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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Springfield, MO

February 17, 2008Pulaski County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Feb 17, 2008, 11:59 AM CST for Pulaski County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 17, 2008, 1:33 PM CST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 17, 2008, 11:59 AM CST (17:59 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 17, 2008, 1:33 PM CST
Expired: Feb 19, 2008, 8:18 AM CST
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity: Minor

County Pulaski County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 17, 11:50 AM CST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 11:50 AM CST, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 11:33 AM CST, 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 17, 6:43 AM CST, 5 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
643 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CLEVER                  37.03N 93.47W
02/17/2008                   CHRISTIAN          MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE P CLOSED BEGINNING AT ROUTE K AND ENDING ONE
            MILE BEFORE CST MILLER ROAD DUE TO FLOODING.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 NNE HUGGINS           37.40N 92.16W
02/17/2008                   TEXAS              MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE HIGHWAY M CLOSED BETWEEN THREE MILES EAST OF ROUTE
            AH AND HIGHWAY 17 DUE TO FLOODING.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SE PITTSBURG          37.78N 93.24W
02/17/2008                   POLK               MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LOW WATER CROSSING ON STATE ROUTE HH APPROXIMATELY 2.5
            MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64 IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE FORDLAND           37.21N 92.88W
02/17/2008                   WEBSTER            MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE FF IS CLOSED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES NORTH OF
            ROUTE PP DUE TO FLOODING OF PANTHER CREEK.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE STOUTLAND          37.77N 92.46W
02/17/2008                   LACLEDE            MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LOW WATER CROSSING ON STATE ROUTE FF ONE MILE WEST OF
            HIGHWAY 133 IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 NE VANZANT            37.03N 92.23W
02/17/2008                   DOUGLAS            MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LOW WATER CROSSING AT STATE ROUTE EE ONE MILE EAST OF AD
            IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.

&&

GAGAN

Local storm report, Feb 17, 7:33 AM CST, 4 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
733 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 S CASSVILLE           36.60N 93.87W
02/17/2008  M2.90 INCH       BARRY              MO   PUBLIC

&&

GAGAN

Local storm report, Feb 17, 8:22 AM CST, 3 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
822 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 AM     FLOOD            2 S STOTTS CITY         37.07N 93.95W
02/17/2008                   LAWRENCE           MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            HIGHWAY 96 JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

&&

GAGAN

Local storm report, Feb 17, 8:45 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
845 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0841 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE FORDLAND           37.12N 92.89W
02/17/2008                   WEBSTER            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL *** IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A CAR WAS SWEPT OFF
            THE ROAD. EMERGENCY MANAGER FOUND A MAN DEAD IN A TREE.

&&

DCRAMER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 16, 6:54 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Pulaski	14 hr
Feb 16, 6:54 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar	14 hr
Feb 16, 9:41 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 24 more	6 hr
Feb 16, 10:52 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps and 2 more	5 hr
Feb 17, 9:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	19 hr
Feb 17, 9:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Stone	34 hr
Feb 17, 2:50 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Benton, Camden, Christian, Dallas, Dent and 21 more	24 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.