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Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2011, 12:09 PM CDT for Dallas County, Polk County, 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
- Aug 8, 2011, 12:09 PM CDT (17:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dallas County, MO, Polk County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -274 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
166
WGUS53 KSGF 081709
FFWSGF
MOC059-167-082300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0061.110808T1709Z-110808T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1209 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WEST CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.
* AT 1205 PM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE LINDLEY
CREEK BASIN. FLOODING ALONG LINDLEY CREEK IMPACTS A FEW STATE AND
COUNTY ROADS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN
POLK COUNTY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY C NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO.
* 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 C NORTH OF BUFFALO AT LINDLEY CREEK...
HIGHWAY 32 EAST OF BUFFALO AT GREASY CREEK...
ROUTE P...2 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64...
ROUTE HH AT INGALLS CREEK NEAR AC HIGHWAY IN POLK COUNTY...
ROUTE P AT LINDLEY CREEK 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOODSON.
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 3778 9315 3771 9310 3764 9306 3762 9308
3763 9315 3769 9325 3772 9327 3781 9329
3780 9320
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
846
WGUS73 KSGF 082039
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
339 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011
MOC059-167-082300-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110808T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POLK MO-DALLAS MO-
339 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN POLK AND WEST CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 333 PM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ALONG LINDLEY CREEK.
THIS CREEK RUNS THROUGH WEST CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN
POLK COUNTY. SEVERAL ROADS THAT CROSSES LINDLEY CREEK WERE FLOODED
AND IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY C NORTHWEST OF
BUFFALO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT MAY EITHER
SUSTAIN THIS FLOODING...OR CAUSE THE FLOODING TO BECOME WORSE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE C NORTH OF BUFFALO AT LINDLEY CREEK...
HIGHWAY 32 EAST OF BUFFALO AT GREASY CREEK...
ROUTE P...2 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3778 9315 3771 9310 3764 9306 3762 9308
3763 9315 3769 9325 3772 9327 3781 9329
3780 9320
$$
CRAMER844
WGUS73 KSGF 082255
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
555 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011
MOC059-167-082306-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110808T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POLK MO-DALLAS MO-
555 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
POLK AND WEST CENTRAL DALLAS 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 3778 9315 3771 9310 3764 9306 3762 9308
3763 9315 3769 9325 3772 9327 3781 9329
3780 9320
$$
BOXELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Miller, Morgan | 19 min |
| Aug 8, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dallas | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Taney | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Ozark, Stone, Taney | 40 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.