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Flash Flood Watch 14, NWS Springfield, MO

September 21, 200934 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood watch at Sep 21, 2009, 3:25 AM CDT for 34 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Sep 21, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 21, 2009, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 21, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Sep 22, 2009, 2:59 AM CDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity: None

All 37 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Sep 21, 2:40 AM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 2:40 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 21, 4:00 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	Barry, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 23 more	5 hr
Sep 21, 9:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	27 min
Sep 21, 12:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	3 hr
Sep 21, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	25 min
Sep 21, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton	40 min
Sep 21, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Morgan	61 min
Sep 21, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Hickory, Polk	36 min
Sep 21, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory	46 min
Sep 21, 3:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton	6 hr
Sep 21, 3:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	5 hr
Sep 21, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	17 min
Sep 21, 4:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Lawrence	6 hr
Sep 21, 5:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	6 hr
Sep 21, 5:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Greene	6 hr
Sep 21, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Webster, Wright	64 min
Sep 21, 6:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Laclede, Webster, Wright	6 hr
Sep 21, 9:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Bourbon	6 hr
Sep 21, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cherokee, Crawford	34 min
Sep 21, 2:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Crawford	6 hr
Sep 21, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cherokee	25 min
Sep 21, 3:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Cherokee	6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Missouri, 2009 Flash Flood Watches in Kansas, 2009 Every flash flood watch in 2009

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.