Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jan 4, 2005, 10:45 AM CST for 17 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2005, 10:45 AM CST (16:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2005, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Howell County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Polk County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 11:30 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Galena, MO | WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 13 BETWEEN ELSEY AND GALENA |
| Jan 4, 11:50 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Ava, MO | STATE HIGHWAYS FF AND Y FLOODED. HUNTER, TURKEY AND COWSKIN CREEKS OUT OF BANKS. |
| Jan 4, 1:20 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Northview, MO | LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED JUST NORTH OF I-44 ON GREENWOOD ROAD |
| Jan 4, 1:20 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Fordland, MO | PANTHER CREEK HAS FLOODED LOCATIONS EAST OF N. IRON MOUNTAIN ROAD NEAR FORDLAND. |
| Jan 4, 2:40 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Noel, MO | WATER RESCUE ON THE ELK RIVER NEAR NOEL...WATER CONTINUES TO RISE ON THE ELK RIVER. |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Moody, MO | HIGHWAY 142 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Verona, MO | LOW WATER CROSSING ON COUNTY ROAD 2220 FLOODED |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sw Pottersville, MO | HIGHWAY MM CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Reeds Spring, MO | FLOODED ROADS |
| Jan 4, 3:37 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Neosho, MO | STREET FLOODING. |
| Jan 4, 4:53 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Turners, MO | HEADWATERS OF THE JAMES RIVER FLOODED ON TO FARM ROAD 134 NORTHEAST OF TURNERS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 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 041649
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-067-077-091-109-119-145-149-153-167-203-209-213-215-225-
229-042300-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1045 AM CST TUE JAN 4 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
TANEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
* UNTIL 5 PM CST.
* AT 1038 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* MODERATE TO LOCALLY 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...BRANSON...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...OZARK...WEST
PLAINS...ALTON...ANDERSON...ASH GROVE AND AURORA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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 3744 9102 3650 9106 3656 9366 3697 9365
3692 9408 3655 9409 3650 9466 3699 9462
3701 9410 3728 9409 3730 9363 3743 9364
3750 9314 3748 9229 3763 9226 3761 9186
3742 9180
$$
FOSTER3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KSGF 041843 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1225 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 MOC009-043-067-077-091-109-119-145-149-153-167-203-209-213-215-225- 229-042300- POLK MO-TEXAS MO-WEBSTER MO-WRIGHT MO-GREENE MO-SHANNON MO- LAWRENCE MO-CHRISTIAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-NEWTON MO-HOWELL MO-STONE MO- BARRY MO-OREGON MO-TANEY MO-OZARK MO-MCDONALD MO- 1225 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BARRY...CHRISTIAN...DOUGLAS... GREENE...HOWELL...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON...OREGON...OZARK... POLK...SHANNON...STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CST... AT 1220 PM CST...MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA BUT RAINFALL WAS TAPERING OFF NEAR THE ARKANSAS BORDER. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON SINCE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ON LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND SMALL STREAMS. AT 1150 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ON HIGHWAY FF...HIGHWAY Y...AND ON SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN CASSVILLE IN BARRY COUNTY. BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. $$ FOSTER
000 WGUS73 KSGF 042134 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 332 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 MOC009-043-067-077-091-109-119-145-149-153-167-203-209-213-215-225- 229-042300- POLK MO-TEXAS MO-WEBSTER MO-WRIGHT MO-GREENE MO-SHANNON MO- LAWRENCE MO-CHRISTIAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-NEWTON MO-HOWELL MO-STONE MO- BARRY MO-OREGON MO-TANEY MO-OZARK MO-MCDONALD MO- 332 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BARRY...CHRISTIAN...DOUGLAS... GREENE...HOWELL...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON...OREGON...OZARK... POLK...SHANNON...STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CST... AT 330 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN HAD TAPERED OFF ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ON MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND SOME PRIMARY ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE ELK RIVER NEAR NOEL IN MCDONALD COUNTY. HIGHWAY 142 NEAR MOODY AND HIGHWAY MM NEAR POTTERSVILLE IN SOUTHERN HOWELL COUNTY WERE FLOODED. WATER WAS FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 13 BETWEEN ELSEY AND GALENA IN STONE COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAD DIMINISHED...RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR ON SMALL STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND OTHER LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT ONE TO TWO AND HALF INCHES HAD FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED ACROSS MCDONALD...BARRY...AND STONE COUNTIES AMOUNTS NEAR THREE INCHES HAD FALLEN AT SOME LOCATIONS. 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. 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. $$ FOSTER
000 WGUS73 KSGF 042259 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 455 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 MOC009-043-067-077-091-109-119-145-149-153-167-203-209-213-215-225- 229-042305- POLK MO-TEXAS MO-WEBSTER MO-WRIGHT MO-GREENE MO-SHANNON MO- LAWRENCE MO-CHRISTIAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-NEWTON MO-HOWELL MO-STONE MO- BARRY MO-OREGON MO-TANEY MO-OZARK MO-MCDONALD MO- 455 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 455 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR BARRY... CHRISTIAN...DOUGLAS...GREENE...HOWELL...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON. ..OREGON...OZARK...POLK...SHANNON...STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM... ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM, AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR THE SAME COUNTIES. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. $$ JLT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 44 min |
| Jan 4, 10:07 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Greene, Oregon, Shannon, Texas | 315 days |
| Jan 4, 3:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 5 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.