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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Springfield, MO

June 9, 2010Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2010, 1:51 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2010, 1:51 AM CDT (06:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2010, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:53 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 nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2010-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2487 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2010-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2487 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1152 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 9, 12:54 AM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 12:54 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 12:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1237 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-100545-
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-
1237 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK IS...SIGNIFICANT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK IS LIMITED WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
  HAIL RISK IS LIMITED WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS POSSIBLE.
  FLASH FLOODING RISK IS ELEVATED.
  LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND
  TRACK INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ALONG A WEAK FRONT.

  DISCUSSION...

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. OVERALL
  THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN LOW. HOWEVER...A
  FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING
  WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE STRONGER STORMS AND WHERE THUNDERSTORMS
  TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT
  ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEVERE WEATHER IS
  NOT EXPECTED...THOUGH THERE IS A RISK OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

  AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID
  TO UPPER 90S EACH AFTERNOON FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING
  WEEKEND.

.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)

ANGLE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
933 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

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

0911 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORT SCOTT              37.84N 94.71W
06/08/2010                   BOURBON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED AT 125TH RD BETWEEN SYCAMORE AND RANGE RD.

&&

JCOLUCCI
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 9:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
944 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

MOZ069-070-081-090315-
LACLEDE MO-PULASKI MO-CAMDEN MO-
944 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CENTRAL PULASKI...NORTH CENTRAL
LACLEDE AND SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...

AT 943 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RICHLAND...OR 10 MILES WEST OF
WAYNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS
AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

WISE
Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
952 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

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

0910 PM     LIGHTNING        FORT SCOTT              37.84N 94.71W
06/08/2010                   BOURBON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TRANSFORMER AND SMALL TREE ON FIRE AT UMB BANK 3RD AND
            NATIONAL.

&&

JCOLUCCI
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1038 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

KSZ097-090430-
CRAWFORD KS-
1038 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...

AT 1036 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF WALNUT...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF
ST. PAUL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

WISE
Local storm report, Jun 8, 10:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1053 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

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

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E FULTON              38.01N 94.66W
06/08/2010                   BOURBON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            20 INCH TREE FELL AND DAMAGED A CAR

&&

GAGAN
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1140 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

KSZ097-MOZ077-090515-
CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-
1140 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN BARTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

AT 1136 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RINGO...OR NEAR GIRARD...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH. HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

WISE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon53 min
Jun 8, 9:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFVernon6 hr
Jun 8, 10:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMaries6 hr
Jun 9, 3:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFMaries6 hr
Jun 9, 3:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFVernon6 hr
Jun 8, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBourbon40 min
Jun 8, 10:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCrawford54 min
Jun 9, 10:47 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCherokee24 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.