF A VICHY...TO JEROME...TO HUGGINS LINE.  THE BAND OF     
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS PUSHING EASTWARD.  THE LEADING EDGE OF     
  THIS LINE STRETCHED FROM NEAR VICHY...THROUGH JEROME AND           
  SUCCESS...TO NEAR MOUNTAIN GROVE.  RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS BAND 
  WILL EXCEED ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES 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...FORT LEONARD
  WOOD...HOUSTON...ROLLA...BELLE...CABOOL...CROCKER...DIXON...       
  DOOLITTLE...LICKING...NEWBURG...RAYMONDVILLE AND ST. JAMES.

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 3762 9183 3707 9170 3709 9225 3763 9224
      3776 9239 3801 9239 3806 9217 3830 9217
      3829 9169 3815 9169 3816 9154 3782 9156
      3782 9185

$$

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

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

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.