Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2009, 12:13 AM CDT for Greene County, Missouri. It was in force for 9 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2009, 12:13 AM CDT (05:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Greene County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 12:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Springfield, MO | FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEBSTER AND BOONEVILLE. CAR IS STALLED...OCCUPANTS ARE OUT OF THE CAR AND SAFE. |
| May 1, 12:52 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Springfield, MO | SEVERAL WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS. NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. |
| May 1, 12:52 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.48 | 5 Sse Willard, MO | ASOS AT KSGF...ONE HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 1252 AM. 24 HOUR TOTAL 3.09. |
| May 1, 12:55 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Springfield, MO | NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN SPRINGFIELD. |
| May 1, 12:57 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Springfield, MO | ROADS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CHESTNUT AND COLLEGE ARE FLOODED. |
| May 1, 12:58 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Springfield, MO | CAMPBELL AND CHESTNUT IS IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 58 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KSGF 010513
FFWSGF
MOC077-011400-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0021.090501T0513Z-090501T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1213 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT.
* AT 1207 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
PORTIONS OF GREENE COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS OCCURRED AT THE
SPRINGFIELD NATIONAL AIRPORT...OR NEAR THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF
SPRINGFIELD. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS MEASURED 1.76
INCHES OF RAIN WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN PORTIONS OF
GREENE COUNTY.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3710 9361 3742 9363 3742 9307 3727 9308
3727 9306 3709 9307
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KSGF 010706
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
206 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
MOC077-011400-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090501T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE MO-
206 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
GREENE COUNTY...
AT 202 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS
FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD...INCLUDING
INTERSECTIONS AT GLENSTONE AND CHESTNUT EXPRESSWAY...ST. LOUIS
STREET AND GLENSTONE...AND CHERRY AND KIMBROUGH...WHERE THREE FEET
OF WATER COVERED THE ROADWAY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RECEIVED FROM STORMS AROUND
MIDNIGHT WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND
LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF
FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3710 9361 3742 9363 3742 9307 3727 9308
3727 9306 3709 9307
$$
TERRY000
WGUS73 KSGF 010931
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
431 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
MOC077-011400-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090501T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE MO-
431 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
GREENE COUNTY...
AT 427 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND
OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE SPRINGFIELD AND GREENE
COUNTY AREA. THIS RAINFALL WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY AS THE RAIN THAT
OCCURRED EARLIER TONIGHT...BUT AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. THIS MAY WORSEN ALREADY EXISTING FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3710 9361 3742 9363 3742 9307 3727 9308
3727 9306 3709 9307
$$
DSAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 43 min |
| May 1, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 35 min |
| May 1, 1:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Webster, Wright | 6 hr |
| May 1, 2:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Vernon | 6 hr |
| May 1, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 48 min |
| May 1, 3:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 6 hr |
| May 1, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 45 min |
| May 1, 3:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Shannon, Texas, Wright | 5 hr |
| May 1, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 65 min |
| May 1, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 6 hr |
| May 1, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 51 min |
| May 1, 5:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry | 6 hr |
| May 1, 6:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Shannon, Stone and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 1, 6:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 5 hr |
| May 1, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 60 min |
| May 1, 7:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 40 min |
| May 1, 7:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| May 1, 7:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 52 min |
| May 1, 8:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 43 min |
| May 1, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk | 28 min |
| May 1, 9:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 41 min |
| May 1, 9:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 48 min |
| May 1, 11:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton | 3 hr |
| May 1, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory | 31 min |
| May 1, 11:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 2 hr |
| May 1, 2:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Howell and 8 more | 19 hr |
| May 1, 3:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 5 hr |
| May 1, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 61 min |
| May 1, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 65 min |
| May 1, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 49 min |
| May 1, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 45 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.