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Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Springfield, MO

May 22, 20116 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 22, 2011, 7:10 PM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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: May 22, 2011, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

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

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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
May 22, 9:25 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nne South West City, MO	HWY 43 AND BUFFALO CREEK IS IMPASSABLE BECAUSE OF RAPID WATER RISE.
May 22, 9:30 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 W Pineville, MO	ELK RIVER ROAD WEST OF PINEVILLE AT 71B IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
May 22, 9:49 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Pineville, MO	3 FEET OF WATER OVER HWY W IN DOWNTOWN PINEVILLE
May 23, 12:34 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Nw Eagle Rock, MO	ROARING RIVER STATE PARK WAS BEING EVACUATED BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER

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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 30 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: 3961 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 641 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.7
Supercell composite: 15.9

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The text

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

703 
WGUS53 KSGF 230010
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-109-119-145-209-230600-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0042.110523T0010Z-110523T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
710 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  WESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

* AT 706 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...

HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA.

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 3650 9463 3679 9462 3679 9407 3705 9409
      3705 9406 3710 9405 3709 9332 3651 9332
      3649 9427

$$

HATCH

3 follow-up statements

516 
WGUS73 KSGF 230134
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
834 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

MOC009-043-109-119-145-209-230600-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110523T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
834 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
BARRY...MCDONALD...SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON...SOUTHERN LAWRENCE...STONE
AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 827 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

RAINFALL HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HEAVY OVER MCDONALD COUNTY...WHERE 
TORRENTIAL RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING FOR OVER AN HOUR.  THIS VERY HEAVY 
RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLASH FLOODING OVER 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...

HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA...
ROUTE Y AT FLAT CREEK JUST NORTHEAST OF CASSVILLE...
ROUTE C JUST SOUTH OF MCDOWELL.

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 3650 9463 3679 9462 3679 9407 3705 9409
      3705 9406 3710 9405 3709 9332 3651 9332
      3649 9427

$$

BOXELL

541 
WGUS73 KSGF 230433
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1133 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

MOC009-043-109-119-145-209-230600-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110523T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
1133 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
BARRY...MCDONALD...SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON...SOUTHERN LAWRENCE...STONE
AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 1128 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...

HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA...
ROUTE Y AT FLAT CREEK JUST NORTHEAST OF CASSVILLE...
ROUTE C JUST SOUTH OF MCDOWELL.


LAT...LON 3650 9463 3679 9462 3679 9407 3705 9409
      3705 9406 3710 9405 3709 9332 3651 9332
      3649 9427

$$

GRIFFIN

866 
WGUS73 KSGF 230555
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1255 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

MOC009-043-109-119-145-209-230604-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110523T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
1255 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR BARRY...MCDONALD...
SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON...SOUTHERN LAWRENCE...STONE AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN
COUNTIES...

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND REISSUED FOR PORTIONS 
OF SOUTHERN NEWTON, SOUTHERN STONE, BARRY, AND MCDONALD COUNTY WHICH 
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY MORNING.

LAT...LON 3650 9463 3679 9462 3679 9407 3705 9409
      3705 9406 3710 9405 3709 9332 3651 9332
      3649 9427

$$

GRIFFIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	McDonald	44 min
May 22, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Newton	54 min
May 22, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Miller, Morgan	67 min
May 22, 7:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Christian, Taney	47 min
May 22, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene, Webster	52 min
May 22, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	McDonald	49 min
May 22, 7:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	McDonald	44 min
May 22, 8:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Taney	28 min
May 22, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Wright	40 min
May 22, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon	27 min
May 22, 8:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Ozark	36 min
May 22, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	McDonald	47 min
May 22, 8:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Ozark, Taney	6 hr
May 22, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark	41 min
May 22, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	63 min
May 22, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark	44 min
May 22, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas	64 min
May 22, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark	30 min
May 22, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Ozark	51 min
May 22, 9:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald, Newton	33 min
May 22, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry	36 min
May 22, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon	35 min
May 22, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	65 min
May 22, 11:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	57 hr
May 22, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	66 min
May 23, 12:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Newton, Stone	9 hr
May 23, 1:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Stone	48 min
May 23, 3:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more	63 hr
May 23, 7:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	43 min
May 23, 8:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	45 min
May 23, 8:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Vernon	40 min
May 23, 8:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	39 min
May 23, 8:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton	49 min
May 23, 9:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair	31 min
May 23, 9:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone	8 hr
May 23, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Hickory, Polk	18 min
May 23, 9:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede	36 min
May 23, 10:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dent, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 3 more	45 min
May 23, 10:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	44 min
May 23, 12:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Howell, Shannon	61 min
May 23, 1:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Ozark	66 min
May 23, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	20 min
May 23, 1:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Shannon	43 min
May 23, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	47 min
May 23, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon	33 min
May 23, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	62 min
May 23, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	47 min
May 23, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	41 min
May 23, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	43 min
May 23, 4:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	16 hr
May 23, 4:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Stone	17 hr
May 23, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	33 min
May 23, 5:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Jasper, McDonald, Newton	16 hr

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.