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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Springfield, MO

April 23, 2008Cedar County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 23, 2008, 9:44 PM CDT for Cedar County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 24, 2008, 11:09 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2008, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 24, 2008, 11:09 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 25, 2008, 8:22 PM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity
Minor

County Cedar County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Sac River near Caplinger Mills (CMZM7). The gauge peaked at 16.63 ft at Apr 26, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate121416182004/2404/2504/2604/27
Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
19 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06919900, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

000 
WGUS43 KSGF 240244
FLWSGF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
944 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008


...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...

  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY

.HEAVY RAINFALL THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THESE RIVER BASINS
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE AND 
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE  NIGHT. 

THOSE WITH PROPERTY AND LIVESTOCK ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR RIVER CONDITIONS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC217-241444-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FL.W.0063.080425T1942Z-080428T0900Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080425T1942Z.080426T1800Z.080427T0900Z.NO/
944 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 42.8 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.  
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

MOC217-241443-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FL.W.0064.080425T0530Z-080429T0102Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080425T0530Z.080426T1800Z.080428T0102Z.NO/
944 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.  
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

MOC039-241443-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FL.W.0065.080424T1948Z-080428T0200Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080424T1948Z.080425T1200Z.080427T0200Z.NO/
944 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.1 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.  THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 241426
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
926 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 

.EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT HAS CAUSED THE MARMATON...SAC AND
LITTLE OSAGE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE RAPIDLY. AREAL STREAMS AND CREEKS
HAVE NOT CRESTED AND RUNOFF FROM THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CAUSE
ADDITIONAL RISES IN AREAL RIVERS TODAY. IN ADDITION...MORE HEAVY
RAINFALL IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHICH WILL LEAD TO
FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON ADDITIONAL RUNOFF. 

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC217-250526-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0063.080425T1942Z-080428T0900Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080425T1942Z.080426T1800Z.080427T0900Z.NO/
926 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 42.8 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

MOC217-250525-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0064.080425T0445Z-080429T0102Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080425T0445Z.080426T1800Z.080428T0102Z.NO/
926 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

MOC039-250525-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0065.080425T0211Z-080428T0200Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080425T0211Z.080425T1200Z.080427T0200Z.NO/
926 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 18.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE.

$$

JLT
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 241542
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1042 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 

.EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING HAS 
CAUSED THE MARMATON...SAC AND LITTLE OSAGE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE
RAPIDLY. AREAL STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE NOT CRESTED AND RUNOFF 
FROM THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES IN 
AREAL RIVERS TODAY. IN ADDITION...MORE HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHICH WILL LEAD TO FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS 
BASED ON ADDITIONAL RUNOFF. 

THE FLOOD WAVE AND FORECAST CREST ON THE SAC RIVER AT CAPLINGER MILLS
IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON RESERVOIR OPERATIONS AND WATER RELEASES AT
STOCKTON DAM. 

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC217-250642-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0063.080425T1100Z-080428T0100Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080425T1100Z.080426T1200Z.080427T0100Z.NO/
1042 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 42.0 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE 
  WHICH MAINLY AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS, AND FARMLAND ALONG THE LITTLE
  OSAGE RIVER BASIN.  

$$

MOC217-250641-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0064.080424T2257Z-080428T2200Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080424T2257Z.080426T1800Z.080427T2200Z.NO/
1042 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 24.0 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

MOC039-250641-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0065.080425T2358Z-080427T0600Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080425T2358Z.080426T0000Z.080426T0600Z.NO/
1042 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE, 
  AND THE CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. 

$$

JLT
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 250157
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
857 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 

.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS FORECAST OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND
MAY AFFECT FUTURE RIVER FORECASTS.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC217-251657-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0063.080425T1100Z-080427T0100Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080425T1100Z.080425T1800Z.080426T0100Z.NO/
857 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 41.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE 
  WHICH MAINLY AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS, AND FARMLAND ALONG THE LITTLE
  OSAGE RIVER BASIN.  

$$

MOC217-251656-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080428T0945Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080424T2325Z.080426T1200Z.080427T0945Z.NO/
857 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.2 FEET BY 
  SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

MOC039-251656-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0065.080425T0409Z-080428T0600Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080425T0409Z.080425T1200Z.080427T0600Z.NO/
857 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE, 
  AND THE CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. 

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 250833
FLSSGF




FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
333 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL AND RUNOFF HAVE CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS MAY INFLUENCE
FUTURE RIVER FORECASTS.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC217-252333-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0063.080425T0930Z-080426T2200Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080425T0930Z.080425T1200Z.080425T2200Z.NO/
333 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 41.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE 
  WHICH MAINLY AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS, AND FARMLAND ALONG THE LITTLE
  OSAGE RIVER BASIN.  

$$

MOC217-252333-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080428T0620Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080424T2325Z.080426T0600Z.080427T0620Z.NO/
333 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.8 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COUNTY 
  ROAD, WEST OF NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$

MOC039-252333-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080428T0800Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080425T0453Z.080425T1200Z.080427T0800Z.NO/
333 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE, 
  AND THE CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. 

$$

MOC097-252332-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-080426T0958Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080425T0027Z.080425T0500Z.080425T0958Z.NO/
333 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE. IN 
  ADDITION, FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT STATE HIGHWAY 37, EAST OF 
  CARTHAGE, BETWEEN AVILLA AND REEDS. 

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 251039
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
539 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...

  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 

.HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING CAUSED THE
LITTLE OSAGE...MARMATON AND SAC RIVERS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY WHICH MAY AFFECT THE LATEST 
FORECAST CONDITIONS. 

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC217-260139-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-080426T2200Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080425T0936Z.080425T1200Z.080425T2200Z.NO/
539 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 41.2 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE 
  WHICH MAINLY AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS, AND FARMLAND ALONG THE LITTLE
  OSAGE RIVER BASIN.  

$$

MOC217-260139-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080428T0620Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080424T2325Z.080426T0600Z.080427T0620Z.NO/
539 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.8 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COUNTY 
  ROAD, WEST OF NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$

MOC039-260138-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080428T0800Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080425T0453Z.080425T1200Z.080427T0800Z.NO/
539 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE, 
  AND THE CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. 

$$

JLT
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 251610
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1110 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 

.HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING CAUSED THE
LITTLE OSAGE...MARMATON AND SAC RIVERS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WHICH MAY AFFECT 
THE LATEST FORECAST CONDITIONS

THE FLOOD WAVE AND FORECAST CREST ON THE SAC RIVER AT CAPLINGER MILLS
IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON RESERVOIR OPERATIONS AND WATER RELEASES AT
STOCKTON DAM. 

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC217-260710-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-080428T1200Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080425T0936Z.080426T1200Z.080427T1200Z.NO/
1110 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 41.5 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE 
  WHICH MAINLY AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS, AND FARMLAND ALONG THE LITTLE
  OSAGE RIVER BASIN.  

$$

MOC217-260710-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080428T1232Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080424T2325Z.080426T1800Z.080427T1232Z.NO/
1110 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

MOC039-260710-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080428T1200Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080425T0453Z.080425T1045Z.080427T1200Z.NO/
1110 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 15 AND 16.5 FEET
  THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO RESERVIOR OPERATIONS. THE RIVER IS 
  EXPECTED TO WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE, 
  AND THE CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. 

$$

JLT
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 260122
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
822 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008


...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY

.RUNOFF DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS DECREASED
OVER THE SAC RIVER BASIN...ALLOWING THE RIVER TO FALL BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE AT CAPLINGER MILLS. RELEASES FROM STOCKTON DAM WILL CAUSE THE RIVER
TO REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

MOC039-260152-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080428T1200Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080425T0453Z.080425T1045Z.080425T1620Z.NO/
822 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  4:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:20 AM FRIDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 15.9 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE, 
  AND THE CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. 

$$

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 Apr 23, 7:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 7:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
736 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOOD POTENTIAL DISCUSSION...

.UPDATE...

THUNDERSTORMS INCREASED FROM NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING UPPER
DIVERGENCE AHEAD OF A MINOR MID LEVEL IMPULSE. INCREASED DEEP
LAYERED SHEAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM SUPPORTED SEVERAL
SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. APPEARS BEST
AVAILABLE SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY IS BEING EXHAUSTED BY ONGOING
CONVECTION. WHILE SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT THE REMAINDER
OF THE EVENING THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS IS
DECREASING.

HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS INCREASING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THIS FIRST ROUND
OF CONVECTION HAS DROPPED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN MANY AREAS.
EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS A MORE
SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE TROUGH LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. INCREASING SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT AND STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL
JET WILL FUEL A CONVECTIVE COMPLEX THAT WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES LIKELY IN SOME AREAS...SERIOUS
FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS
AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION TONIGHT.

FOSTER

&&

.DISCUSSION...

SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY ARE THE FORECAST CHALLENGES THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING)...

CURRENTLY...WARM FRONT OVER THE FORECAST AREA...GENERALLY FROM
ROUND SPRING TO BOLIVAR TO PITTSBURG KANSAS AT THIS TIME. NORTH OF
THE FRONT...DEW POINTS ARE IN THE MID 50S WHILE SOUTH OF THE FRONT
DEW POINTS ARE IN THE LOW 60S. INTENSE CONVECTION ONGOING ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL BEING
REPORTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME STORM REPORTS OF
QUARTER SIZED HAIL. LOOKING AT 850MB STREAMLINE CONVERGENCE...THE
WRF PROGS SHOW THE BEST PLACEMENT OF THIS CONVERGENCE IN RELATION
TO THE CONVECTION. OVER THE CWA...LAPS SOUNDINGS AT 18Z FOR SGF
SHOWING US BASICALLY UNCAPPED...CAPE VALUES OVER 2500 J/KG AND
ALMOST NO CIN. SO WE ARE PRIME FOR CONVECTION TO BEGIN AT ANY
TIME. ONLY INGREDIENT MISSING IS A FORCING MECHANISM TO GET
CONVECTION GOING. PACIFIC MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS...MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST IN OUR
GENERAL DIRECTION.

FOR TONIGHT...WENT AHEAD AND FOLLOWED 850MB STREAMLINE CONVERGENCE
AS THIS SEEMS TO WORK WELL FOR A SUMMERTIME CONVECTIVE SITUATION
THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN AT PRESENT. WRF STREAMLINES SHOW
CONVERGENCE SHIFTING EASTWARD OUT OF CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING AND THEN OVER WESTERN MISSOURI LATE THIS EVENING.
PENDING ANY ROGUE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON THAT MAY
KICK OFF SOME OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...OR ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THAT
MAY MOVE IN FROM KANSAS OR OKLAHOMA...DO BELIEVE THIS IS WHEN THE
SHOW WILL GET GOING. WRF MODEL SHOWING A FAIRLY GOOD 850MB JET
AROUND 20 TO 25 KTS EARLY THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO AROUND
35KTS AROUND 06Z. THIS JET SHOULD INTERACT WITH THE WARM FRONT AND
HEAVY RAIN SHOULD COMMENCE. FOLLOWING WRF GUIDANCE...PROG SOUNDING
SHOWING PWATS INCREASING FROM 1.2 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON UP TO 1.5
INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. LONG...SKINNY CAPE PRFILE SUGGESTS
EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS. SO...THOUGH NOT ENTIRELY
RULING OUT SEVERE HAIL POTENTIAL...DO BELIEVE THE LARGEST THREAT
IS GOING TO BE TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ALONG
THE WARM FRONT.

HEAVIEST RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE MID MORNING THURSDAY INTO THE
AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE CWA. USING
HPC QPFS...LOOKING AT PRECIP AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES ACROSS THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA WITH MAYBE 1-1.5 INCHES ACROSS OUR SOUTH
CENTRAL ZONES. WITH THESE HIGHLY EFFICIENT THUNDERSTORMS...WOULD
EXPECT SOME AREAS TO EXPERIENCE EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS THAN THIS.
UPPER SHORTWAVE PUSHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IN THE LOW
LEVELS...WE MAINTAIN A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW. COLD FRONT ACTUALLY
DOES NOT PUSH THROUGH UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING WITH RAIN ENDING LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COULD SEE SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS
FRONT...BUT WILL WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS EVENT UNFOLDS BEFORE
ADVERTISING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...

THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BEGIN WITH SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE CWA IN
THE WAKE OF FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHTS COLD FRONT.  PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE TO THE EAST OF THE AREA BY
SATURDAY MORNING.  ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE UPPER TROUGH AND INTO MISSOURI BY SATURDAY NIGHT DRAGGING A
SURFACE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.  THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA.  NORTHWEST FLOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH MORE ZONAL FLOW SETTING UP BY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.  A SURFACE LOW
IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OUT IN THE PLAINS WITH A WARM FRONT SETTING
UP OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS.  HAVE INTRODUCED SOME POPS FOR NEXT
WEDNESDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.

LINDENBERG

&&

.AVIATION...
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE SPRINGFIELD
AND JOPLIN TERMINAL AREAS TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN VARYING
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN PASSING STORMS. EXPECT TO TRANSITION
TO PREDOMINANTLY MVFR CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MIDDAY THURSDAY.

FOSTER

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOZ055-056-066>069-
     077>082-088>096-101>105.

KS...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ073-097-101.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 7:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
745 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-250045-
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-
745 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

 THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FLASH
 FLOODING...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HAIL TO THE SIZE
 OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST KANSAS
 AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THE STORMS WILL BE CONCENTRATED WEST OF
 A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE TO VERSAILLES. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
 FLOODING WILL INCREASE DURING THE NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

 STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING THURSDAY
 MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTS ACROSS CENTRAL AND
 NORTHERN MISSOURI.

 ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO
 DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT AND
 ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

 THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.

.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)

FOSTER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 23, 7:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
740 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

0734 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E AURORA              36.97N 93.70W
04/23/2008  E65 MPH          LAWRENCE           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            65 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED WITH SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

BARJENBRUCH
Local storm report, Apr 23, 7:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
749 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AURORA                  36.97N 93.72W
04/23/2008                   LAWRENCE           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF AURORA WITH DEBRIS
            ON HIGHWAY 39.

&&

BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 8:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
805 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

MOZ067-240130-
ST. CLAIR MO-
805 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY UNTIL
830 PM CDT...

AT 804 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OSCEOLA TO
MONTROSE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF EL
DORADO SPRINGS TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
36 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  OSCEOLA BY 810 PM CDT.
  LOWRY CITY BY 815 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF ICONIUM IS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

ANGLE
Local storm report, Apr 23, 8:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
812 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

0812 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASH GROVE               37.32N 93.58W
04/23/2008                   GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A BARN BLOWN OVER NEAR ASH GROVE.

&&

BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 8:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
828 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

MOZ101-240200-
MCDONALD MO-
828 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MCDONALD COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 823 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH WEST CITY TO
GRAVETTE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PINEVILLE TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF PINEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 42
MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LANAGAN BY 835 PM CDT.
  ANDERSON AND PINEVILLE BY 840 PM CDT.
  GOODMAN BY 850 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF POWELL AND ROCKY COMFORT ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS.

WINDS AROUND 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

WISE
Local storm report, Apr 23, 8:56 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
856 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

0840 PM     TSTM WND GST     PLEASANT HOPE           37.46N 93.27W
04/23/2008  E50 MPH          POLK               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            50 MPH WIND GUSTS IN PLEASANT HOPE.

&&

BARJENBRUCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon31 min
Apr 23, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Dade, Greene, Lawrence54 min
Apr 23, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Stone, Taney33 min
Apr 23, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk61 min
Apr 23, 9:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene and 4 more3 hr
Apr 23, 9:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon46 hr
Apr 23, 9:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon4 days
Apr 23, 11:37 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Stone and 1 more34 hr
Apr 24, 2:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFTaney6 hr
Apr 24, 3:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFWright5 hr
Apr 24, 4:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton and 1 more6 hr
Apr 24, 9:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Benton, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory and 4 more24 hr
Apr 24, 11:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper44 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2008Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.