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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Springfield, MO

February 5, 20087 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Feb 5, 2008, 2:53 PM CST for 7 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 7 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
Feb 5, 2008, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC)
Expired
Feb 5, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Camden County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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
Feb 5, 3:18 PM CSTFLASH FLOODLebanon, MONUMEROUS REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING IN LEBANON. PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY AS WELL.
Feb 5, 3:40 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD3 E Conway, MOWATER OVER BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY J.
Feb 5, 4:01 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Lebanon, MOCAR WAS STUCK IN HIGH WATER AT OAKLAND DRIVE AND GOLDENWOOD DRIVE IN LEBANON. OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR HAVE BEEN RESCUED BUT THE CAR REMAINS STUCK IN HIGH WATER.
Feb 5, 5:01 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD2 Se Pleasant Hope, MOHIGHWAY 215 HAS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING OVER IT.
Feb 5, 5:01 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD6 Sw Richland, MOWATER AND DEBRIS OVER BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY FF BETWEEN HIGHWAYS T AND 133.
Feb 5, 5:27 PM CSTFLASH FLOODBuffalo, MOLOW WATER CROSSING UNDER WATER AT KELLY ROAD JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 65.
Feb 5, 7:10 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD3 N Morgan, MOBRUSH CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS...ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM RUNNING OVER PP HIGHWAY.

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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 12:00Z on 2008-02-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 325 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 12:00Z on 2008-02-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 259 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
325 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.4

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The text

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

000 
WGUS53 KSGF 052055
FFWSGF
MOC029-059-105-167-169-225-229-060300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0009.080205T2053Z-080206T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
253 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 900 PM CST.

* AT 248 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SLOW
  MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED    
  AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN       
  OBSERVED ON WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OVER SOUTHERN POLK AND           
  SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE COUNTIES WITH THESE STORMS. THESE             
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THIS    
  AFTERNOON AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED FOR COUNTIES NORTHEAST IN 
  THE WARNED AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BUFFALO...FORT LEONARD WOOD...LEBANON...MARSHFIELD...WAYNESVILLE...
  CONWAY...CROCKER...DIGGINS...DIXON...FORDLAND...NIANGUA...PLEASANT
  HOPE...RICHLAND...ROGERSVILLE AND ST. ROBERT.


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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SPRINGFIELD.

LAT...LON 3709 9307 3742 9307 3745 9343 3779 9333
      3779 9317 3788 9316 3788 9265 3802 9238
      3800 9203 3764 9210 3760 9214 3761 9225
      3749 9227 3708 9293

$$

CLAYCOMB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 4, 8:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Hickory, St. Clair38 min
Feb 4, 8:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory28 min
Feb 4, 11:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene20 min
Feb 5, 12:14 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Polk3 hr
Feb 5, 2:57 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Polk6 hr
Feb 5, 12:46 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Jasper and 5 more6 hr
Feb 5, 1:45 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton6 hr
Feb 5, 1:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton27 min
Feb 5, 2:13 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFGreene, Lawrence6 hr
Feb 5, 2:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Stone34 min
Feb 5, 3:01 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFStone, Taney63 min
Feb 5, 3:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries15 min
Feb 5, 3:22 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian40 min
Feb 5, 3:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian21 min
Feb 5, 3:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas62 min
Feb 5, 3:57 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFChristian, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Taney and 3 more6 hr
Feb 5, 3:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWright41 min
Feb 5, 4:08 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFPhelps6 hr
Feb 5, 4:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas43 min
Feb 5, 5:13 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Ozark77 min
Feb 5, 5:28 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFDent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 1 more6 hr
Feb 5, 5:57 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFOregon, Shannon63 min

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.