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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO

February 24, 2011Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Feb 24, 2011, 9:43 AM CST for Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 24, 2011, 9:45 PM CST. It was in force for 70 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2011, 9:43 AM CST (15:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2011, 9:45 PM CST
Expired
Feb 27, 2011, 7:17 PM CST
In force
70 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity
Minor

County Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 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 river

Written for the forecast point Little Osage River at Horton (HTNM7). The gauge peaked at 43.07 ft at Feb 26, 2011, 9:00 PM CST.

actionminormoderate3035404502/2402/2502/2602/2702/2803/01
Action stage
39 ft
Minor stage
41 ft
Moderate stage
45 ft
Major stage
50 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06917060, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

923 
WGUS43 KSGF 241543
FLWSGF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
943 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011


...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED  A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WESTERN MISSOURI...

  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
.HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MARMATON 
AND LITTLE OSAGE RIVER BASINS WILL CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE TO
FLOOD STAGE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THOSE WITH PROPERTY AND LIVESTOCK ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR RIVER CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND WHEN 
FLOODING IS OBSERVED. 

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

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/HTNM7.1.ER.110226T1029Z.110226T1800Z.110227T0051Z.NO/
943 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 41.2 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR 
  THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER.  

$$

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/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T1624Z.110226T0000Z.110226T1840Z.NO/
943 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* AT  8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT THE COUNTY ROAD WEST OF
  NEVADA...AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$

TERRY
8 follow-up statements
209 
WGUS83 KSGF 241922
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
122 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

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/HTNM7.1.ER.110225T0345Z.110227T0600Z.110227T2048Z.NO/
122 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT 12:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 42.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

MOC217-251022-
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/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T0910Z.110226T1200Z.110227T1350Z.NO/
122 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA.
* AT 12:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

TERRY
171 
WGUS83 KSGF 250628
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1228 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KANSAS...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER AT FULTON AFFECTING BOURBON COUNTY
  
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND VERNON COUNTIES 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...

  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER 
LEVELS TO RISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

MOC217-252128-
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/HTNM7.1.ER.110225T0503Z.110227T0600Z.110227T2048Z.NO/
1228 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT 11:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 42.6 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.


$$

KSC011-250658-
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/FTNK1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1228 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER AT FULTON.
* AT 11:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 19.7 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 10.2 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.


$$

MOC217-252127-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0002.110225T0922Z-110228T1350Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T0922Z.110226T1200Z.110227T1350Z.NO/
1228 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT 11:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

MOC013-217-252127-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0004.110227T0000Z-110228T0000Z/
/SCZM7.1.ER.110227T0000Z.110227T0000Z.110227T0000Z.NO/
1228 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT 11:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE 
  TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SCHELL-OSAGE 
  CONSERVATION AREA, THE OLD RIVER ROAD NORTH OF SCHELL CITY, AND 
  LOST CREEK ROAD, ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCHELL LAKE. IN ADDITION, 
  FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE MAIN OSAGE RIVER CHANNEL, AT THE GAGE 
  SITE.  

$$

MOC039-252127-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0005.110225T1430Z-110227T0208Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.110225T1430Z.110225T1800Z.110226T0208Z.NO/
1228 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT 11:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 16.7 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AT THE GAGE SITE. THE 
  CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS FLOODS.

$$
991 
WGUS83 KSGF 251542
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
942 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND VERNON COUNTIES 
.HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

MOC217-260642-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T1303Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.110225T0503Z.110226T1200Z.110227T1303Z.NO/
942 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 42.9 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

MOC217-260641-
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/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T1011Z.110226T1200Z.110227T0815Z.NO/
942 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.5 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$

MOC013-217-260641-
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/SCZM7.1.ER.110227T0600Z.110227T0600Z.110228T0600Z.NO/
942 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SCHELL-OSAGE 
  CONSERVATION AREA, THE OLD RIVER ROAD NORTH OF SCHELL CITY, AND 
  LOST CREEK ROAD, ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCHELL LAKE. IN ADDITION, 
  FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE MAIN OSAGE RIVER CHANNEL, AT THE GAGE 
  SITE.  

$$

MOC039-251612-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110227T0208Z/
/CMZM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
942 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 15.9 FEET AND 
  WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE UNITL THIS EVENING THE RIVER
  WILL THEN FALL TO 13.5 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AT THE GAGE SITE. THE 
  CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS FLOODS. 

$$
672 
WGUS83 KSGF 260201
FLSSGF

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
801 PM CST FRI FEB 25 2011


...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND VERNON COUNTIES 
.RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL ON THURSDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

MOC217-261701-
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/HTNM7.1.ER.110225T0503Z.110226T1800Z.110227T1903Z.NO/
801 PM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 42.9 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC217-261701-
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/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T1011Z.110226T1200Z.110227T0900Z.NO/
801 PM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.4 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF
  NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$

MOC013-217-261700-
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/SCZM7.1.ER.110227T0600Z.110227T0600Z.110228T1200Z.NO/
801 PM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SCHELL-OSAGE 
  CONSERVATION AREA, THE OLD RIVER ROAD NORTH OF SCHELL CITY, AND 
  LOST CREEK ROAD, ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCHELL LAKE. IN ADDITION, 
  FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE MAIN OSAGE RIVER CHANNEL, AT THE GAGE 
  SITE.  

$$

MOC039-260231-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110227T0309Z/
/CMZM7.1.ER.110225T1913Z.110225T2215Z.110226T0046Z.NO/
801 PM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  6:46 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8.9 FEET BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AT THE GAGE SITE. THE 
  CAMPGROUND AT CAPLINGER MILLS FLOODS.

$$
668 
WGUS83 KSGF 261520
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
920 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND VERNON COUNTIES.
  
  ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL ON THURSDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

MOC217-270620-
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/HTNM7.1.ER.110225T0503Z.110226T1800Z.110227T1936Z.NO/
920 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 42.9 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC217-270620-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110228T0712Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T1011Z.110226T1445Z.110227T0712Z.NO/
920 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF
  NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$

MOC013-217-261550-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/
/SCZM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
920 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 29.2 FEET 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SCHELL-OSAGE 
  CONSERVATION AREA, THE OLD RIVER ROAD NORTH OF SCHELL CITY, AND 
  LOST CREEK ROAD, ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCHELL LAKE. IN ADDITION, 
  FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE MAIN OSAGE RIVER CHANNEL, AT THE GAGE 
  SITE.  

$$
370 
WGUS83 KSGF 270144
FLSSGF

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
744 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
.RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL ON THURSDAY HAS CAUSED
 RIVER LEVELS TO RISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

MOC217-271644-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T2120Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.110225T0503Z.110227T0045Z.110227T2120Z.NO/
744 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  6:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC217-271644-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110228T1024Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T1011Z.110226T1930Z.110227T1024Z.NO/
744 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  6:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF
  NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$
301 
WGUS83 KSGF 271351
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
751 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL ON THURSDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD 
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY 
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL 
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

MOC217-280451-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T2236Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.110225T0503Z.110227T0345Z.110227T2236Z.NO/
751 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  7:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC217-280451-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110301T0000Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T1011Z.110226T1930Z.110228T0000Z.NO/
751 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  7:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF
  NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$
627 
WGUS83 KSGF 280117
FLSSGF




FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
717 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011


...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ 
INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)

&&

MOC217-280147-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110301T0000Z/
/NVDM7.1.ER.110225T1011Z.110226T1930Z.110227T2357Z.NO/
717 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  6:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  5:57 PM SUNDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 9.3 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS NEAR THE GAGE SITE AND
  MAINLY AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 24, 5:44 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 5:44 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
544 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011

...AVIATION UPDATE...

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN FOCUS WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL BE CENTERED ON TWO MAIN
STORM SYSTEM...ONE TO AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND THE NEXT ON SUNDAY INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT.

QUICK UPPER LEVEL FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE CONUS WITH A SHORTWAVE
NUDGING INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WAS THE CLOSED SYSTEM OFF
THE CALIFORNIA COAST THE PAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS AND HAS BECOME AN
OPEN WAVE AS IT HAS SHIFTED EAST. BROAD...QUICK SOUTHWEST FLOW
EXTENDS OUT AHEAD OF THIS WAVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF
THE CONUS.

AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI
WHILE AN INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDED NORTHEAST OUT OF A SURFACE LOW
IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. CONVECTION
WAS ALREADY TAKING PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS BOUNDARY AND SOME SHORTWAVE
ENERGY ALOFT MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. PRETTY DECENT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE ADVECTION ALSO TAKING PLACE WHICH WAS AIDING IN A SECOND
AREA OF CONVECTION SHIFTING EAST NORTHEAST OUT OF ARKANSAS INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

FOR TODAY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY SETTLE ALONG THE MISSOURI
ARKANSAS BORDER WITH SURFACE LOW TRACKING EAST NORTHEAST ALONG THE
BOUNDARY TODAY. SEVERAL WAVES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL TRACK
OVER THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN SHORTWAVE. PW VALUES IN
EXCESS OF AN INCH WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY ALONG TO
JUST NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY WITH 120KT JET MAX NOSING INTO THE
FORECAST AREA BY THIS EVENING. MAIN RISK TODAY WILL BE WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL AND AM EXPECTING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF CONVECTION. WIDESPREAD
QPF AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
HEAVIEST OVER SOUTHEAST COUNTIES IN OUR CWA. THIS IS THE REGION
WHICH CAN HANDLE THE MOST RAINFALL AS IT HAS BEEN IN A RECENT
DROUGHT AND HAS HAD THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST
MONTH. WHILE WE CANT RULE OUT SOME ISOLATED FLOODING TAKING
PLACE...AM INCLINED AT THIS TIME TO HOLD BACK ON A FLOOD WATCH FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING AS QPF VALUES REMAIN BELOW 6 HOUR FLASH FLOOD
GUIDANCE NUMBERS.

OF SECONDARY CONCERN BUT NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED WILL BE ANY SEVERE
WEATHER CHANCES TODAY. THERE COULD BE PROBLEMS SHOULD THE WARM
FRONT LIFT ANY FURTHER NORTH THAN THE MODELS HAVE BEEN SUGGESTING
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL NIGHTS. NAM DOES DEVELOP SOME MU CAPE OVER
FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH PLENTY OF SHEAR
AVAILABLE...WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION LIMITED TO ELEVATED SEVERE
CHANCES FOR FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.

AS THE LOW LIFTS QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY
06Z FRI...COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION. NEWER MODEL RUNS
BRING MORE QPF IN THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND COLDER AIR
MASS...BUT MOST OF THIS TRAILING QPF REMAINS NORTH OF THE CWA. FOR
HERE...COULD SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
CWA...BRIEFLY...WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

AFTER A DRY PERIOD ON SATURDAY...THE GFS DEVELOPS AN INVERTED
SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE LOW IN THE HIGH PLAINS INTO WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND MAY SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN DEVELOP FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS DEVELOP IN ADVANCE
OF THE NEXT LOW.

ANOTHER STRONG LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT ACROSS
THE REGION SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. CURRENTLY THE MODELS CONTINUE
TO TRACK THIS LOW FURTHER NORTH THAN THE CURRENT LOW WHICH WOULD
BRING BETTER MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF SEVERE STORMS LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

LINDENBERG

&&

.AVIATION...

PILOTS FLYING IN AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AIRPORTS CAN
EXPECT DETERIORATING FLIGHT CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

A STORM SYSTEM WAS APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST THIS
MORNING...WHICH WILL CAUSE SEVERAL AVIATION HAZARDS.

THE INITIAL HAZARD WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING AND FUTURE
THUNDERSTORMS...THAT WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TODAY.  MEANWHILE...MOISTURE RETURN WILL CAUSE CEILINGS TO LOWER TO
WITHIN THE IFR CATEGORY.

VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE MVFR AND IFR CATEGORIES WITH
TIME...PARTICULARLY WHEN A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM DIRECTLY IMPACTS ONE
OF THE AIRPORTS.

CRAMER

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:51 AM CST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
451 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-251100-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
451 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...SIGNIFICANT

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED TORNADO RISK.

  ELEVATED HAIL RISK.

  ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.

  ELEVATED FLOODING RISK.

  SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BECOME POSITIONED ALONG THE MISSOURI
ARKANSAS BORDER LATER TODAY WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING
EAST NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE REGION TODAY AND WILL AID IN
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MISSOURI MAINLY SOUTH OF A
SALEM TO NEOSHO LINE WHERE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE
REGION...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER ISOLATED
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE STORMS CAN TRAIN TODAY.

INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE OVER FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI LATER IN THE
DAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH IS EXPECTED
ALONG OR JUST NORTH OF THE MISSOURI ARKANSAS BORDER. STRONG TO
POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THIS AREA OF INCREASED
INSTABILITY WITH PLENTY OF SHEAR ALREADY IN PLACE TO SUPPORT
ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS.

THE MAIN HAZARDS IF ANY SEVERE WEATHER CAN DEVELOP WILL BE WITH
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT
BE RULED OUT SOUTH OF A CASSVILLE TO EMINENCE LINE WHERE A LIMITED
TORNADO RISK IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

THIS SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY LIFT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING
AND WITH COLDER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE LOW...PRECIPITATION MAY
BRIEFLY TURN TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AND WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA...INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SOUTH OF A CASSVILLE TO EMINENCE
LINE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

LINDENBERG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 9:43 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon3 days
Feb 24, 1:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon44 hr
Feb 24, 1:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar20 hr
Feb 24, 1:44 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene5 hr
Feb 24, 2:30 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFGreene, Polk6 hr
Feb 24, 3:01 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFLaclede5 hr
Feb 24, 3:19 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Hickory, Polk, Webster5 hr
Feb 24, 3:28 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan, St. Clair5 hr
Feb 24, 4:59 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFDent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 1 more6 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.