Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 22, 2011, 7:39 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 8 hr. 5 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 22, 2011, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Howell County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Shannon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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 22, 9:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Pomona, MO | WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAYS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY U AND HIGHWAY UU. |
| Apr 22, 9:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Pomona, MO | LOW WATER CROSSING ON HIGHWAY U SOUTH CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 22, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ese Winona, MO | LOW WATER CROSSING ON HIGHWAY W CLOSED. |
| Apr 22, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ese Winona, MO | LOW WATER CROSSING ON HIGHWAY SOUTH W CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 22, 9:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ne Tecumseh, MO | LOW WATER CROSSING ON ROUTE H SOUTH 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 2835 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 640 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.7
- Supercell composite
- 18.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
850
WGUS53 KSGF 230039
FFWSGF
MOC091-149-153-203-230900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0004.110423T0039Z-110423T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
739 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY.
* AT 735 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
* 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.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9231 3679 9232 3680 9210 3704 9208
3705 9167 3706 9165 3708 9122 3650 9124
$$
LINDENBERG2 follow-up statements
830
WGUS73 KSGF 230356
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1056 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
MOC091-149-153-203-230900-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110423T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-SHANNON MO-
1056 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
EASTERN OZARK...HOWELL...OREGON AND SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTIES...
AT 1050 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING
FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL OVER HOWELL COUNTY. WHILE THE HEAVY
RAIN HAS INITIALLY ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...RUNOFF FLOODING
WAS STILL OCCURRING AND ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES EAST OF WINONA...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE SPRING RIVER WEST OF LANTON...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE BENNETTS RIVER WEST OF MOODY.
FLOODING WAS REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY U AND HIGHWAY
UU IN NORTHEAST HOWELL COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9231 3679 9232 3680 9210 3704 9208
3705 9167 3706 9165 3708 9122 3650 9124
$$
LINDENBERG612
WGUS73 KSGF 230908
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
408 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
MOC091-149-153-203-230917-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110423T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-SHANNON MO-
408 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EASTERN OZARK...HOWELL...
OREGON AND SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTIES...
WHILE RAIN HAS TEMPORARILY ENDED RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL
EARLIER TONIGHT MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING. THEREFORE THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3650 9231 3679 9232 3680 9210 3704 9208
3705 9167 3706 9165 3708 9122 3650 9124
$$
FOSTERThe 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, 7:46 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 |
| Apr 23, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 6 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.