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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Springfield, MO

May 25, 2011Camden County, Miller County, Morgan County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2011, 2:14 PM CDT for Camden County, Miller County, Morgan County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2011, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Camden County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2063 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 500 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2063 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
500 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
13.7

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The text

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

027 
WGUS53 KSGF 251914
FFWSGF
MOC029-131-141-260000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0048.110525T1914Z-110526T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
214 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT.

* AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     
  RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WERE APPROACHING TWO INCHES OVER AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER TODAY. 

* 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 O NEAR LAURIE...
ROUTE Z AT BLUE SPRING CREEK SOUTHEAST OF ROCKY MOUNT...
RITCHEY ROAD AT GRAVOIS CREEK NORTHEAST OF GRAVOIS MILLS.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN 
VERSAILLES. 

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 3844 9262 3843 9241 3842 9240 3836 9240
      3815 9254 3813 9259 3812 9264 3815 9280
      3819 9291 3826 9302 3857 9281

$$
1 follow-up statement
066 
WGUS73 KSGF 252354
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
654 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

MOC029-131-141-260004-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-
654 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN MILLER AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3844 9262 3843 9241 3842 9240 3836 9240
      3815 9254 3813 9259 3812 9264 3815 9280
      3819 9291 3826 9302 3857 9281

$$

LINDENBERG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton45 min
May 24, 9:19 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Newton41 min
May 24, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton63 min
May 24, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton49 min
May 24, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, St. Clair, Vernon60 min
May 24, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence and 2 more52 min
May 24, 10:34 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Dade, Jasper26 min
May 24, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian, Greene, Polk41 min
May 24, 11:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBenton, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair40 min
May 24, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene29 min
May 24, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBenton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Morgan43 min
May 24, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Polk39 min
May 25, 12:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene4 hr
May 25, 12:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry, Stone34 min
May 25, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas, Polk35 min
May 25, 12:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden37 min
May 25, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden28 min
May 25, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Webster, Wright29 min
May 25, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller, Morgan29 min
May 25, 1:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFStone, Taney25 min
May 25, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Ozark, Stone, Taney, Webster and 1 more63 min
May 25, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMiller19 min
May 25, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller31 min
May 25, 1:37 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Webster, Wright23 min
May 25, 1:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski37 min
May 25, 1:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Laclede, Pulaski, Texas, Webster, Wright50 min
May 25, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller12 min
May 25, 2:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas58 min
May 25, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDouglas38 min
May 25, 3:44 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Texas46 min
May 25, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Wright45 min
May 25, 4:03 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Texas, Wright42 min
May 25, 4:04 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas41 min
May 25, 4:35 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Shannon, Texas40 min
May 25, 5:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDent37 min
May 25, 5:17 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent32 min
May 25, 9:42 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFMcDonald24 hr
May 25, 10:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair47 min
May 25, 11:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton58 min
May 25, 11:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Greene, Lawrence61 min
May 25, 11:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan67 min
May 25, 11:56 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton49 min
May 25, 12:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Wright58 min
May 25, 12:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan55 min
May 25, 12:15 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan45 min
May 25, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk59 min
May 25, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene56 min
May 25, 12:38 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller, Morgan52 min
May 25, 12:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPulaski61 min
May 25, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas62 min
May 25, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede23 min
May 25, 1:07 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMaries, Phelps, Pulaski68 min
May 25, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller51 min
May 25, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Stone, Taney, Webster60 min
May 25, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller24 min
May 25, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas, Wright50 min
May 25, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller, Morgan42 min
May 25, 2:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPhelps, Pulaski55 min
May 25, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Phelps, Texas54 min
May 25, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski61 min
May 25, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon48 min
May 25, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas57 min
May 25, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon55 min
May 25, 2:38 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Phelps, Texas52 min
May 25, 2:41 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Shannon64 min
May 25, 2:43 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFOregon35 min
May 25, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell23 min
May 25, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon13 min
May 25, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFShannon42 min
May 25, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.