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River Flood Warning 76, NWS Springfield, MO

May 7, 2008Jasper County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT for Jasper County, Missouri. It took effect at May 8, 2008, 10:12 AM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2008, 10:12 AM CDT
Expired
May 9, 2008, 8:23 AM CDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity
Minor

County Jasper County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Spring River at Carthage (CHTM7).

Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07185765, 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 072050
FLWSGF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
350 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

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

  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY
  
.HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS CAUSED 
RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES THROUGH 
THURSDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE THESE RIVERS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE RIVER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS IN 
RIVER CRESTS BASED ON FUTURE PRECIPITATION.

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)

MOC097-080850-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FL.W.0076.080509T0224Z-080510T1600Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080509T0224Z.080509T0600Z.080509T1600Z.NO/
350 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.6 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY 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. 

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 080212
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...KANSAS...
 
  BIG PINEY RIVER AT FORT LEONARD WOOD AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTY 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER AT FULTON AFFECTING BOURBON COUNTY 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER AT FORT SCOTT AFFECTING BOURBON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY
   
.HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THAT WILL ADD TO THE
RUNOFF INTO THE BASIN.

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)

MOC039-081712-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080511T0000Z/
/CMZM7.2.ER.080507T2256Z.080508T1800Z.080510T0000Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  EVENING.

$$

MOC169-081711-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0072.080508T0455Z-080511T0300Z/
/TBNM7.1.ER.080508T0455Z.080509T0000Z.080510T0300Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG PINEY RIVER AT FORT LEONARD WOOD.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 (ESTIMATED) FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOWER TA 
  250 TRAINING AREA. 

$$

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/FTNK1.1.ER.080508T0454Z.080508T1200Z.080508T1908Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER AT FULTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE.  
  FARMLAND AT THE GAGE SITE BECOMES COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS, AND 
  HIGHWAY 31, EAST OF TOWN BECOMES FLOODED. HIGHWAY 31, FOUR MILES 
  WEST OF FULTON HAS FLOOD WATERS REACH FOUR TO SIX FEET IN DEPTH. 

$$

MOC217-081711-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-080512T1100Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080508T0317Z.080510T1200Z.080511T1100Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 44.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 45.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$

KSC011-081711-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0073.080508T1152Z-080510T0336Z/
/FSKK1.1.ER.080508T1152Z.080508T1800Z.080509T0336Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER AT FORT SCOTT.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 (ESTIMATED) FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 39.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 38.0 FEET...THIS IS THE OFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE OF THE 
  MARMATON RIVER AT FORT SCOTT, KANSAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS ALONG 
  MILL CREEK NORTH OF TOWN DUE TO BACKWATER EFFECTS OF THE MARMATON 
  RIVER. FLOOD WATERS ALSO BEGIN TO SPILL ACROSS THE FIELD BY THE RED
  BARN RESTAURANT, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, AT THE NEW HIGHWAY 69 
  BRIDGE. 

$$

MOC217-081711-
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/NVDM7.1.ER.080508T0908Z.080509T0000Z.080512T0204Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 25.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 26.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE,
  WEST OF NEVADA. 

$$

MOC217-081711-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0075.080511T0600Z-000000T0000Z/
/SCZM7.1.ER.080511T0600Z.080512T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE 
  WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 30.6 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 31.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS
  WEST OF SCHELL CITY, ALONG THE OSAGE RIVER BASIN. ALSO, FLOOD 
  WATERS AFFECT THE FOUR RIVER CONSERVATION AREA APPROXIMATELY 10 
  MILES WEST OF SCHELL CITY.  

$$

MOC097-081711-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0076.080509T0524Z-080510T2000Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080509T0524Z.080509T1200Z.080509T2000Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE 
  WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.4 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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. 

$$

MOC097-081711-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0068.080508T1130Z-080510T1048Z/
/WCOM7.1.ER.080508T1130Z.080508T1800Z.080509T1048Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING.

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 080849
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
349 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

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

  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 

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)

MOC097-082349-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0076.080509T0524Z-080510T2000Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080509T0524Z.080509T1200Z.080509T2000Z.NO/
349 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 10.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* 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 080901
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
401 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 

.HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...WITH ONLY PATCHY LIGHT 
RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. RUNOFF WILL CAUSE RIVER
LEVELS TO CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY...WITH MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED ON 
THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AND NEAR WACO AS WELL AS THE SAC RIVER
NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS. THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY WILL CONTINUE
TO RISE...BUT FALL JUST SHORT OF FLOOD STAGE.

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)

MOC039-090001-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080510T0500Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080507T2256Z.080508T1200Z.080509T0500Z.NO/
401 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 3:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.3 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE.

$$

MOC097-090000-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0076.080508T1507Z-080511T0331Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080508T1507Z.080509T1200Z.080510T0331Z.NO/
401 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 13.1 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING.
* 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. 

$$

MOC097-090000-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0068.080508T1002Z-080511T0000Z/
/WCOM7.1.ER.080508T1002Z.080509T0000Z.080510T0000Z.NO/
401 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 21.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

$$

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/SCZM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
401 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  3:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 29.5 FEET 
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT THE 
  SCHELL-OSAGE CONSERVATION AREA. FLOOD WATERS ALSO BEGIN TO IMPACT 
  THE OLD RIVER ROAD, NORTH OF SCHELL CITY, AND LOST CREEK ROAD, ON 
  THE WEST SIDE OF SCHELL LAKE. IN ADDITION, FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW 
  THE MAIN OSAGE RIVER CHANNEL, AT THE GAGE SITE.  

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 081358
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
858 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 

.HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES OVER THE SPRING RIVER BASIN
HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE. IN ADDITION TO MINOR FLOODING 
ALONG THE SPRING RIVER...SEVERAL OF ITS TRIBUTARIES ARE EXPERIENCING 
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.

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)

MOC097-090458-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0076.080508T1512Z-080510T2214Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080508T1512Z.080509T0600Z.080509T2214Z.NO/
858 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 12.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE. 
  IN ADDITION, THE LEVEE SYSTEM IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS 
  AFFECTING THE NORTH CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL PART OF CARTHAGE. ALSO, 
  FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS, AND COUNTY ROADS 
  NORTH AND WEST OF CARTHAGE, ALONG THE SPRING RIVER.  IN ADDITION, 
  KELLOGG LAKE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. 

$$

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/WCOM7.1.ER.080508T1315Z.080509T0000Z.080509T1500Z.NO/
858 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.7 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE 
  MORNING.


$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 081941
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
241 PM CDT THU MAY 08 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 
  SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
  
.OVERNIGHT RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 
FIVE INCHES...HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. SEVERAL TRIBUTARIES 
OF THESE RIVERS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODNG THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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)

MOC217-091041-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-080511T1700Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.080508T0346Z.080509T1800Z.080510T1700Z.NO/
241 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 43.1 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

MOC217-091040-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0074.000000T0000Z-080512T0838Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.080508T1100Z.080510T0600Z.080511T0838Z.NO/
241 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.4 FEET BY 
  EARLY 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. 

$$

MOC039-091040-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080510T1400Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.080507T2256Z.080509T0000Z.080509T1400Z.NO/
241 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.8 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE.

$$

MOC097-091040-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T2308Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080508T1701Z.080509T0600Z.080509T2308Z.NO/
241 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE. 
  IN ADDITION, THE LEVEE SYSTEM IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS 
  AFFECTING THE NORTH CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL PART OF CARTHAGE. ALSO, 
  FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS, AND COUNTY ROADS 
  NORTH AND WEST OF CARTHAGE, ALONG THE SPRING RIVER.  IN ADDITION, 
  KELLOGG LAKE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. 

$$

MOC097-091040-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080510T1654Z/
/WCOM7.1.ER.080508T1315Z.080509T0600Z.080509T1654Z.NO/
241 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.8 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE
  MORNING.

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 082148
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
448 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY
   
.OVERNIGHT RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 
FIVE INCHES...HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. SEVERAL TRIBUTARIES 
OF THESE RIVERS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODNG THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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)

MOC097-091248-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080511T1009Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080508T1701Z.080509T0600Z.080510T1009Z.NO/
448 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.1 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE. 
  IN ADDITION, THE LEVEE SYSTEM IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS 
  AFFECTING THE NORTH CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL PART OF CARTHAGE. ALSO, 
  FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS, AND COUNTY ROADS 
  NORTH AND WEST OF CARTHAGE, ALONG THE SPRING RIVER.  IN ADDITION, 
  KELLOGG LAKE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. 

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 090058
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
758 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
  
.PREVIOUS RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 
FIVE INCHES...HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. SEVERAL TRIBUTARIES 
OF THESE RIVERS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODNG THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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)

MOC097-091558-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080511T0124Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080508T1701Z.080509T0600Z.080510T0124Z.NO/
758 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE. 
  IN ADDITION, THE LEVEE SYSTEM IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS 
  AFFECTING THE NORTH CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL PART OF CARTHAGE. ALSO, 
  FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS, AND COUNTY ROADS 
  NORTH AND WEST OF CARTHAGE, ALONG THE SPRING RIVER.  IN ADDITION, 
  KELLOGG LAKE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. 

$$

MOC097-091557-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080511T0000Z/
/WCOM7.1.ER.080508T1315Z.080509T1200Z.080510T0000Z.NO/
758 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.8 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 
  EVENING.

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 090720
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
220 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL OBSERVED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAS CAUSED RIVER
LEVELS TO RISE. RAINFALL THIS MORNING IS NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
BEHAVIOR OF THE RIVERS TODAY.

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)

MOC097-092220-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T1440Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080508T1701Z.080508T2315Z.080509T1440Z.NO/
220 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 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 BY 
  LATE 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. 

$$

MOC097-092220-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080510T1800Z/
/WCOM7.1.ER.080508T1315Z.080509T0630Z.080509T1800Z.NO/
220 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...THIS IS THE OFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE FOR THE 
  SPRING RIVER AT WACO, MISSOURI. FLOOD WATERS INUNDATE ROADS ON THE 
  EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, AT THE GAGE SITE. FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO 
  IMPACT LOW AREAS NEAR GALESBURG, UPSTREAM FROM THE FORECAST POINT 
  AT WACO. IN ADDITION, BLACKBERRY CREEK BECOMES FLOODED DUE TO 
  BACKWATER AFFECTS OF THE SPRING RIVER. 

$$
000 
WGUS83 KSGF 091323
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
823 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE AFFECTING JASPER COUNTY

.HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH THE END OF 
AREAL RUNOFF...HAS ALLOWED FOR THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE TO FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS THAT WILL CAUSE THE SPRING RIVER AT
CARTHAGE TO FLOOD.  

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)

MOC097-091353-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T1440Z/
/CHTM7.1.ER.080508T1701Z.080508T2315Z.080509T1025Z.NO/
823 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE.
* AT 7:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5:25 AM FRIDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.3 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  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. 

$$

JLT

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 May 7, 2:54 PM CDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:54 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
254 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

.DISCUSSION...

LARGE SCALE SYNOPTIC LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG STORM SYSTEM
ROTATING OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH DEEP
MOISTURE AND HAS GENERATED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF
OUR FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SO
FAR TODAY HAS BEEN FOCUSED ALONG THE 850 MB BOUNDARY EXTENDING
ACROSS CENTRAL MO INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED IN THESE AREAS...WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS CONTINUING TO
DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PROPAGATING NORTHEAST TOWARD
SOUTHWEST MO.

MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WITH RAINFALL POTENTIAL TONIGHT. BASED ON
CURRENT RADAR AND SATELLITE TRENDS AS WELL AS MODEL/HPC QPF...WILL
BE CARRYING HIGH PRECIP CHANCES THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS UPPER LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN MO. COULD POTENTIALLY SEE OVER 4 INCHES OF PRECIP ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 WITH WIDESPREAD ONE TO THREE INCHES
OVER THE REST OF THE AREA. THUS WILL BE CONTINUING THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA.

ONCE THE UPPER LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST OF THE OZARKS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND SURFACE LOW SHIFTS INTO SOUTHEAST MO...WILL CONTINUE TO
TAPER POPS FROM WEST TO EAST WITH SHORTWAVE RIDGE BRIEFLY BUILDING
INTO THE AREA.

PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL QUICKLY USHER IN ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE
OZARKS ON FRIDAY. STILL NOT SEEING NEARLY AS MUCH MOISTURE
INTERACTING WITH THIS DISTURBANCE. HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE 20-30
PERCENT PRECIP CHANCES.

NEXT UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MOISTURE RETURN
LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER WITH THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER EXPECT MOST OF
THE PRECIP TO HOLD OFF UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER BREAK IN PRECIP CHANCES ON MONDAY...BEFORE
A LARGE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. IN
RESPONSE TO BUILDING RIDGE ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST. THE GFS AND
ECMWF ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE DEEPENING TROUGH SO WILL
EXPECT COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK.

TERRY

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 18Z TAFS...HAVE KEPT IFR TO LIFT CEILINGS GOING THROUGH
MOST OF FORECAST FOR BOTH SPRINGFIELD AND JOPLIN AS AIRMASS
REMAINS HIGHLY SATURATED AHEAD OF ADVANCING UPPER LOW CURRENTLY
OVER WEST TEXAS. WILL KEEP TEMPO GROUPS GOING THROUGH MID TO LATE
EVENING AS ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AIRPORTS. THEREAFTER
WILL CARRY VICINITY THUNDER AND LET LATER SHIFTS GET MORE SPECIFIC
WITH STORM TIMING OVERNIGHT.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOZ055>058-
     066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.

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

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 12:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1209 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-081715-
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-
1209 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
  RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

  A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS...AND
  POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES.

  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND FLASH
  FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
  AREA. THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
  SOUTHERN MISSOURI...OR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAMAR TO ROLLA.

  DISCUSSION:

 NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE
 SAME AREAS TODAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM TRACKS OUT OF THE
 SOUTHERN PLAINS. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE EMBEDDED
 WITHIN THE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO
 THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE
 THUNDERSTORMS.

 THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS WIND SHEAR INCREASES IN
 ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...AND SURFACE LOW
 PRESSURE TRACKS INTO FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A LINE OF STRONG
 TO SEVERE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE OUT OF OKLAHOMA AND INTO
 SOUTHERN MISSOURI LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALIZED
 DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS
 WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...AN
 ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...PARTICULARLY IF
 TEMPERATURES CAN WARM INTO THE 70S IN ADVANCE OF THIS
 THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

 IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BECOME A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD
 WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY. LOCALIZED
 AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH
 OF INTERSTATE 44. FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BE
 LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
 OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

 FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND RIVERS MAY
 BE ONGOING THURSDAY.

 THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A
 FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
 EVENING ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

&&

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)

BARJENBRUCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 1:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
141 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

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

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LAMAR                   37.49N 94.28W
05/07/2008                   BARTON             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            A LOCAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED 2.47 INCHES OF
            RAINFALL SINCE 7 AM WITH MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS AROUND
            LAMAR BEGINNING TO SPILL OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD THE
            SURROUNDING AREA.

&&

JLT
Local storm report, May 7, 1:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
159 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

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

0159 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WEST MINERAL            37.28N 94.92W
05/07/2008                   CHEROKEE           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED BY LIGHTNING CREEK.

&&

BARJENBRUCH
Local storm report, May 7, 2:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
216 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

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

0212 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LEBANON                 37.68N 92.66W
05/07/2008  M2.00 INCH       LACLEDE            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MINOR STREET FLOODING OCCURRING IN LEBANON

&&

JLT
Local storm report, May 7, 2:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
217 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

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

0200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BENNETT SPRINGS         37.73N 92.86W
05/07/2008  E2.50 INCH       LACLEDE            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            ESTIMATED RAINFALL REPORT AT BENNETT SPRINGS

&&

JLT
Local storm report, May 7, 3:36 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
336 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

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

0315 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 E HASTAIN             38.21N 93.11W
05/07/2008                   BENTON             MO   PUBLIC

            VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED THE LOW WATER
            CROSSING OVER KNOBBY CREEK ON HWY DD FLOODED.

&&

KARDELL
Local storm report, May 7, 3:42 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
342 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

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

0330 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SHELDON                 37.66N 94.29W
05/07/2008                   VERNON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS ARE REPORTED FLOODED AND
            IMPASSABLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. SINCE THIS
            MORNING...SHELDON MEASURED 3.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
            BRONAUGH REPORTED 4.00 INCHES.

&&

JLT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFJasper3 days
May 7, 9:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon12 hr
May 7, 9:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton12 hr
May 7, 10:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Polk25 min
May 7, 10:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene2 hr
May 7, 12:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFLaclede, Phelps, Pulaski3 hr
May 7, 12:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Polk, Webster23 min
May 7, 12:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory and 4 more6 hr
May 7, 2:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon5 days
May 7, 2:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar68 hr
May 7, 2:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFPulaski13 hr
May 7, 2:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon6 days
May 7, 2:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon14 hr
May 7, 3:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFLaclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski3 hr
May 7, 5:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory and 8 more5 hr

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.