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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 24, 2011, 6:36 AM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 7 hr. 2 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 24, 2011, 6:36 AM CDT (11:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:40 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 24, 7:55 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sse Mcdowell, MO | ROUTE C CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Apr 24, 9:35 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Cassville, MO | HIGHWAY 76 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 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 12 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
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
243
WGUS53 KSGF 241136
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-119-145-209-213-241900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0015.110424T1136Z-110424T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
636 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
TANEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* AT 630 AM CDT...FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ON MANY STREAMS AND LOW
WATER CROSSINGS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING OUT OF OKLAHOMA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 7 INCHES HAD
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING OF
MANY STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SEVERAL STATE AND COUNTY
ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE W AT CANEY CREEK JUST EAST OF BROWNBRANCH...
HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA.
ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY
WORSEN THE FLOODING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY
LATER TODAY AND MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIKELY TO EXCEED 4
INCHES. SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA.
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT.
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 3649 9461 3706 9462 3705 9408 3693 9406
3692 9362 3710 9360 3709 9290 3681 9291
3680 9277 3649 9277
$$
FOSTER2 follow-up statements
326
WGUS73 KSGF 241357
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
857 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
MOC009-043-119-145-209-213-241900-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110424T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-TANEY MO-
857 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
BARRY...CHRISTIAN...MCDONALD...NEWTON...STONE AND TANEY COUNTIES...
AT 851 AM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT FLASH FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE WARNED
AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS ADDITIONAL EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSING FLASH
FLOODING TO CONTINUE. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL
BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE W AT CANEY CREEK JUST EAST OF BROWNBRANCH...
HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9461 3706 9462 3705 9408 3693 9406
3692 9362 3710 9360 3709 9290 3681 9291
3680 9277 3649 9277
$$
HATCH397
WGUS73 KSGF 241638
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1138 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
MOC009-043-119-145-209-213-241900-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110424T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-TANEY MO-
1138 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
BARRY...CHRISTIAN...MCDONALD...NEWTON...STONE AND TANEY COUNTIES...
AT 1127 AM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT
PREVIOUS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUED TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE
SATURDAY HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. NUMEROUS LOW WATER
CROSSINGS REMAIN UNDER WATER.
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 W AT CANEY CREEK JUST EAST OF BROWNBRANCH...
HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA.
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY LATER TODAY AND
MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIKELY TO EXCEED 4 INCHES. SERIOUS
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA.
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 3649 9461 3706 9462 3705 9408 3693 9406
3692 9362 3710 9360 3709 9290 3681 9291
3680 9277 3649 9277
$$
HATCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Texas | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Wright | 46 min |
| Apr 23, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Ozark | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 8:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 4 days |
| Apr 23, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 5 days |
| Apr 23, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dent | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 9:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Shannon | 70 hr |
| Apr 23, 10:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Shannon and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone, Taney | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 11:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, McDonald, Stone, Taney | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, Polk | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark | 14 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Taney | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 1:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Taney | 17 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Dent, Greene, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, McDonald, Newton, Stone | 17 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 31 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.