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Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 3, 2008, 4:28 PM CDT for 6 counties in 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
- Apr 3, 2008, 4:28 PM CDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 6:37 PM CDT | FLOOD | 4 W Ava, MO | STATE ROUTE Y CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Siloam Springs, MO | TIME ESTIMATED. HIGHWAY 14, ALONG THE N. FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER, WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 3, 9:52 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ava, MO | STREET FLOODING IS REPORTED IN AVA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 152 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 492 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 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 032129
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-067-153-209-213-040300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0037.080403T2128Z-080404T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
428 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008
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...
OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
TANEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
* AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A DEVELOPING AREA OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL ENTERING SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO
NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED...
WITH ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
AVA...BRANSON...CASSVILLE...FORSYTH...HIGHLANDVILLE...KIMBERLING
CITY...NIXA...OZARK...BAKERSFIELD...BILLINGS...CLEVER...CRANE...
EXETER...GAINESVILLE AND GALENA.
AS LITTLE AS ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN WILL RESULT IN RAPID FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS LOW WATER
CROSSINGS.
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.
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 3692 9382 3692 9362 3710 9361 3705 9209
3649 9213 3649 9408
$$
GAGAN1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS73 KSGF 032339
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
636 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008
MOC009-043-067-153-209-213-040300-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080404T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STONE MO-CHRISTIAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-BARRY MO-TANEY MO-OZARK MO-
636 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
BARRY...CHRISTIAN...DOUGLAS...OZARK...STONE AND TANEY COUNTIES...
AT 633 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AREAS OF RAINFALL CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN ONE
HALF INCH AND TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN DURING
THE PAST TWO HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...
ONLY AGGRAVATING FLOODING CONDITIONS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
AVA...BRANSON...CASSVILLE...FORSYTH...HIGHLANDVILLE...KIMBERLING
CITY...NIXA...OZARK...BAKERSFIELD...BILLINGS...CLEVER...CRANE...
EXETER...GAINESVILLE AND GALENA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
LAT...LON 3692 9382 3692 9362 3710 9361 3705 9209
3649 9213 3649 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 180DEG 0KT 3683 9322
$$
GAGANWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 3, 2:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
258 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008
.DISCUSSION...
WHILE THE FIRST ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HAS MOVED QUICKLY
OUT OF OUR EASTERN COUNTIES...WE REMAIN IN A LULL UNTIL THE NEXT
ROUND DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA MOVES INTO THE OZARKS.
PART OF THE WARM FRONT REMAINS HUNG UP SOUTH OF THE BOSTON
MOUNTAINS IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION HAS
SURGED NORTHWARD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI. THIS IS SEEN BEST IN DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES WHICH WERE
APPROACHING 60 DEGREES AROUND JOPLIN.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH AREAS ALONG THE WARM FRONT CLOSELY FOR
SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOP THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
THE 18Z SOUNDINGS FROM KSGF AND KOUN CONTINUED TO SHOW A DECENT
MID LEVEL CAPPING INVERSION WHICH APPEARS TO FINALLY BE WEAKENING
GIVEN CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT TO OUR SOUTHWEST. WE STILL EXPECT
MAINLY A HAIL THREAT NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT WHERE INSTABILITY
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED...WITH AN INCREASED WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADO
THREAT WHERE STORMS BECOME MORE SURFACE BASED.
WITH RESPECT TO THE FLOOD WATCH...WE WENT AHEAD AND SHAVED THE
NORTHERNMOST TIER OF COUNTIES OFF...MAINLY FOLLOWING MODEL
FORECAST TRENDS OF SHIFTING HIGHEST PRECIP FURTHER TO THE SOUTH
OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MO...WHERE BETTER SET-UP FOR
TRAINING STORMS AND FEED FROM LOW LEVEL JET WILL BE.
WILL BE TAPERING PRECIP CHANCES AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST AS THE MAIN FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA. WILL TAKE
ONE LAST LOOK AT NEW NAM TO MAKE MINOR MODS TO POPS BEFORE ZONE ISSUANCE.
WE SEE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE REST OF THE FORECAST WITH DRIER
CONDITIONS AND HIGH PRESSURE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.
WELL SEE AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR CONVECTION SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
ANOTHER FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT AGAIN NOT GETTING TOO EXCITED ABOUT
PRECIP CHANCES HERE...JUST SLIGHTS FOR NOW.
WE ARE GETTING CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORM SYSTEMS THE MODELS ARE
DEVELOPING DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF
SHOW A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S.
TERRY
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...PILOTS FLYING IN AND OUT OF SPRINGFIELD AND JOPLIN CAN
EXPECT IFR CEILINGS OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL
PREDOMINATELY FALL WITHIN THE MVFR CATEGORY. THESE LOW CEILINGS
AND VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO MOISTURE OVERRUNNING
AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT FROM THE SOUTH. EVENTUALLY A COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT IN FROM THE NORTH...AND TRIGGER STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. I OPTED TO KEEP THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE TAFS UNTIL
AFTER 00Z.
SPRINGFIELD AS OBSERVED FUNNELING WINDS FROM THE 150 DEGREE
DIRECTION...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE
NORTH OR NORTHWEST TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT. THIS CHANGE IN
AIRMASS WILL BE DRIER...AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CRAMER
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MOZ082-083-090>098-
101>106.
KS...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 12:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1256 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-041800- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 1256 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60 THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60 NEAR AN ADVANCING WARM FRONT. THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT ALSO. MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK. INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) TERRY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 12:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1253 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008 MOZ098-106-031830- SHANNON MO-OREGON MO- 1253 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWESTERN OREGON AND SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT... AT 1252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 7 MILES SOUTH OF WINONA BY 115 PM CDT. THE TOWN OF THOMASVILLE IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GAGAN
Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
123 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM FLOOD 3 W LANTON 36.52N 91.86W
04/03/2008 HOWELL MO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY 142 WAS CLOSED 3 MILES EAST OF LANTON DUE TO
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EARLIER TODAY.
&&
JLTLocal storm report, Apr 3, 1:28 PM CDT, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
128 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1242 PM HAIL 9 N WEST PLAINS 36.86N 91.85W
04/03/2008 E0.50 INCH HOWELL MO PUBLIC
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Apr 3, 1:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
133 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 NE GOODSON 37.73N 93.21W
04/03/2008 POLK MO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STATE HIGHWAY P ALONG THE LINDLEY CREEK WAS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
JLTLocal storm report, Apr 3, 1:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
135 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0132 PM HAIL 6 ESE SILOAM SPRINGS 36.76N 91.98W
04/03/2008 E0.50 INCH HOWELL MO PUBLIC
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Apr 3, 1:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
140 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1247 PM HAIL 5 W WHITE CHURCH 36.85N 91.88W
04/03/2008 E0.75 INCH HOWELL MO PUBLIC
&&
HATCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 5:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Hickory, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 9:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 10:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 11:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 18 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 18 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Howell, Oregon, Phelps, Shannon, Texas and 1 more | 4 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.