Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Jun 19, 2008, 10:50 PM CDT (03:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 2008, 2:27 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Greene County, MO, Lawrence County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 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 200352
FFWSGF
MOC077-109-201000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0113.080620T0350Z-080620T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1050 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY.

* AT 1045 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   
WARNED AREA. WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATES OF AN INCH AND A HALF TO TWO 
INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BATTLEFIELD...MOUNT VERNON...REPUBLIC AND MILLER.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRAINING OVER THIS AREA AND WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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 3705 9405 3729 9406 3728 9363 3724 9361
      3721 9335 3710 9334 3710 9361 3708 9363

$$

CLAYCOMB

000 
WGUS73 KSGF 200727
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
227 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008

MOC077-109-200737-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080620T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE MO-GREENE MO-
227 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN LAWRENCE
AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3705 9405 3729 9406 3728 9363 3724 9361
      3721 9335 3710 9334 3710 9361 3708 9363
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 180DEG 0KT 3717 9366

$$

CLAYCOMB

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

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.