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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2011, 6:56 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 29 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
- Apr 23, 2011, 6:56 PM CDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Douglas County, MO, Howell County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Shannon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:36 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | West Plains, MO | HIGHWAY CC WEST OF TOWN ALONG WITH THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS KK AND K NEAR SILOAM SPRING WERE CLOSED AND IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 8:01 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ese Willow Springs, MO | HIGHWAY U CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 8:04 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Pottersville, MO | HIGHWAY K CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 8:06 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wnw Pottersville, MO | HIGHWAY KK CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 8:16 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sw Caulfield, MO | HIGHWAY 160 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 8:23 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Pomona, MO | HIGHWAY U CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 8:44 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Rockbridge, MO | HIGHWAY 95 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 8:59 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Alton, MO | HIGHWAY 160 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:06 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne South Fork, MO | HIGHWAY AB CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:06 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Brandsville, MO | HIGHWAY AB CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:06 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wnw South Fork, MO | HIGHWAY 160 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sse Sycamore, MO | HIGHWAY H CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:12 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E West Plains, MO | HIGHWAY ZZ CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:12 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ene West Plains, MO | HIGHWAY 160 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:13 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gainesville, MO | *** 1 FATAL *** A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A 54-YEAR OLD MALE WAS SWEPT OFF COUNTY ROAD 528 ALONG LICK CREEK. |
| Apr 23, 9:17 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Brixey, MO | HIGHWAY N CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Sycamore, MO | HIGHWAY 181 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | E Zanoni, MO | HIGHWAY 181 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:37 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Pottersville, MO | HIGHWAY CC CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:37 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse White Church, MO | HIGHWAY EE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:37 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 9 S West Plains, MO | HIGHWAY 17 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Gainesville, MO | HIGHWAY T CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ne Tecumseh, MO | ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:51 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ne Winona, MO | HIGHWAY H CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Gainesville, MO | HIGHWAY T CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 9:59 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | West Plains, MO | HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CLOSING HIGHWAY 63 IN WEST PLAINS DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 23, 10:52 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ese Winona, MO | HIGHWAY W CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 24, 12:48 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ne Myrtle, MO | ROUTE 142 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Apr 24, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Bakersfield, MO | HIGHWAY 142 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1105 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 514 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596
WGUS53 KSGF 232356
FFWSGF
MOC067-091-149-153-203-240600-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0011.110423T2356Z-110424T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
656 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT SUNDAY.
* AT 653 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* 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.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES EAST OF WINONA...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE SPRING RIVER WEST OF LANTON...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE BENNETTS RIVER WEST OF MOODY...
ROUTE K...3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POTTERSVILLE...
ROUTE H AT ROCKY CREEK 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA.
FLOODING CONTINUES TO OCCUR FROM HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ON FRIDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TODAYS THUNDERSTORMS WILL
RESULT IN RENEWED RAPID RISES IN FLOODED AREAS...ESPECIALLY LOW
WATER CROSSINGS.
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN ADDITION TO THE AREAL FLOOD WARNING
THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
BEING ISSUED DUE TO ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON CREEKS...STREAMS...AND
LOW WATER CROSSINGS OVER THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING AREAS THAT MAY
ALREADY BE FLOODED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3682 9276 3712 9101 3709 9103 3708 9121
3684 9122 3682 9111 3649 9113 3649 9277
$$
HATCH1 follow-up statement
991
WGUS73 KSGF 240145
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
845 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
MOC067-091-149-153-203-240600-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110424T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS MO-HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-SHANNON MO-
845 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
HOWELL...OREGON...OZARK...SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHERN SHANNON
COUNTIES...
AT 839 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED WITH A SERIES
OF STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WHICH HAS CAUSED
SOME SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
MAJOR FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN WEST PLAINS. MULTIPLE
WATER RESCUES WERE IN PROGRESS AS OF 830 PM IN STREETS ADJACENT TO
HOWELL CREEK AND POLICE WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO REMAIN OFF THE STREETS
IN WEST PLAINS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES EAST OF WINONA...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE SPRING RIVER WEST OF LANTON...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE BENNETTS RIVER WEST OF MOODY...
ROUTE K...3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POTTERSVILLE...
ROUTE H AT ROCKY CREEK 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3682 9276 3712 9101 3709 9103 3708 9121
3684 9122 3682 9111 3649 9113 3649 9277
$$
LINDENBERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster | 16 min |
| Apr 22, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps, Texas | 28 min |
| Apr 22, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 8 hr |
| Apr 22, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 58 min |
| Apr 22, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Greene | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Wright | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Shannon, Texas, Wright | 55 min |
| Apr 22, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone, Taney | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Lawrence | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 10:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Shannon, Texas, Wright | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Shannon, Texas | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Texas | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Texas | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone, Taney | 56 min |
| Apr 23, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dade, Dallas, Polk | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Webster | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 64 min |
| Apr 23, 6:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Ozark | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 11:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 11:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Oregon and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright | 46 min |
| Apr 23, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | McDonald | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 51 min |
| Apr 23, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence | 46 min |
| Apr 23, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry, Stone | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Polk | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Wright | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Polk | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 4:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Greene | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Texas | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Wright | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Taney | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Stone, Taney | 7 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Shannon, Texas | 59 min |
| Apr 23, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 55 min |
| Apr 23, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Taney | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 5:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Oregon and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Webster | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark | 33 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.