River Flood Warning 41, NWS Springfield, MO

741 
WGUS83 KSGF 240905
FLSSGF

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
405 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...KANSAS...
 
  ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY AFFECTING MCDONALD COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY 
.HEAVY RAINFALL THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO 
RISE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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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405 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS.
* AT  3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.5 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...THE SOUTH END OF KIWANIS PARK FLOODS. WATER 
  CROSSES MICKEY MANTLE BLVD IN THE PARK. WATER LEVEL RISES TO THE 
  FLAG POLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK. 

$$

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/TIFM7.2.ER.110523T0406Z.110524T0815Z.110525T1736Z.NO/
405 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY.
* AT  3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.0 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS AROUND THE GAGE SITE. 
  HOMES ON THE EAST SIDE OF NOEL NEAR THE RIVER MAY BECOME FLOODED AS
  WELL AS HIGHWAYS 59 AND 90.

$$

183 
WGUS83 KSGF 241312
FLSSGF

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
812 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  JACKS FORK AT ALLEY SPRING AFFECTING SHANNON COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...KANSAS...
 
  ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY AFFECTING MCDONALD COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY 
  SHOAL CREEK NEAR JOPLIN AFFECTING JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...

  JAMES RIVER AT GALENA AFFECTING STONE COUNTY 
.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)

&&

MOC119-250412-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110526T1812Z/
/TIFM7.2.ER.110523T0406Z.110524T1200Z.110525T1812Z.NO/
812 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY.
* AT  7:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS AROUND THE GAGE SITE. 
  HOMES ON THE EAST SIDE OF NOEL NEAR THE RIVER MAY BECOME FLOODED AS
  WELL AS HIGHWAYS 59 AND 90.

$$

MOC097-145-250412-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/
/JOPM7.2.ER.110524T0316Z.110524T0800Z.110525T0000Z.UU/
812 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SHOAL CREEK NEAR JOPLIN.
* AT  7:01 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS AT THIS SITE. PORTIONS
  OF SHOAL CREEK ESTATES FLOOD.

$$

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812 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS.
* AT  7:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 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.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...THE SOUTH END OF KIWANIS PARK FLOODS. WATER 
  CROSSES MICKEY MANTLE BLVD IN THE PARK. WATER LEVEL RISES TO THE 
  FLAG POLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK. 

$$

MOC209-250412-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0040.110524T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
/GLNM7.1.ER.110524T1800Z.110525T0000Z.110525T0600Z.NO/
812 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE JAMES RIVER AT GALENA.
* AT  7:46 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT SHOAL CANOE RENTAL AND 
  MOTEL, ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE GAGE SITE. IN ADDITION, RAILEY CREEK 
  AT THE RENTAL AND MOTEL AREA BEGINS TO BACKWATER ALONG JAMES RIVER.
  

$$

MOC203-241342-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110524T1800Z/
/ALYM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
812 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE JACKS FORK AT ALLEY SPRING.
* AT  7:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8.3 FEET THIS 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. WATER IMPACTS ALLEY SPRING 
  CAMPGROUND.

$$

910 
WGUS83 KSGF 241949
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
249 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...KANSAS...
 
  ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY AFFECTING MCDONALD COUNTY 
  SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY 
  SHOAL CREEK NEAR JOPLIN AFFECTING JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES 

.HEAVY RAINFALL OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10
INCHES CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ALONG THE ELK AND SPRING 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)

&&

MOC119-251049-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110526T2000Z/
/TIFM7.3.ER.110523T0406Z.110524T1415Z.110525T2000Z.NO/
249 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY.
* AT  2:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...HIGHWAYS 59 AND 90 FLOOD.

$$

MOC097-145-251049-
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/JOPM7.2.ER.110524T0316Z.110524T0800Z.110525T0836Z.UU/
249 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SHOAL CREEK NEAR JOPLIN.
* AT  2:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS AT THIS SITE. PORTIONS
  OF SHOAL CREEK ESTATES FLOOD.

$$

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249 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS.
* AT  1:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE
  FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.5 FEET...NORTH END OF KIWANIS PARK FLOODS. 

$$

718 
WGUS83 KSGF 250723
FLSSGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
223 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KANSAS...MISSOURI...
 
  SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY
  
  SHOAL CREEK NEAR JOPLIN AFFECTING JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES
  
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY AFFECTING MCDONALD 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)

&&

MOC119-252223-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110526T0935Z/
/TIFM7.3.ER.110523T0406Z.110524T1415Z.110525T0935Z.NO/
223 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ELK RIVER NEAR TIFF CITY.
* AT  1:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY THIS MORNING.


$$

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223 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SPRING RIVER ABOVE BAXTER SPRINGS.
* AT  1:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  1:19 PM TUESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.7 FEET BY TOMORROW
  MORNING.

$$

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/JOPM7.2.ER.110524T0316Z.110524T0800Z.110524T1601Z.UU/
223 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SHOAL CREEK NEAR JOPLIN.
* AT  2:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:01 AM TUESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8.7 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS NEAR THE GAGE SITE.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
734 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...

.UPDATE...

WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND WHAT
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE OZARKS.
CURRENTLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A
STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE MISSOURI ARKANSAS BORDER WEST
ALONG THE OKLAHOMA KANSAS BORDER. STORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP
ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AS UNSTABLE AIR HAS CONTINUED TO FLOW FREELY
FROM THE GULF. CONVECTION HAS BECOME ELEVATED THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS AS LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY HAS DECREASED...HOWEVER MID LEVEL
INSTABILITY REMAINS AS WELL AS 30 TO 40KT DEEP LAYER BULK SHEAR.
THEREFORE...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS.
GUIDANCE IS SHOWING AN INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET LATER TONIGHT
WHICH WILL...UNFORTUNATLY...HELP IN SUSTAINING WIDESPREAD COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
OVERNIGHT...INCREASING THE ALREADY DIRE FLOOD SITUATION OVER FAR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MORE SPECIFICALLY...SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

IN REGARDS TO FLOODING...FLASH FLOODING ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND CONTINUES TO HOLD A BACKSEAT TO
THE TRAGIC EVENT IN JOPLIN. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES TO
CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND THREATEN HOMES ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI...SPECIFICALLY LOCATIONS IN NEWTON AND MCDONALD COUNTIES
WHERE REPORTS OF FLOODED HOMES AND ROADWAYS HAVE BEGUN TO BE SENT
IN. TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW
DAYS...WITH THE OFFICIAL NWS COOP OBSERVER IN ANDERSON MISSOURI
REPORTING A TOTAL OF 10 INCHES OVER THE PAST 3 DAYS...NOT COUNTING
RAINFALL PAST 6PM THIS EVENING. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR
CREEKS...RIVERS...TABLE ROCK LAKE OR LAKE TANEYCOMO...PLEASE
REMAIN ALERT TO RISING WATER LEVELS. ALSO...IF YOU COME ACROSS A
FLOODED ROADWAY...DON NOT...FOR ANY REASON...MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO
CROSS IT.

KURTZ

&&

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY...

UNFORTUNATELY...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
OZARKS TODAY. CURRENTLY...REGIONAL RADAR REVEALS CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH SOUTHERN
MISSOURI AND DOWN INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. STORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE
ALONG A PSEUDO-STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL AND SURFACE LOW THAT CONTINUES TO MARCH SLOWLY TO THE EAST
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. STORMS CONTINUE TO BE FEED BY THE
ADVECTION OF WARM MOIST UNSTABLE AIR INTO THE REGION. STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE
UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE SOUTH OF THE
REGION. CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AS
A DECENT RIDGE OF THETA E AIR ALIGNS ITSELF ALONG THE MISSOURI
ARKANSAS BORDER. 700-500MB LAPSE RATES OF UP TO 8 C ALONG WITH
0-6KM BULK SHEAR VALUES OF 40KTS ALIGNED ALONG THE MISSOURI
ARKANSAS BORDER WILL HELP SUSTAIN UPDRAFTS STRONG ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT SEVERE HAIL GROWTH WITH SOME STORMS. FROM THIS
MORNING...THE UNMODIFIED 12Z SOUNDING SHOWED 1900 J/KG AVAILABLE
MLCAPE WITH ABOUT -230 J/KG MLCIN. FROM THE ONGOING
CONVECTION...THE BOUNDARY OFFERS MORE THAN ENOUGH LIFT FOR
CONVECTION. GIVEN OUR DEEP LAYER BULK SHEAR VALUES...STORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO TAKE ON AN ORGANIZED SEVERE CLUSTER/LINE SEGMENT TYPE
STRUCTURE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE OUR MAJOR THREATS WITH THESE STORMS GIVEN STEEP MID
LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND THETA E DIFFERENTIALS OF 20 TO 30 K ALONG
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

FOR TONIGHT...CONVECTION WILL MOST LIKELY DEVELOP INTO AN MCS
LATER TONIGHT AS THE LLJ INCREASES AND PROPAGATE ALONG THE RIDGE
OF ELEVATED THETA E ADVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. COULD
CONTINUE TO SEE ELEVATED CONVECTION OVERNIGHT AS A MULTITUDE OF
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL MOST LIKELY MOVE OUT ACROSS THE REGION.

HYDRO CONTINUES TO POSE A SILENT CONCERN GIVEN THE COVERAGE TO
SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...WITH THE CONTINUAL RAIN FALL ACROSS FAR
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SMALL TRIBUTARIES AND MULTIPLE LOW WATER
CROSSINGS ARE CONTINUING TO FLOOD. THE WHITE RIVER BASIN IS
NEARING ITS CAPACITY AND THE CORP OF ENGINEERS IS TAKING STEPS TO
MAKE ADDITIONAL RELEASE ALONG BEAVER LAKE IN ARKANSAS...TABLE ROCK
IN MISSOURI...AND BULL SHOALS. AS WITH LAST NIGHT...QPF CONTINUES
TO EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST...SINCE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE
TIED TO THUNDERSTORM CORES. FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING CONTINUE
TO BE A SERIOUS RISK TO THE CWA.

TUESDAY...

ANY PRECIP FROM MONDAY NIGHT WILL POSSIBLY LINGER ACROSS OUR
EASTERN COUNTIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM...AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLORADO LOW WILL DEVELOP AND
BEGIN TO EJECT EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. A
DRY LINE WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH CENTRAL
TEXAS. ONCE AGAIN AN EML WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE FORECAST
AREA. ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS SUNDAY...850 TO 700MB LAYER TEMPS
ARE PROGGED NEAR 8 TO 10 DEGREES C...THIS WILL HELP IN BUILDING AN
EXTREMELY WARM MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LAYER
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM INTO THE AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BEGIN
TO FIRE OUT ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. CONVECTIVE MODE HAS BEEN A BIT OF CHALLENGE...BUT WITH
RECENT GUIDANCE...SOME CONFIDENCE THAT STORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD
OF THE APPROACHING DRY LINE/COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ANALYZING 2-8KM
WINDS OF 40 TO 55KTS OUT OF THE WEST/SOUTHWEST AND AN EXPECTED
COLD POOL STRENGTH OF 30 TO 40KTS...EXPECTING ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME SUPERCELLULAR DEVELOPMENT. THE BOUNDARY
APPEARS TO INCREASE IN SPEED AS IT ADVANCES EAST AS THE LOW
CONTINUES TO DEEPEN WITH AN INCREASINGLY NEGATIVE TILT OF THE MID
LEVEL TROUGH AXIS. THIS BODES WELL FOR SURFACE BASED CONVECTION
CONTINUING INTO OUR CWA...WHERE WE WILL MOST LIKELY SEE A LINEAR
TYPE SET UP AS IT CROSSES THE OZARKS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WEDNESDAY...

SOME CONCERN CONVECTION OVERNIGHT FROM TUESDAY WILL LINGER OVER
THE REGION IN THE FORM OF A NOCTURNAL MCS EARLY. DRY LINE WILL
MOST LIKELY HOLD UP ON WEDNESDAY NEAR THE FOUR STATES REGION OF
KANSAS...MISSOURI...OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS EARLY AS THE UPPER LOW
MEANDERS OVER THE REGION. EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THE UPPER LOW
WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO PUSH EAST DRAGGING THE DRY LINE/FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THROUGH THE REGION. CONVECTIVE MODE IS STILL A LITTLE
HAZY AT THIS TIME AS THE COLD POOL STRENGTH APPEARS NEGLIGIBLE.
HOWEVER...COULD CERTAINLY SEE ISOLATED CELLS DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT WILL MORE THAN CONDUCIVE TO SEVERE
CONVECTION...MODEST 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR AND STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE
RATES...THE POSSIBILITY OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES
REMAINS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY AND BEYOND...

SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE TO LINGER EARLY
THURSDAY AS THE THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS FINALLY MOVES EAST OF
THE FORECAST AREA LATE IN THE MORNING. THIS WILL FINALLY USHER IN
A WELL NEEDED PATTERN CHANGE. HOWEVER...THE EXTENDED GUIDANCE
REMAINS IN SOMEWHAT POOR AGREEMENT GOING INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT
DRY AND SEASONABLY PLEASANT WEATHER APPEARS ON OUR HORIZON FOR THE
END OF THE WORK WEEK.

KURTZ

&&

.AVIATION...00Z TAF ISSUANCE...KSGF/KJLN/KBBG...

CONVECTION CONTINUES TO SLOWLY TRACK ALONG THE MISSOURI ARKANSAS
BORDER THIS EVENING...IMPACTING ALL THREE TAF SITES. SHOWERS WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AT ALL THREE SITES. MIGHT SEE A BREAK IN THE
MORNING WITH POSSIBLE MVFR FOG AT ALL THREE SITES...HOWEVER STORMS
MAY LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THROUGH THE DAY ON
TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE
REGION...HOWEVER THE GREATEST CHANCE WILL BE LATE IN THE FORECAST
PERIOD AS ANOTHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE REGION.

KURTZ

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MOZ055>058-
     066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.

KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR KSZ073-097-101.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
611 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-242315-
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-
611 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...SIGNIFICANT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED TORNADO RISK.
  ELEVATED HAIL RISK.
  ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST FROM NORTHEAST
  OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
  SOUTHWEST MISSOURI EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
  CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS
  EVENING AND LIKELY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS
  OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THESE REGIONS THERE WILL BE
  A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR FLOODING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS
  AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

  IN ADDITIONAL SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING SMALL TO MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL. THERE MAY ALSO BE A
  DAMAGING WIND RISK IF ANY STORMS CAN FROM INTO BOWING LINE
  SEGMENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THERE
  APPEARS TO BE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER TUESDAY
  EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...LARGE
  HAIL...AND TORNADOES ALL APPEAR POSSIBLE TUESDAY...TUESDAY
  NIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY.

  DAILY ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN A THREAT FOR FLASH
  FLOODING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...
  RISES ALONG AREA RIVERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS
  AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS EVENING.

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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)

WFO SGF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
541 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

KSZ101-232315-
CHEROKEE KS-
541 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 615
PM CDT...

AT 537 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MELROSE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF CHETOPA...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

HEAVY RAINS MAY QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS CREEKS...
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS AUTOMOBILES CAN QUICKLY STALL.

LAT...LON 3727 9462 3702 9461 3700 9462 3699 9500
      3700 9507 3700 9508 3714 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 249DEG 40KT 3703 9491

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
623 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

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

0621 PM     LIGHTNING        JOPLIN                  37.08N 94.51W
05/23/2011                   JASPER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS RELAYED TO THE NWS THAT
            TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
            CONDITION OF THE OFFICERS IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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DCRAMER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
644 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

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

0642 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEOSHO                  36.87N 94.37W
05/23/2011                   NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS HOMES IN NEOSHO AND SENECA ARE FLOODED AND BEING
            EVACUATED. SHELTERS ARE BEING SET UP. ALSO...WIDESPREAD
            FLOOD FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ACROSS THE COUNTY...WITH
            NUMEROUS ROADS IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS.

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DCRAMER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
646 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

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

0642 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NOEL                    36.55N 94.48W
05/23/2011                   MCDONALD           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY CONTINUES WITH
            NUMEROUS ROADS IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS. THERE ARE A FEW
            HOMES NEAR THE NOEL AREA THAT ARE BEING THREATENED BY
            FLOOD WATER.

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DCRAMER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
651 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

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

0610 PM     TORNADO          5 ENE DIAMOND           37.03N 94.23W
05/22/2011                   NEWTON             MO   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED
            THAT AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST
            OF DIAMOND MISSOURI...REMAINED ON THE GROUND FOR
            APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES...AND LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES
            NORTH OF MONETT. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT
            120 MILES PER HOUR. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH HAD A MAXIMUM
            WIDTH OF ONE HALF MILE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED...4
            MOBILE HOMES SUFFERED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE OR WERE
            DESTROYED...AND NUMEROUS POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

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KARDELL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
808 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

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

0805 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N SOUTH WEST CITY     36.54N 94.61W
05/23/2011  E50 MPH          MCDONALD           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

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