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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2010, 12:28 AM CDT for Camden County, Miller County, Morgan County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 12, 2010, 12:28 AM CDT (05:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2010, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Camden County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:29 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 12, 3:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Osage Beach, MO | EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAUSED FLASH FLOODING OVER NUMEROUS ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS AROUND IN AND NEAR OSAGE BEACH. |
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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 2432 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 10.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
376
WGUS53 KSGF 120528
FFWSGF
MOC029-131-141-121100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0021.100512T0528Z-100512T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1228 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT.
* AT 1224 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING. AS NUMBEROUS STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...ROADWAYS
WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* 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...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 9284 3860 9284 3844 9263 3843 9241
3834 9240 3833 9219 3823 9220 3791 9255
3790 9308 3818 9306 3819 9308 3870 9308
$$
CCC1 follow-up statement
546
WGUS73 KSGF 120914
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
414 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
MOC029-131-141-121100-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100512T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-
414 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
CAMDEN...MILLER AND MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 409 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY
CAMDEN COUNTY...SINCE TUESDAY EVENING.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE HH IN TUSCUMBIA...
HIGHWAY 52 AT COON CREEK 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF TUSCUMBIA.
ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS WHICH COULD AGGRAVATE ANY EXISTING FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3869 9284 3860 9284 3844 9263 3843 9241
3834 9240 3833 9219 3823 9220 3791 9255
3790 9308 3818 9306 3819 9308 3870 9308
$$
FOSTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Polk | 61 min |
| May 11, 11:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 6 hr |
| May 11, 11:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| May 12, 12:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| May 12, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski | 62 min |
| May 12, 12:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton | 5 hr |
| May 12, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 51 min |
| May 12, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 66 min |
| May 12, 2:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 6 days |
| May 12, 2:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 6 days |
| May 12, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede | 64 min |
| May 12, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski | 4 hr |
| May 12, 3:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Pulaski | 48 min |
| May 12, 3:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 54 min |
| May 12, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas and 14 more | 39 hr |
| May 12, 4:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 11 hr |
| May 12, 5:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries and 4 more | 10 hr |
| May 12, 5:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Miller, Morgan | 6 hr |
| May 12, 6:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 14 hr |
| May 12, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 12 days |
| May 12, 11:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Miller, Morgan | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.