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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Springfield, MO
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.
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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.
- 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) && MOC217-210220- /O.NEW.KSGF.FL.W.0034.110521T0240Z-110523T0800Z/ /HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0240Z.110521T1200Z.110522T0800Z.NO/ 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. $$ MOC217-210220- /O.NEW.KSGF.FL.W.0035.110521T1440Z-110524T0824Z/ /NVDM7.1.ER.110521T1440Z.110522T0000Z.110523T0824Z.NO/ 920 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW. * AT 8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.7 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF NEVADA, AT THE GAGE SITE. $$
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) && MOC217-211149- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0034.110520T2345Z-110524T0120Z/ /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. $$ MOC217-211148- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0035.110521T0900Z-110524T2100Z/ /NVDM7.1.ER.110521T0900Z.110522T0000Z.110523T2100Z.NO/ 349 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW. * AT 2:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS CAUSE THE COUNTY ROAD, WEST OF THE GAGE SITE, TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. $$
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) && MOC039-211829- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110523T0745Z/ /CMZM7.2.ER.110520T2343Z.110521T1200Z.110522T0745Z.NO/ 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. $$ MOC217-211829- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110523T0900Z/ /HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0140Z.110521T1200Z.110522T0900Z.NO/ 1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON. * AT 9:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 42.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER. $$ MOC013-217-211829- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0037.110521T2230Z-110524T0200Z/ /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. $$ MOC217-210359- /O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110524T2100Z/ /NVDM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA 5NW. * AT 9:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 15.9 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. $$
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) && MOC217-212348- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110523T0800Z/ /HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0140Z.110521T1200Z.110522T0800Z.NO/ 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. $$ MOC013-217-212347- /O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0037.110521T2230Z-110524T0200Z/ /SCZM7.1.ER.110521T2230Z.110522T1200Z.110523T0200Z.NO/ 348 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY. * AT 2:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 30.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SCHELL-OSAGE CONSERVATION AREA, THE OLD RIVER ROAD NORTH OF SCHELL CITY, AND LOST CREEK ROAD, ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCHELL LAKE. IN ADDITION, FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE MAIN OSAGE RIVER CHANNEL, AT THE GAGE SITE. $$ MOC039-212347- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110523T0024Z/ /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. $$
867 WGUS83 KSGF 211515 FLSSGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING BATES AND VERNON COUNTIES. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY. LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY. HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE) && MOC039-220615- /O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110523T0625Z/ /CMZM7.2.ER.110520T2343Z.110521T1800Z.110522T0625Z.NO/ 1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS. * AT 9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOOD WATERS REACH APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET IN DEPTH AT THE CAPLINGER MILLS CAMPGROUND. $$ MOC217-220615- /O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110523T0800Z/ /HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0140Z.110521T0715Z.110522T0800Z.NO/ 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. $$ MOC013-217-211545- /O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110524T0200Z/ /SCZM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY. * AT 9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 29.5 FEET TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SCHELL-OSAGE CONSERVATION AREA, THE OLD RIVER ROAD NORTH OF SCHELL CITY, AND LOST CREEK ROAD, ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCHELL LAKE. IN ADDITION, FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE MAIN OSAGE RIVER CHANNEL, AT THE GAGE SITE. $$
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) && MOC039-220651- /O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110523T0625Z/ /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. $$ MOC217-220651- /O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110523T0800Z/ /HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0140Z.110521T0715Z.110522T0800Z.NO/ 1051 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON. * AT 9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER. $$ MOC013-217-220651- /O.ROU.KSGF.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /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. $$
134 WGUS83 KSGF 220139 FLSSGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 839 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI... LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON AFFECTING VERNON COUNTY AND THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS AFFECTING CEDAR COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/ INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE) && MOC217-221639- /O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110523T0800Z/ /HTNM7.1.ER.110521T0140Z.110521T0715Z.110522T0800Z.NO/ 839 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER NEAR HORTON. * AT 7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE GAGE SITE AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER. $$ 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
GAGANLocal 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
&&
JCOLUCCISpecial 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.
&&
JCOLUCCILocal 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
&&
LINDENBERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski | 6 hr |
| May 20, 7:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 34 min |
| May 20, 8:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 47 min |
| May 20, 8:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 41 min |
| May 20, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 38 min |
| May 20, 8:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 42 min |
| May 20, 8:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 4 hr |
| May 20, 9:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Vernon | 4 hr |
| May 20, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 13 hr |
| May 20, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | St. Clair | 43 min |
| May 20, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Lawrence | 28 min |
| May 20, 10:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 2 hr |
| May 20, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton, Hickory | 52 min |
| May 20, 11:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more | 40 hr |
| May 20, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian, Taney | 42 min |
| May 20, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 40 min |
| May 20, 2:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| May 20, 2:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Miller, Morgan | 6 hr |
| May 20, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 49 min |
| May 20, 3:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| May 20, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 41 hr |
| May 20, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bates, Vernon | 19 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.