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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Springfield, MO

June 1, 2007Greene County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2007, 7:11 PM CDT for Greene County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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
Jun 1, 2007, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2007, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Flood severity
None

County Greene County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 1, 7:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 S Pleasant Hope, MOH HIGHWAY CLOSED AND UNDER 3 FEET OF WATER.
Jun 1, 8:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.63 Ne Fair Grove, MO3.6 INCHES OF RAIN IN PAST 3 HOURS
Jun 2, 12:30 AM CDTFLASH FLOODFair Grove, MOWATER RESCUE FROM VEHICLE STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS NEAR INTERSECTION OF FARM ROAD 221 AND FARM ROAD 2

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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 77 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2007-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 797 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2007-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
797 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1405 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KSGF 020013
FFWSGF
MOC077-020615-
/X.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0069.070602T0011Z-070602T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
711 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT SATURDAY.

* AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS     
  FALLEN OVER NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN THE LAST HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
  FAIR GROVE.

  HIGHWAY H ON THE GREENE POLK COUNTY LINE WAS REPORTED TO BE        
  FLOODED. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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 OR IN A VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3741 9307 3735 9308 3735 9335 3742 9335
      3742 9318

$$

WISE
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KSGF 020535
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1229 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007

MOC077-020615-
/X.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-070602T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE MO-
1229 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
EASTERN GREENE COUNTY...

AT 1225 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
ESTIMATIONS OF A HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS FELL OVER THE PAST HOUR 
LEADING TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...STRAFFORD AND FAIR GROVE.

SPRINGFIELD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN 
SPRINGFIELD AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST BYPASS AND SUNSHINE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ANOTHER QUARTER TO A HALF INCH IS 
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

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 OR IN A VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3741 9307 3711 9307 3712 9344 3740 9342
      3742 9318

$$

CLAYCOMB
000 
WGUS73 KSGF 020608
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
105 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007

MOC077-020615-
/X.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-070602T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE MO-
105 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN GREENE
COUNTY...

HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...STREAMS AND 
CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA REMAIN OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THIS FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING THAT WILL 
REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM SATURDAY. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3741 9307 3711 9307 3712 9344 3740 9342
      3742 9318

$$

CLAYCOMB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk53 min
Jun 1, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLawrence37 min
Jun 1, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWright23 min
Jun 1, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper67 min
Jun 1, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry53 min
Jun 1, 7:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry6 hr
Jun 1, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone, Taney40 min
Jun 1, 8:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper6 hr
Jun 1, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian55 min
Jun 1, 8:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFVernon6 hr
Jun 1, 10:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Webster, Wright6 hr
Jun 2, 5:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper6 hr
Jun 2, 6:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFLawrence6 hr
Jun 2, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark55 min
Jun 2, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas41 min

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.