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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Springfield, MO

May 20, 2011Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2011, 9:20 AM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at May 20, 2011, 6:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2011, 9:20 AM CDT (14:20 UTC)
In effect from
May 20, 2011, 6:45 PM CDT
Expired
May 22, 2011, 3:40 AM CDT
In force
33 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 14:21 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 41.28 ft at May 21, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate35404505/2005/2105/2205/23
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.

467 
WGUS43 KSGF 201420
FLWSGF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
920 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

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

  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THOSE WITH PROPERTY AND LIVESTOCK ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR RIVER CONDITIONS.

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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920 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 39.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 43.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

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/NVDM7.1.ER.110521T1440Z.110522T0000Z.110523T0824Z.NO/
920 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 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 21.7 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF
  NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. 

$$
7 follow-up statements
621 
WGUS83 KSGF 202049
FLSSGF

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
349 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 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 

.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY 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)

&&

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/HTNM7.1.ER.110520T2345Z.110521T1800Z.110523T0120Z.NO/
349 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  2:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 39.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 43.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 43.2 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

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349 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  2:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 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 23.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF 
  THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

$$
831 
WGUS83 KSGF 210329
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY 
  
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND VERNON COUNTIES 
  
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 

.HEAVY RAINFALL ON FRIDAY 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)

&&

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1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  9:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE
  RIVER INCLUDING FARMLAND ALONG HIGHWAY N AND BETWEEN HIGHWAY W AND 
  CAPLINGER MILLS. CEDAR CREEK...A TRIBUTARY OF THE SAC RIVER...
  BACKWATERS AND FLOODS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 39 SOUTH OF CEDAR 
  SPRINGS.  

$$

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1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  9:45 PM FRIDAY 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 42.0 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR 
  THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER.  

$$

MOC013-217-211829-
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/SCZM7.1.ER.110521T2230Z.110522T1200Z.110523T0200Z.NO/
1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  9:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 30.3 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* 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.  

$$

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/NVDM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW.
* AT  9:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 15.9 FEET 
  SUNDAY MORNING.


$$
053 
WGUS83 KSGF 210848
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
348 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSOURI...

  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND VERNON COUNTIES
.HEAVY RAINFALL RECEIVED ON FRIDAY WILL CONTINUE RUNOFF INTO AREA
CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS. WHILE SOME RIVERS MAY BE FORECAST TO
FALL OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO...PAY CLOSE  ATTENTION TO FUTURE
FORECASTS AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND AND
EXPECTATIONS FOR RIVER LEVELS AND CRESTS COULD CHANGE.

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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348 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  2:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 41.3 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR
  THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER.

$$

MOC013-217-212347-
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/SCZM7.1.ER.110521T2230Z.110522T1200Z.110523T0200Z.NO/
348 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  2:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 30.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE 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.

$$

MOC039-212347-
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/CMZM7.1.ER.110520T2343Z.110521T1200Z.110522T0024Z.NO/
348 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  2:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.8 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOOD WATERS REACH
  APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET IN DEPTH AT THE CAPLINGER MILLS
  CAMPGROUND.

$$
867 
WGUS83 KSGF 211515
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
MISSOURI...OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND
VERNON COUNTIES.
  
  
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY. 
LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY.
   
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS 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)

&&

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/CMZM7.2.ER.110520T2343Z.110521T1800Z.110522T0625Z.NO/
1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOOD WATERS REACH 
  APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET IN DEPTH AT THE CAPLINGER MILLS 
  CAMPGROUND. 

$$

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1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR 
  THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER.  

$$

MOC013-217-211545-
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1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 29.5 FEET 
  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.  

$$
459 
WGUS83 KSGF 211551
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1051 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 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 
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS 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)

&&

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/CMZM7.2.ER.110520T2343Z.110521T1800Z.110522T0625Z.NO/
1051 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOOD WATERS REACH 
  APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET IN DEPTH AT THE CAPLINGER MILLS 
  CAMPGROUND. 

$$

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1051 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR 
  THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER.  

$$

MOC013-217-220651-
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/SCZM7.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1051 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

FORECAST INFORMATION FOR
  OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 29.5 FEET 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.  

$$
134 
WGUS83 KSGF 220139
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
839 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...

  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY AND THE
  SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY. 
  
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)

&&

MOC217-221639-
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/HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0140Z.110521T0715Z.110522T0800Z.NO/
839 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR 
  THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER.  

$$

MOC039-221639-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110523T0625Z/
/CMZM7.2.ER.110520T2343Z.110521T1815Z.110522T0625Z.NO/
839 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS.
* AT  7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOOD WATERS REACH 
  APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET IN DEPTH AT THE CAPLINGER MILLS 
  CAMPGROUND. 

$$

HATCH
875 
WGUS83 KSGF 220840
FLSSGF

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
340 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY
.RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY...DROPPING BELOW 39 FEET
BY LATE THIS MORNING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED...HOWEVER...THAT ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY AND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK. AS A RESULT...ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA RIVERS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING ON AREA MAIN STEM RIVERS.

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)

&&

MOC217-220910-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110523T0800Z/
/HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0140Z.110521T0715Z.110521T1915Z.NO/
340 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON.
* AT  2:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 39.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  2:15 PM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW 39 FEET BY
  LATE THIS MORNING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
  EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
  AS A RESULT...ADDITIONAL RIVER RISES ARE POSSIBLE WITH A POTENTIAL
  FOR MINOR FLOODING. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR 
  THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND 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 May 20, 6:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 6:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
634 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

...UPDATE TO AVIATION...

.UPDATE...

LOW LEVEL JET CONTINUES TO VEER SLIGHTLY AND LOW LEVEL UPGLIDE IS
RESULTING IN AN EXPANDED AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AHEAD OF WHAT IS BECOMING AN OUTFLOW DOMINATE LINE OF
STORMS EXITING CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUE ON
THE NOSE OF THE LOW LEVEL JET INTO THE MORNING HOURS. DECAYING
LINE OF STORMS WILL ALSO ENTER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH
TIME...THOUGH CONTINUE TO LOSE ITS PUNCH AS IT GETS FURTHER AND
FURTHER DISPLACED FROM BETTER UPPER SUPPORT. IN GENERAL...THINKING
THAT AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR WILL BE MOST
PRONE TO OBSERVING SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS MORNING.

MUCH OF THE REST OF THE DAY WILL GREATLY DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY
EARLY DAY STORMS DISSIPATE. THIS WILL HAVE GREAT INFLUENCE ON
AVAILABLE INSTABILITY AS YET ANOTHER AREA OF STORMS GEARS UP TO
OUR WEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

GAGAN

&&

.DISCUSSION...

QUITE CHALLENGING AND VERY LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST IN STORE FOR THE
COMING WEEK...AS MESSY AND COMPLEX PATTERN CONTINUES OVER THE
REGION.

EARLY THIS MORNING...LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOWS CONTINUE TO SPIN ACROSS
THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND MID ATLANTIC REGION...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW
REMAINING ENTRENCHED OVER THE OZARKS.  CONVECTION THAT FIRED THURSDAY
EVENING FROM NEBRASKA TO TEXAS REMAINS SUPPORTED EARLY THIS MORNING
BY BROAD 40-50 KT LOW LEVEL JET OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. BEST
FORECAST FOR THIS CONVECTION IS FOR IT TO CONTINUE EAST THIS MORNING
AS THE LLJ VEERS A BIT...WITH LARGE MCS TRAVERSING THE OZARKS DURING
THE LATTER HALF OF THE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON.  RIGHT NOW...DON'T
THINK THAT THE SEVERE THREAT IS TOO HIGH WITH THIS INITIAL COMPLEX
OF STORMS...WITH BULK SHEAR VALUES REMAINING SOMEWHAT MEAGER OVER
THE AREA...AND CONVECTION LIKELY REMAINING ELEVATED.

BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...DRYLINE SHOULD PARK ITSELF ACROSS THE I-35
CORRIDOR...AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION SLOWLY EJECTS EAST OVER THE PLAINS.  DRYLINE SHOULD SERVE TO FOCUS
ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AS LARGE SCALE LIFT AHEAD OF
AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE INCREASES OVER CENTRAL KANSAS AND
OKLAHOMA.  RIGHT NOW...EXACT EVOLUTION AND STRENGTH OF THIS
CONVECTION REMAINS VERY MUCH IN QUESTION...WITH MUCH OF THE EVENTUAL
SCENARIO HINGING ON HOW CONVECTION EVOLVES THIS MORNING...AND
AIRMASS RECOVERY (OR LACK THEREOF) BEHIND THIS MORNING'S MCS(S).  IF
ADDITIONAL DESTABILIZATION CAN BE REALIZED ALONG/AHEAD OF THE
DRYLINE...THEN SEVERE CONVECTION APPEARS PROBABLE OVER KANSAS...AS
40 TO 50 KTS OF 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR
ORGANIZATION INTO LINE SEGMENTS/EMBEDDED BOWING STRUCTURES.  FOR THE
SGF CWA...THINK THAT IF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL
KANSAS...THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES INTO THE FAR
WESTERN CWA/U.S. 71 CORRIDOR.  THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY SEVERE
WEATHER THAT DOES OCCUR ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
HAIL.  FURTHER EAST INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OZARKS...SUSPECT
THAT BULK SHEAR WILL REMAIN A BIT LOW TO MAINTAIN THE SEVERE THREAT
THAT FAR EAST LATE TONIGHT/OVERNIGHT. NONETHELESS...EVEN IF STORMS
ARE SUB-SEVERE...THE ENTIRE CWA WILL HAVE A DECENT SHOT FOR
SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL...AS LATE NIGHT LLJ WILL CONTINUE TO FEED RICH
TROPICAL AIR INTO ANY CONVECTION OVER THE REGION.

AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE...OTHER PRIMARY CONCERN IS HEAVY RAIN/FLASH
FLOOD POTENTIAL TONIGHT/THRU THE WEEKEND. WITH PWAT VALUES WELL
ABOVE THE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGE...POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE FOR
FLOOD POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  ONLY REMAINING QUESTIONS ON
QPF REMAINS FORCING MECHANISMS AND MESOSCALE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTIVE
COMPLEXES.  UNFORTUNATELY FOR THOSE IN THE FORECASTING
BUSINESS...SUCH DETAILS REMAIN VERY MURKY AT THIS DISTANCE.

HEADING INTO SATURDAY...ANY NOCTURNAL MCS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ON ITS
WAY EAST OF THE AREA.  ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
DAY OVER THE CWA...THOUGH CHANCES AGAIN REMAIN CONDITIONAL BASED ON
DEGREE OF DESTABILIZATION THAT CAN OCCUR.  THINK THAT THERE WILL BE
SOME SEVERE THREAT FOR THIS TIME PERIOD...WITH STRONG WINDS AND
PERHAPS SOME HAIL OCCURRING WITH THE STRONGEST CONVECTION.
AGAIN...THOUGH...SEVERE THREAT REMAINS HIGHLY CONDITIONAL ON DEGREE
AND AREAL EXTENT OF DESTABILIZATION.

SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE REGION TO BRIEFLY DRY
OUT...AS THE BULK OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY LIFTS NORTH OF THE
AREA.  RICH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...HOWEVER...AND EXPECT TO
SEE MORE RAIN/THUNDER DEVELOP INTO MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING AND ON
TUESDAY...AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST FROM THE ROCKIES.

FINAL SHORTWAVE PROGGED TO APPROACH THE AREA BY NEXT WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...AND WILL NEED TO WATCH SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WITH THIS
FEATURE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.  STILL FAR TOO EARLY TO NAIL DOWN
THE SPECIFICS...BUT BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE SUGGESTIVE OF A
SYNOPTIC PATTERN CONDUCIVE TO ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS.

BOXELL

&&

.AVIATION...
/ISSUED 634 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011/

FOR THE 12Z TAF PACKAGE...PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN DEALS WITH
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH THE TAF CYCLE. SCATTERED NATURE OF
SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY MAKES IT TOUGH TO PINPOINT TIMING...HOWEVER
SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST AFFECTING
JLN/SGF/BBG BY...ROUGHLY...THE MID MORNING HOURS. MVFR VIS/CIG
WILL ACCOMPANY ACTIVITY THIS MORNING...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL BE
VARIABLE. ADDITIONAL SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS
KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A RISK FOR THIS ACTIVITY TO
ENTER THE REGION THIS EVENING AND HAVE HANDLED WITH A TEMPO GROUP
AT EACH SITE FOR NOW.

GAGAN

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 5:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
550 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-211100-
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-
550 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 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.
  LIMITED FLOODING RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE
  DAYTIME HOURS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE
  WEATHER APPEARS TO BE LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. 71 AS STRONG STORMS MOVE EAST FROM
  CENTRAL KANSAS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL
  BE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

  MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL
  FOR HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY WHERE MULTIPLE STORMS MOVE OVER THE
  SAME LOCATION. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER FLOOD
  PRONE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEARLY EVERY DAY
  THROUGH THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK PERIOD. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY
  OCCUR SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH STRAIGHT LINE
  WINDS AND LARGE HAIL REMAINING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

  DAILY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN A RISK FOR FLASH
  FLOODING...AS WELL AS RISES ON AREA RIVERS. FLOODING POTENTIAL
  WILL BE MAXIMIZED FOR THOSE LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE
  ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE U.S. 71
  CORRIDOR.

&&

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)

BOXELL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 7:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
735 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

KSZ101-MOZ088-201300-
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
735 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EASTERN CHEROKEE AND WESTERN JASPER
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CDT...

AT 732 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RIVERTON...OR NEAR GALENA...MOVING NORTH AT
40 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ASBURY...CARL JUNCTION...CRESTLINE...
GALENA...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...RIVERTON...SCAMMON...SKIDMORE...
STIPPVILLE...WACO AND WEIR.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3734 9462 3735 9462 3736 9443 3706 9460
      3704 9462 3705 9482 3734 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1235Z 195DEG 36KT 3712 9468

GAGAN
Local storm report, May 20, 8:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
813 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 AM     HAIL             5 N BAXTER SPRINGS      37.10N 94.74W
05/20/2011  E0.88 INCH       CHEROKEE           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JCOLUCCI
Special weather statement, May 20, 8:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
813 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

MOZ077-088-093-201400-
BARTON MO-JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
813 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARTON...JASPER AND NORTHWESTERN
NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT...

AT 800 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALENA...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...ATLAS...BOSTON...
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...
CARYTOWN...CLIFF VILLAGE...DENNIS ACRES...DIAMOND...DUENWEG...
DUQUESNE...FIDELITY...IANTHA...IRON GATES...IRWIN...JASPER...
JOPLIN...KENOMA...LAKESIDE...LAMAR HEIGHTS...LAMAR...LEAWOOD...
LIBERAL...MILFORD...MINDENMINES...NASHVILLE...NECK CITY...OAKLAND
PARK...OAKTON...ORONOGO...PURCELL...REDINGS MILL...SAGINAW...SHOAL
CREEK DRIVE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...SHOAL CREEK ESTATE...SILVER
CREEK...WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 22 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3759 9460 3759 9408 3693 9430 3693 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 196DEG 38KT 3717 9450

GRIFFIN
Local storm report, May 20, 8:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
815 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0806 AM     HAIL             2 S JOPLIN              37.06N 94.51W
05/20/2011  E0.50 INCH       JASPER             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT 32ND STREET AND MAIN ST
            INTERSECTION.

&&

JCOLUCCI
Local storm report, May 20, 8:36 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
836 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0827 AM     HAIL             JOPLIN                  37.08N 94.51W
05/20/2011  M0.88 INCH       JASPER             MO   STORM CHASER

&&

LINDENBERG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 7:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski6 hr
May 20, 7:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper34 min
May 20, 8:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarton, Jasper47 min
May 20, 8:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon41 min
May 20, 8:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper38 min
May 20, 8:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence42 min
May 20, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton4 hr
May 20, 9:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Vernon4 hr
May 20, 9:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon13 hr
May 20, 9:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFSt. Clair43 min
May 20, 10:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFLawrence28 min
May 20, 10:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair2 hr
May 20, 10:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBenton, Hickory52 min
May 20, 11:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more40 hr
May 20, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian, Taney42 min
May 20, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon40 min
May 20, 2:41 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney6 hr
May 20, 2:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Miller, Morgan6 hr
May 20, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon49 min
May 20, 3:05 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair6 hr
May 20, 3:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar41 hr
May 20, 3:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon19 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.