Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2011, 12:29 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 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
- Jul 13, 2011, 12:29 AM CDT (05:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2011, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:30 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 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 1117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
960
WGUS53 KSGF 130529
FFWSGF
MOC015-029-125-131-141-131100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0055.110713T0529Z-110713T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1229 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT.
* AT 1225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCH PER HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS.
* 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 HH IN TUSCUMBIA...
ROUTE N AT THE MARIES RIVER EAST OF BRINKTOWN...
ROUTE V AT DEER CREEK NEAR HASTAIN.
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 3868 9284 3860 9284 3843 9262 3842 9241
3834 9240 3834 9220 3829 9219 3829 9165
3805 9163 3802 9241 3786 9241 3780 9254
3790 9263 3790 9307 3806 9307 3808 9350
3849 9352 3853 9307 3869 9305
$$
DSA2 follow-up statements
828
WGUS73 KSGF 130907
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
407 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011
MOC015-029-125-131-141-131100-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-110713T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON MO-CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-
407 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
BENTON...CAMDEN...MARIES...MILLER AND MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 401 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS OF NORTHERN
PULASKI AND SOUTHWESTERN MARIES COUNTIES RECEIVED THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL...CAUSING THE LITTLE MARIES RIVER TO BECOME FLOODED ACROSS
WESTERN MARIES COUNTY. OTHER SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA ARE ALSO LIKELY FLOODED. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS
SHIFTED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE...MANY SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RECEDING OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3868 9284 3860 9284 3843 9262 3842 9241
3834 9240 3834 9220 3829 9219 3829 9165
3805 9163 3802 9241 3786 9241 3780 9254
3790 9263 3790 9307 3806 9307 3808 9350
3849 9352 3853 9307 3869 9305
$$
CRAMER756
WGUS73 KSGF 131053
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
553 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011
MOC015-029-125-131-141-131103-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-110713T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON MO-CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-
553 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 AM CDT FOR BENTON...
CAMDEN...MARIES...MILLER AND 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 3868 9284 3860 9284 3843 9262 3842 9241
3834 9240 3834 9220 3829 9219 3829 9165
3805 9163 3802 9241 3786 9241 3780 9254
3790 9263 3790 9307 3806 9307 3808 9350
3849 9352 3853 9307 3869 9305
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Miller | 37 min |
| Jul 12, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 53 min |
| Jul 12, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Camden, Miller | 67 min |
| Jul 13, 12:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Maries | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 49 min |
| Jul 13, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 57 min |
| Jul 13, 3:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Laclede | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.