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River Flood Warning 111, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 28, 2008, 11:35 AM CDT for Stone County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 28, 2008, 12:17 PM CDT. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2008, 11:35 AM CDT (16:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 28, 2008, 12:17 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2008, 5:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Stone County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point James River (MO) at Galena (GLNM7). The gauge peaked at 18.77 ft at Jun 28, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 31 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07052500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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 Jun 28, 6:50 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 6:50 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 650 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 ...UPDATE TO AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE OVER THE NEXT 18 HOURS AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING CONTINUES. LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SETTLE SOUTH TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. MEANWHILE...OTHER WEAKER CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. EXPECT THE MAIN CONVECTION TO CONTINUE SLOWLY SEEPING SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH SUNRISE. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE LEADING GUST FRONT WILL ENHANCE THE CURRENT CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THIS INITIAL BATCH OF CONVECTION WILL CLEAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI LATER THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE BEST SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG UPPER LEVEL ENERGY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER LEVEL JET OVERSPREADS THE REGION. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. IN THE SMALLER SCALE...WOULD NOT BE AT ALL SURPRISED TO SEE A FEW OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES CAMPED OUT ACROSS THE AREA. WITH ALL OF THAT SAID...WILL CONTINUE LIKELY POPS OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI TO COVER MORNING CONVECTION. WOULD THEN EXPECT AT LEAST ADDITIONAL SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT. MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS INTO EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE WIND AND HEAVY RAINFALL. INCREASING MID AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A SEVERE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. MAIN THREATS HERE WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. STORMS SHOULD FINALLY PUSH OUT OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI LATER THIS EVENING WITH SKIES CLEARING. CONSIDERED FOG THREAT...BUT WE MAY BE A TOUCH ON THE BREEZY SIDE. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION WE COULD SEE SOME FOG DEVELOPMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS. A DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS SHUNTED SOUTH. NEXT DECENT SHOT AT PRECIPITATION MAY BE TOWARDS MIDWEEK AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACH THE REGION. SCHAUMANN && .AVIATION... FOR THE 12Z TAF CYCLE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BREAK LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS THEN EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MVFR AND BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. WENT WITH TEMPO GROUPS GIVEN THE EXPECTED SCATTERED COVERAGE. SKIES WILL FINALLY CLEAR LATER THIS EVENING. MAY SEE SOME SHALLOW FOG DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT. SCHAUMANN && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 5:57 AM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 557 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-291200- 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- 557 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. DISCUSSION: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES... WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS THEN EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS... DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. && 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) SCHAUMANN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 28, 11:03 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1103 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1103 AM HEAVY RAIN HORTON 37.97N 94.36W
06/28/2008 E0.00 INCH VERNON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE EARLY MORNING
&&
WDAVISLocal storm report, Jun 28, 11:05 AM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1105 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1103 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 W AVA 36.95N 92.70W
06/28/2008 DOUGLAS MO EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY Y WEST OF AVA FLOODED. FF HIGHWAY EAST OF 14
FLOODED. U AND EE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
GCLAYCOMLocal storm report, Jun 28, 11:13 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1113 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1111 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 E BILLINGS 37.07N 93.48W
06/28/2008 CHRISTIAN MO NWS EMPLOYEE
LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TERRELL
AND BEAL. 4 FEET OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROAD
&&
WDAVISLocal storm report, Jun 28, 11:28 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1128 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1127 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 S AURORA 36.93N 93.72W
06/28/2008 LAWRENCE MO AMATEUR RADIO
WATER RESCUE ALONG FLAT CREEK AT HWY O AND JENKINS BRIDGE
&&
WDAVISLocal storm report, Jun 28, 11:33 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Morgan | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Morgan | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory, St. Clair | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 1:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 1:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Pulaski | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 37 min |
| Jun 28, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Vernon | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 2:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 2:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Polk | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Lawrence | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Shannon | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 3:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade, Lawrence | 17 min |
| Jun 28, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 67 min |
| Jun 28, 3:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Ozark, Stone, Taney | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 38 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Polk | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 47 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 51 hr |
| Jun 28, 7:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 12 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark, Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Wright | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 12:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Polk | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:30 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | SGF | Cedar | 12 min |
| Jun 28, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark, Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Ozark and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 55 min |
| Jun 28, 3:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 6 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.