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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Springfield, MO

April 24, 20118 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 24, 2011, 10:51 PM CDT for 8 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 8 hr. 15 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, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Stone County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 11:11 PM CDT	FLOOD	Reeds Spring, MO	RAILEY CREEK ROAD CLOSED
Apr 24, 11:12 PM CDT	FLOOD	Crane, MO	CITY PARK ROAD CLOSED INTO CRANE PARK
Apr 24, 11:12 PM CDT	FLOOD	Galena, MO	BASS HOLLOW ROAD FLOODED
Apr 25, 12:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nne Cassville, MO	HIGHWAY Y CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 12:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Ssw Mcdowell, MO	ROUTE U CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 12:20 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Se Strafford, MO	ROUTE B CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 1:15 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 S Jenkins, MO	6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER LOW WATER CROSSING ON HIGHWAY 39 NEAR CATO.
Apr 25, 2:28 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 W Monett, MO	HIGHWAY 97 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 3:34 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Ese Goodman, MO	ROUTE CC CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 3:41 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 S Powell, MO	ROUTE E CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 4:21 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Sw Fordland, MO	HIGHWAY U CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 5:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 S Jenkins, MO	HIGHWAY 39 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 5:44 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Reeds Spring, MO	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS ADDITIONAL ROADS AROUND THE COUNTY UNDER WATER AND CLOSED.
Apr 25, 7:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nne Seymour, MO	HIGHWAY V CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Apr 25, 7:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 W Rogersville, MO	ROUTE 125 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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 26 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 52 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 709 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -8.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

394 
WGUS53 KSGF 250351
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-077-109-119-145-209-225-251200-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0018.110425T0351Z-110425T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1051 PM 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...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY.

* AT 1044 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE    
  WARNED AREA. STREAM GAUGES HAVE INDICATED THAT MANY CREEKS AND     
  STREAMS HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A RAPID RISE IN WATER DURING    
  THE LAST ONE TO TWO HOURS.  

* 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 ZZ AT THE MYERS BRANCH NEAR RADER...
HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING.

WHILE FLOODING HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THIS AREA FOR MORE THAN A 
DAY...RAINFALL THIS EVENING IS RESULTING IN A RENEWED RAPID RISE IN 
WATER LEVELS ON MANY CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DUE 
TO THIS RENEWED RAPID RISE OF WATER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
ISSUED. 

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.

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 3650 9463 3706 9461 3705 9406 3717 9405
      3741 9308 3749 9307 3748 9269 3707 9269
      3707 9290 3681 9291 3682 9331 3649 9332

$$

BOXELL

2 follow-up statements

442 
WGUS73 KSGF 250726
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
226 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

MOC009-043-077-109-119-145-209-225-251200-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110425T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-GREENE MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-
WEBSTER MO-LAWRENCE MO-
226 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR
BARRY...CHRISTIAN...GREENE...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON...STONE AND
WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 215 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS ACROSS THE 
WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL SINCE SUNDAY EVENING WAS PRODUCING 
FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AROUND A 
HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY MORNING. 

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. MANY ROADS AND LOW 
WATER CROSSINGS ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED.

DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN BARRY COUNTY ESPECIALLY 
ALONG FLAT CREEK AND ON ROARING RIVER. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO 
WORSEN IN MCDONALD COUNTY AS THE BIG AND LITTLE SUGAR CREEKS 
CONTINUE TO RISE. RAPID RISES WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN GREENE COUNTY 
INCLUDING WILSON AND PEARSON CREEK.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

ROUTE ZZ AT THE MYERS BRANCH NEAR RADER...
HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA.

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT WILL OCCUR IN 
MCDONALD...BARRY AND STONE COUNTIES. 

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 3650 9463 3706 9461 3705 9406 3717 9405
      3741 9308 3749 9307 3748 9269 3707 9269
      3707 9290 3681 9291 3682 9331 3649 9332

$$

FOSTER

338 
WGUS73 KSGF 250853
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
353 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

MOC009-043-077-109-119-145-209-225-251200-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110425T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-GREENE MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-
WEBSTER MO-LAWRENCE MO-
353 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR
BARRY...CHRISTIAN...GREENE...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON...STONE AND
WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 341 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL SPREADING NORTHEAST OUT 
OF OKLAHOMA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE 
RAINFALL RATES OF INCH PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE 
TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN MCDONALD...NEWTON...BARRY AND 
STONE COUNTIES THROUGH 7 AM. THIS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE VERY 
DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. 

THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD INTO LAWRENCE...GREENE...WEBSTER AND 
CHRISTIAN COUNTIES BY 7 AM. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY WORSEN 
THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS 
FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS 
WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. 
MANY ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 
STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER 
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA...
HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY...R
ROUTE Y AT FLAT CREEK JUST NORTHEAST OF CASSVILLE...
HIGHWAY 39 AT FLAT CREEK SOUTH OF JENKINS.

ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.

REMEMBER TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

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 3650 9463 3706 9461 3705 9406 3717 9405
      3741 9308 3749 9307 3748 9269 3707 9269
      3707 9290 3681 9291 3682 9331 3649 9332

$$

FOSTER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 7:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Polk	12 hr
Apr 24, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	66 hr
Apr 24, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	49 min
Apr 25, 1:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Texas, Wright	6 hr
Apr 25, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	50 min
Apr 25, 4:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry	60 min
Apr 25, 5:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Stone, Taney	65 min
Apr 25, 6:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, McDonald, Newton	20 hr
Apr 25, 6:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Webster	19 hr
Apr 25, 6:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 3 more	19 hr
Apr 25, 6:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	62 hr
Apr 25, 6:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dade, Dallas, Laclede, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski	24 hr
Apr 25, 10:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Ozark	28 hr
Apr 25, 1:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	38 hr
Apr 25, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark, Taney	60 min
Apr 25, 4:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Ozark	37 min
Apr 25, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	34 min

Nearby

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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.