Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 22, 2011, 10:49 PM CDT for 5 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
- Apr 22, 2011, 10:49 PM CDT (03:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dent County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:51 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, 11:49 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Clear Springs, MO | WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF AROLL ROAD AND JACKS FORK ROAD. |
| Apr 22, 11:49 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sw Arroll, MO | WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF AROLL ROAD AND JACKS FORK ROAD. |
| Apr 23, 1:21 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Nw Simmons, MO | WATER RESCUE IN PROGRESS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY ROAD Z. |
| Apr 23, 4:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Salem, MO | SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS WERE FLOODED. |
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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 208 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.
550
WGUS53 KSGF 230349
FFWSGF
MOC065-105-203-215-229-231000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0005.110423T0349Z-110423T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1049 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT SATURDAY.
* AT 1046 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR WAS ESTIMATING BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES
OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA 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 KK AT GLADDEN CREEK JUST NORTH OF AKERS...
ROUTE E NORTH OF HIGHWAY 38 AT THE GASCONADE RIVER...
ROUTE H AT THOMAS HOLLOW 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA.
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 3705 9185 3707 9269 3748 9269 3761 9194
3760 9182 3763 9181 3770 9132 3770 9116
3760 9117 3760 9132 3751 9132 3751 9122
3742 9122 3737 9117 3726 9115 3716 9104
3709 9102
$$
LINDENBERG2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KSGF 230510
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1210 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
MOC065-105-203-215-229-231000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110423T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DENT MO-LACLEDE MO-SHANNON MO-TEXAS MO-WRIGHT MO-
1210 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SHANNON...SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE...SOUTHERN DENT...TEXAS AND WRIGHT
COUNTIES...
AT 1205 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED NEAR THE JACKS
FORK RIVER IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS COUNTY WHERE WATER WAS FLOWING OVER
THE ROADWAY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE KK AT GLADDEN CREEK JUST NORTH OF AKERS...
ROUTE E NORTH OF HIGHWAY 38 AT THE GASCONADE RIVER...
ROUTE H AT THOMAS HOLLOW 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3705 9185 3707 9269 3748 9269 3761 9194
3760 9182 3763 9181 3770 9132 3770 9116
3760 9117 3760 9132 3751 9132 3751 9122
3742 9122 3737 9117 3726 9115 3716 9104
3709 9102
$$021
WGUS73 KSGF 230955
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
455 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
MOC065-105-203-215-229-231002-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110423T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DENT MO-LACLEDE MO-SHANNON MO-TEXAS MO-WRIGHT MO-
455 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM CDT FOR SHANNON...
SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE...SOUTHERN DENT...TEXAS AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD
WARNING. CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL SINCE LAST EVENING
MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3705 9185 3707 9269 3748 9269 3761 9194
3760 9182 3763 9181 3770 9132 3770 9116
3760 9117 3760 9132 3751 9132 3751 9122
3742 9122 3737 9117 3726 9115 3716 9104
3709 9102
$$
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, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 8 hr |
| 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, 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 |
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.