Flash Flood Warning 101, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Jun 13, 2008, 12:45 PM CDT (17:45 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Dade County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Polk County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS53 KSGF 131746
FFWSGF
KSC021-MOC057-097-167-132300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0101.080613T1745Z-080613T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1245 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.

* AT 1240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO   
  INCHES PER HOUR MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES
  HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE NOON...WITH RAINFALL
  TOTALS OVER TWO INCHES IN SOME AREA SINCE THIS MORNING. THIS FLASH
  FLOOD WARNING IS AN UPGRADE TO THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS ALREADY 
  IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.  

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO   
  OCCUR. 

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 3734 9508 3733 9462 3736 9461 3736 9452
      3735 9409 3759 9408 3758 9362 3782 9363
      3779 9320 3744 9320 3741 9326 3742 9363
      3728 9363 3729 9405 3705 9407 3706 9462
      3698 9462 3699 9507

$$

JLT

000 
WGUS73 KSGF 131936
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
234 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

KSC021-MOC057-097-167-132300-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080613T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-DADE MO-POLK MO-
234 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
CHEROKEE...DADE...JASPER AND POLK COUNTIES...

AT 228 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE THIS MORNING HAVE RANGED FROM ONE TO 
THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM 
ACTIVITY FROM THIS AFTERNOON HAS TAPER OFF AND MOST OF THE HIGHER 
RAINFALL RATES WILL BE SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN

LAT...LON 3734 9508 3733 9462 3736 9461 3736 9452
      3735 9409 3759 9408 3758 9362 3782 9363
      3779 9320 3744 9320 3741 9326 3742 9363
      3728 9363 3729 9405 3705 9407 3706 9462
      3698 9462 3699 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 180DEG 0KT 3736 9409

$$

JLT

000 
WGUS73 KSGF 132254
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
552 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

KSC021-MOC057-097-167-132302-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080613T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-DADE MO-POLK MO-
552 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT FOR CHEROKEE...
DADE...JASPER AND POLK COUNTIES...

A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 AM SATURDAY.
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED AND FLOOD WATERS WILL GRADUALLY RECEDE.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3734 9508 3733 9462 3736 9461 3736 9452
      3735 9409 3759 9408 3758 9362 3782 9363
      3779 9320 3744 9320 3741 9326 3742 9363
      3728 9363 3729 9405 3705 9407 3706 9462
      3698 9462 3699 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 180DEG 0KT 3736 9409

$$

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