Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 9, 2008, 11:45 PM CDT for 27 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 12 hr. 58 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 9, 2008, 11:45 PM CDT (04:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
All 27 counties
Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 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 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Charity, MO | ROUTE B CLOSED NEAR ROUTES M AND W DUE TO FLOODING. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Dixon, MO | ROUTE O CLOSED 1.5 MILES WEST OF THE ROUTE 28 JUNCTION DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Stockton, MO | ROUTE M CLOSED AT BEAR CREEK DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Se Iberia, MO | TWO LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED ON ROUTE K ABOUT 3 TO 4 MILES FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 17. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Seymour, MO | FINLEY FALLS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM THE FINELY. JAMES RIVER ALSO OUT OF ITS BANKS. NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSING HAVE CLOSED ROADS. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ese Preston, MO | ROUTE BB CLOSED FROM 0.5 TO 2.0 MILES FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 54 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ne Edwards, MO | ROUTE DD CLOSED AT KNOBBY CREEK DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 W Collins, MO | ROUTE J CLOSED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 54 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Ssw Hartville, MO | JUNCTION OF ROUTE AB AND 5N AT WOLF CREEK CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Ssw Newburg, MO | ROUTE AA THREE MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE P CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 9 Ese Salem, MO | ROUTE EE CLOSED 3 MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE 32 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gravois Mills, MO | GRAVOIS MILLS CREEK FLOODED AND OUT OF ITS BANKS. SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE ALSO FLOODED. A TRAILER PARK AT HWY TT AND 5 HAS WATER RISING NEAR IT. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Montreal, MO | JUNCTION OF ROUTE BB AND 7 N CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Thayer, MO | SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN THAYER. HIGHWAY 63 IS CLOSED DUE TO 2 FT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Vichy, MO | NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE COUNTY WIDE. |
| Apr 10, 3:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Flemington, MO | STATE ROUTE V, EAST OF FLEMINGTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 3:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bolivar, MO | DIVISION STREET AND COUNTY ROAD 425 CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG PIPER CREEK. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 12 Wnw Willow Springs, MO | STATE ROUTE EE, NEAR ANN IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Ava, MO | STATE ROUTE FF, EAST OF AVA IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Conway, MO | STATE ROUTE B, WEST OF CONWAY IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nne Summersville, MO | STATE ROUTE YY, NORTH OF SUMMERSVILLE, IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Udall, MO | STATE ROUTE T, SOUTH OF UDALL, ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Ava, MO | STATE ROUTE Y, WEST OF AVA IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Moody, MO | HIGHWAY 142, WEST OF MOODY IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Pottersville, MO | STATE ROUTE K, SOUTHWEST OF POTTERSVILLE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ne Ava, MO | STATE ROUTE U, NEAR THE JUNCTION OF 76, OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF AVA, IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Houston, MO | STATE ROUTE F, NEAR HOUSTON, WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | W Lanton, MO | HIGHWAY 142, 2 AND 4 MILES WEST OF LANTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
| Apr 10, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Houston, MO | 2 PEOPLE RESCUED FROM FLOODING ALONG THE BIG PINEY RIVER. |
| Apr 10, 7:59 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Osceola, MO | NUMEROUS COUNTY AND SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED FROM SOUTH TO COLLINS AND EAST TO ROSCOE. |
| Apr 10, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Morgan, MO | PORTION OF J HIGHWAY CLOSED. |
| Apr 10, 8:09 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Isabella, MO | RAINFALL AMOUNT RECEIVED AT ISABELLA WAS 3.67 INCHES. |
| Apr 10, 8:39 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ne Ava, MO | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN DOUGLAS COUNTY DUE TO FLOODING THAT INCLUDE HWY FF HWY Y HWY U AND HWY EE |
| Apr 10, 8:41 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 N Lebanon, MO | SEVERAL ROADS IN LACLEDE COUNTY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. THIS INCLUDES PACIFIC ROAD. |
| Apr 10, 8:41 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Seymour, MO | FINLEY FALLS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM THE FINELY. JAMES RIVER ALSO OUT OF ITS BANKS. NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSING HAVE CLOSED ROADS. |
| Apr 10, 9:20 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.1 | 6 Sw Lebanon, MO | 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL AT THE 14000 BLOCK AND HWY WW. |
| Apr 10, 10:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.17 | Lebanon, MO | 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL AT EM OFFICE. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Charity, MO | ROUTE B CLOSED NEAR ROUTES M AND W DUE TO FLOODING. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Dixon, MO | ROUTE O CLOSED 1.5 MILES WEST OF THE ROUTE 28 JUNCTION DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Success, MO | ROUTE M CLOSED ROUGHLY 4 MILES WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 17 JUNCTION DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Stockton, MO | ROUTE M CLOSED AT BEAR CREEK DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ne Winona, MO | ROUTE H CLOSED 3 MILES NORTH OF ROUTE 19 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS ACROSS SHANNON COUNTY ALSO FLOODED AND CLOSED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Pottersville, MO | ROUTE AB CLOSED 5 MILES FROM JUNTION OF ROUTE 160 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nnw Bolivar, MO | ROUTE 83 CLOSED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 MILES FROM THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE B DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Se Iberia, MO | TWO LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED ON ROUTE K ABOUT 3 TO 4 MILES FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 17. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ese Preston, MO | ROUTE BB CLOSED FROM 0.5 TO 2.0 MILES FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 54 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ne Edwards, MO | ROUTE DD CLOSED AT KNOBBY CREEK DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 W Collins, MO | ROUTE J CLOSED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 54 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Ssw Hartville, MO | JUNCTION OF ROUTE AB AND 5N AT WOLF CREEK CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Ssw Newburg, MO | ROUTE AA THREE MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE P CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 9 Ese Salem, MO | ROUTE EE CLOSED 3 MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE 32 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Montreal, MO | JUNCTION OF ROUTE BB AND 7 N CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Vichy, MO | NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE COUNTY WIDE. |
| Apr 10, 11:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.22 | Pomona, MO | MEASURED AT WEST PLAINS ASOS |
| Apr 10, 11:10 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.06 | 3 Se Salem, MO | OBSERVED AT SINKIN REMOTE OBSERVATION SITE |
| Apr 10, 11:14 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gravois Mills, MO | GRAVOIS MILLS CREEK FLOODED AND OUT OF ITS BANKS. SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE ALSO FLOODED. A TRAILER PARK AT HWY TT AND 5 HAS WATER RISING NEAT IT. |
| Apr 10, 11:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Cassville, MO | WATER RESCUE ON HIGHWAY Y ALONG FLAT CREEK |
| Apr 10, 11:42 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Thayer, MO | SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN THAYER. HIGHWAY 63 IS CLOSED DUE TO 2 FT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
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 54 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 135 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 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 615 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 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 100449
FFWSGF
MOC015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-
153-161-167-169-185-203-213-215-217-225-229-101100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0042.080410T0445Z-080410T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1145 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CEDAR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
EASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
EASTERN TANEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
EXTREME EASTERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT THURSDAY.
* AT 1144 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH PER
HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. BY THURSDAY MORNING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
AVA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CAMDENTON...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...HERMITAGE...HOUSTON...LEBANON...MARSHFIELD...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MOUNTAIN VIEW...OSAGE BEACH AND ROLLA.
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.
LAT...LON 3708 9122 3649 9113 3649 9280 3740 9311
3740 9364 3756 9408 3805 9411 3804 9408
3821 9406 3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308
3870 9306 3869 9284 3834 9240 3830 9166
3780 9153 3769 9116 3751 9131 3714 9102
$$
ANGLE8 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KSGF 100453
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1151 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
MOC015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-
153-161-167-169-185-203-213-215-217-225-229-101100-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-GREENE MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-DADE MO-TEXAS MO-POLK MO-
LACLEDE MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-VERNON MO-HICKORY MO-
PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-DENT MO-
BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-CHRISTIAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-
TANEY MO-OZARK MO-
1151 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT THURSDAY
FOR BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...EASTERN
TANEY...EXTREME EASTERN VERNON...HICKORY...HOWELL...LACLEDE...
MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN...NORTHERN DADE...
NORTHERN GREENE...OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...
SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
AT 1149 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH
TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. BY THURSDAY MORNING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
AVA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CAMDENTON...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...HERMITAGE...HOUSTON...LEBANON...MARSHFIELD...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MOUNTAIN VIEW...OSAGE BEACH AND ROLLA.
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.
LAT...LON 3708 9122 3649 9113 3649 9280 3740 9311
3740 9364 3756 9408 3805 9411 3804 9408
3821 9406 3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308
3870 9306 3869 9284 3834 9240 3830 9166
3780 9153 3769 9116 3751 9131 3714 9102
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 180DEG 0KT 3781 9267
$$
ANGLE000
WGUS73 KSGF 100704
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
200 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
MOC015-029-039-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-153-161-
167-169-185-203-215-225-229-101100-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-GREENE MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-POLK MO-LACLEDE MO-
CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-HICKORY MO-PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-DENT MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-
200 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HICKORY...
HOWELL...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...NORTHERN GREENE...
OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...
TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
AT 155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
6 AM WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
AVA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CAMDENTON...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...HERMITAGE...HOUSTON...LEBANON...MARSHFIELD...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MOUNTAIN VIEW...OSAGE BEACH AND ROLLA.
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 3868 9283 3834 9240 3829 9166 3780 9153
3769 9116 3751 9131 3715 9102 3708 9122
3649 9113 3649 9278 3681 9278 3740 9311
3740 9363 3758 9363 3759 9408 3821 9406
3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 180DEG 0KT 3781 9267
$$
ANGLE000
WGUS73 KSGF 101022
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
519 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
MOC015-029-039-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-153-161-
167-169-185-203-215-225-229-101100-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-GREENE MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-POLK MO-LACLEDE MO-
CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-HICKORY MO-PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-DENT MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-
519 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HICKORY...
HOWELL...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...NORTHERN GREENE...
OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...
TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
AT 516 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. A LARGE AREA OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR AVA AND BRANSON.
RAINFALL RATES HAVE BEEN AVERAGING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TENTHS PER
HOUR SINCE MIDNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY ONE HALF INCH AMOUNTS. A LARGE
AREA OF INCREASING RAINFALL RATES ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. THIS AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND HIGHER
RAINFALL RATES WILL LEAD TO MORE RAPID RUNOFF. DUE TO THE OVERALL
INCREASE IN RAINFALL RATES THIS MORNING...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
WILL BE EXTENDED AT 6 AM.
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.
LAT...LON 3868 9283 3834 9240 3829 9166 3780 9153
3769 9116 3751 9131 3715 9102 3708 9122
3649 9113 3649 9278 3681 9278 3740 9311
3740 9363 3758 9363 3759 9408 3821 9406
3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1019Z 180DEG 0KT 3781 9267
$$
JLT000
WGUS53 KSGF 101049
FFWSGF
MOC015-029-039-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-153-161-
167-169-185-203-215-225-229-101700-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CEDAR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL NOON CDT.
* AT 545 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. A LARGE AREA OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL
OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR AVA AND BRANSON.
RAINFALL RATES HAVE BEEN AVERAGING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TENTHS
OF AN INCH PER HOUR SINCE MIDNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
A LARGE AREA OF INCREASING RAINFALL RATES ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THIS AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND
HIGHER RAINFALL RATES WILL LEAD TO MORE RAPID RUNOFF.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3868 9283 3834 9240 3829 9166 3780 9153
3769 9116 3751 9131 3715 9102 3708 9122
3649 9113 3649 9278 3681 9278 3740 9311
3740 9363 3758 9363 3759 9408 3821 9406
3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
$$
JLT000
WGUS73 KSGF 101226
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
723 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
MOC015-029-039-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-153-161-
167-169-185-203-215-225-229-101700-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-GREENE MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-POLK MO-LACLEDE MO-
CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-HICKORY MO-PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-DENT MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-
723 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HICKORY...
HOWELL...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...NORTHERN GREENE...
OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...
TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
AT 718 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
OVERNIGHT HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ROADWAYS TO CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD
WATERS. RAINFALL TOTALS OVERNIGHT HAVE RANGED FROM LOCALLY TWO TO
THREE INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44...AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 65...TO
ONE TO 1.5 INCHES ACROSS THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION.
A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF INCH
PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WHICH
WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3868 9283 3834 9240 3829 9166 3780 9153
3769 9116 3751 9131 3715 9102 3708 9122
3649 9113 3649 9278 3681 9278 3740 9311
3740 9363 3758 9363 3759 9408 3821 9406
3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9258
$$
JLT000
WGUS73 KSGF 101401
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
858 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
MOC015-029-039-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-153-161-
167-169-185-203-215-225-229-101700-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-GREENE MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-POLK MO-LACLEDE MO-
CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-HICKORY MO-PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-DENT MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-
858 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HICKORY...
HOWELL...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...NORTHERN GREENE...
OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...
TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
AT 855 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED THAT NUMEROUS ROADS AND LOW
WATER CROSSINGS ARE FLOODED...AND IMPASSABLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CLOSURES...PLEASE GO TO THE
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB PAGE.
AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO LOCALLY ONE INCH OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY
THROUGH NOON IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS WILL CAUSE MORE RAPID RUNOFF
AND HIGHER CRESTS OF AREA RIVERS IN THE WARNED AREA.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3868 9283 3834 9240 3829 9166 3780 9153
3769 9116 3751 9131 3715 9102 3708 9122
3649 9113 3649 9278 3681 9278 3740 9311
3740 9363 3758 9363 3759 9408 3821 9406
3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1358Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9258
$$
JLT000
WGUS73 KSGF 101604
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1057 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
MOC015-029-039-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-153-161-
167-169-185-203-215-225-229-101700-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-GREENE MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-POLK MO-LACLEDE MO-
CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-HICKORY MO-PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-DENT MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-
1057 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HICKORY...
HOWELL...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...NORTHERN GREENE...
OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...
TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
AT 1052 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTINUED TO REPORT NUMEROUS FLOODED
ROADWAYS ACROSS THE OZARKS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND
THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED THIS
MORNING....SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL.
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DROPPED WITH AN ISSUANCE OF
AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING AT NOON. IF RAINFALL RATES ONCE AGAIN
INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL
BE REISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB PAGE FOR ALL MAJOR ROAD
CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3868 9283 3834 9240 3829 9166 3780 9153
3769 9116 3751 9131 3715 9102 3708 9122
3649 9113 3649 9278 3681 9278 3740 9311
3740 9363 3758 9363 3759 9408 3821 9406
3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9258
$$
JLT000
WGUS73 KSGF 101654
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1154 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
MOC015-029-039-059-065-067-077-085-091-105-125-131-141-149-153-161-
167-169-185-203-215-225-229-101704-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080410T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-GREENE MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-POLK MO-LACLEDE MO-
CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-HICKORY MO-PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-DENT MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-
1154 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT FOR BENTON...
CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HICKORY...HOWELL...
LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...NORTHERN GREENE...OREGON...
OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...TEXAS...
WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...AN
AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY DUE TO THE CONTINUED
THREAT OF FLOODING OF ACROSS THE OZARKS. IF RAINFALL RATES BEGIN TO
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR A
PART OF THE AREA.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3868 9283 3834 9240 3829 9166 3780 9153
3769 9116 3751 9131 3715 9102 3708 9122
3649 9113 3649 9278 3681 9278 3740 9311
3740 9363 3758 9363 3759 9408 3821 9406
3822 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9258
$$
JLTWhat 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 9, 6:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
643 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
.DISCUSSION...
STRONG STORM SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND WILL
AFFECT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING...ALL
MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND
TORNADOES TO THE AREA.
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)...
CURRENTLY THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION
YESTERDAY IS LOCATED ROUGHLY FROM MEMPHIS TO DALLAS THIS
AFTERNOON. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...HAS NOW MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST INTO
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION.
THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST
THIS EVENING....ENTERING THE WESTERN CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AS IT
REMAINS WELL NORTH OF THE SURFACE FRONT. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW
STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. RAINFALL RATES ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA HAVE BEEN AROUND A HALF AN INCH PER HOUR IN THE
HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE COMPLEX EXTENDING
THROUGH MUCH OF OKLAHOMA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...THIS MAY LEAD TO
TRAINING OF STORMS THAT COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. BY
EXTRAPOLATING THE CURRENT MOVEMENT AND DIRECTION THIS COMPLEX IS
TAKING...THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN AND
NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. WE CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.
THIS EVENING...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER WESTERN
TEXAS AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS WILL PUSH THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL BE
AVAILABLE...SURGING INTO THE AREA AS THE GULF REMAINS WIDE UP. AS
A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET SETS UP OVERNIGHT...WITH 850MB WINDS OF
50KTS. COULD DEFINITELY SEE SCATTERED ACTIVITY DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT AS IT PUSHES BACK TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED AND THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE MINIMAL...BUT SOME
OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD POSSIBLE PRODUCE MARGINALLY SEVERE
HAIL. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE TRAINING OF STORMS.
BY TOMORROW MORNING THE WARM FRONT SHOULD MOVE TO THE NORTH INTO
CENTRAL MISSOURI...LEAVING THE MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA IN THE
WARM SECTOR. WITH THE WARM FRONT MOVING TO OUR NORTH...MOST OF
THE TSRA ACTIVITY SHOULD PUSH OUT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE CWA BY MORNING. THIS WILL BE JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT ROUND
OF STORMS...WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER. LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...WHEN THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS...IT WILL PUSH A DRY LINE ACROSS CENTRAL
TEXAS. STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS LINE AND THEN PUSH TO THE
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AS SUPERCELLS
ACROSS TEXAS AND EVOLVE INTO A STRONG LINE OF STORMS AS IT MOVES TO
THE NORTHEAST. AROUND DAYBREAK THIS LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE AND WIND SHEAR
WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...PRODUCING A SQUALL LINE WITH STRONG WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. WITH THE MOISTURE GETTING PULLED INTO
THE AREA...THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE ABLE TO BECOME SURFACE
BASED. GIVEN THE WIND SHEAR THAT WILL BE IN PLACE...EMBEDDED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS LINE EARLY IN THE DAY
ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA. THIS LINE WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH EAST AND
ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REST OF
THE CWA.
THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION HOW THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT
THE AREA ACROSS THE EASTERN CWA. IF THE LINE MOVES THROUGH QUICKLY
AND THE AREA CLEARS OUT WE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO SEE A THIRD ROUND
OF STORMS. THIS WOULD BE ALONG THE DRY LINE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA...MAINLY EAST OF 65. WITH WIND SHEAR STILL IN PLACE...AND IF
INSTABILITY REDEVELOPS...SUPERCELL STORMS MAY ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP
ALONG THIS LINE. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND TORNADOES WOULD BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN CWA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.
WISE
THURSDAY NIGHT...ONGOING CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE FAR
EASTERN CWA AT THE START OF THE PERIOD...WITH A BRIEF WINDOW OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE TRIPLE POINT IN CENTRAL
MISSOURI. ALL SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD EXIT STAGE EAST BY MID EVENING
WITH COOL AND DRY AIR ADVECTION BEGINNING TO TAKE HOLD OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR
ACTIVE WEATHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL FILL AND MOVE VERY
LITTLE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS
WILL LEAVE THE REGION IN NORTHERLY FLOW AND PRONE TO AN OCCASIONAL
LOBE OR TWO OF VORTICITY TO ROTATE THROUGH THE AREA. ISOLATED TO LOW
END SCATTERED DAYTIME SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
UNDER A MAINLY CLOUDY SKY. CLOUDS WILL ACT TO PREVENT RADIATIONAL
COOLING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS...KEEPING LOWS ABOVE FREEZING FOR
THE MOST PART. UNFORTUNATELY...THESE SAME CLOUDS...WITH CONTINUED
COOLING ALOFT...WILL RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY COOL DAYS. HIGHS WILL BE
IN THE 50S FRIDAY WITH AT LEAST SOME MIXING EXPECTED...HOWEVER IT
WILL BE TOUGH TO WARM MUCH THROUGH THE 40S ON SATURDAY WITH A FEW
SNOWFLAKES MIXING IN WITH THE ISO/SCT SHRA ACTIVITY GIVEN THE COLUMN
BEING ALMOST ENTIRELY BELOW FREEZING.
IF CLEARING OCCURS QUICKER THAN FORECAST LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR A FROST AND POSSIBLY A
FREEZE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...IN GENERAL...THE GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE
TO AGREE WITH THE OVERALL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN EVOLUTION AND A DRY
STRETCH OF WEATHER. THERE REMAINS SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES DURING THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...MAINLY AFFECTING THE TIMING OF OUR WARMING
TREND. THE GFS IS A BIT MORE BULLISH IN WARMING VERSUS THE ECMWF...
AND AT THIS JUNCTURE THERE IS NO REASON TO SIDE WITH ONE MODEL OVER
ANOTHER. AS A RESULT..GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN WHICH
IS A FAIR BLEND BETWEEN TO THE TWO OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THERE REMAINS A RISK FOR A FROST/FREEZE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A SFC HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE IS PARKED OVER THE AREA. AFTER THIS...TEMPS SHOULD
QUICKLY RETURN TO AT OR ABOVE AVERAGE BY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT
WEEK. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A FAST MOVING FRONT OR TWO TO RIDE THE
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...BUT MOISTURE LOOKS TO REMAIN MEAGER AND HAVE
MAINTAINED A DRY FORECAST.
GAGAN
GAGAN
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...WILL CARRY VICINITY THUNDER WITH MVFR CEILINGS
GRADUALLY FALLING TO IFR BY LATE EVENING AS STRONG VERTICAL MOTION
ASSOCIATED WITH MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES NORTHEAST FROM SOUTH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WILL GO WITH PREDOMINANT
THUNDERSTORMS FOR BOTH JOPLIN AND SPRINGFIELD DURING MUCH OF THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASE TO 40-50 KNOTS.
WILL BACK DOWN TO VICINITY THUNDER BY MID MORNING AS FIRST MID
LEVEL DISTURBANCE EXITS THE AREA...BUT SHOULD SEE STORMS REDEVELOP
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS MAIN TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
HAVE INCREASED WINDS TO OVER 20 KNOTS SUSTAINED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
WHEN THE DRYLINE PUSHED ACROSS THE AIRPORTS.
TERRY
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR MOZ055>058-
066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.
KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 8:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 800 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-110100- 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- 800 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 65. DISCUSSION: A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX...DEVELOPING ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT...WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY...ALONG WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT...SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...A BRIEF BREAK IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED. THIS MAY ALLOW THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING DRYLINE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WITH STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IN PLACE...ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE...INCLUDING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...HAIL LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE...AND TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AND WILL ADD TO THE FLOOD THREAT THROUGHOUT THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL FLIRT WITH THE FREEZING MARK BOTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE PRESENCE OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY PREVENT FROST DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY NIGHT. SUNDAY NIGHT WILL PROVIDE THE BEST CHANCE FOR FROST DEVELOPMENT...AND POSSIBLY A FREEZE...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD AND WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNDER A CLEAR SKY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WEST OF HIGHWAY 65. && 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
Local storm report, Apr 9, 10:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1000 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0957 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW JOPLIN 37.09N 94.53W
04/09/2008 M0.62 INCH JASPER MO AMATEUR RADIO
RAINFALL WENT FROM 0.66 INCHES TO 1.28 INCHES IN 15
MINUTES.
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HATCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 6 days |
| Apr 9, 7:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 55 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 3 days |
| Apr 9, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 42 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Laclede | 20 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 2:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 54 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 3 days |
| Apr 10, 2:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon | 68 min |
| Apr 10, 3:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 20 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 23 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 6:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 13 min |
| Apr 10, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 7:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 7:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Texas | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 8:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Texas | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 8:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark | 19 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 50 min |
| Apr 10, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 8:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Shannon | 23 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 11:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more | 4 days |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008
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.