Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Mar 15, 2012, 4:39 PM CDT for Phelps County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2012, 4:39 PM CDT (21:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Phelps County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 5:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Doolittle, MO | HIGHWAY C CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Mar 15, 5:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jerome, MO | WATER GOING INTO HOMES WITH EVACUATIONS IN PROGRESS. HIGHWAY D IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 208 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1947 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
082
WGUS53 KSGF 152139
FFWSGF
MOC161-160400-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0001.120315T2139Z-120316T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
439 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
* AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL FELL
OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA IN THE SINCE 320 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9161 3779 9180 3776 9188 3776 9203
3797 9202 3796 9157 3779 9157
$$
WISE3 follow-up statements
545
WGUS73 KSGF 152314
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
614 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
MOC161-160400-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120316T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHELPS MO-
614 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL PHELPS COUNTY...
AT 602 PM CDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. HIGHWAY D IN JEROME AND HIGHWAY C JUST NORTH OF DOOLITTLE WERE
IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING. ALSO WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE RISING
INTO A FEW HOMES IN THE CITY OF JEROME...WITH EVACUATIONS OF HOMES
IN THE JEROME AREA ONGOING DUE TO FLOODING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS
EVENING. THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ADD TO THE ALREADY
ONGOING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS CAN EXPECT QUICK RISES IN WATER LEVELS THIS EVENING.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9161 3779 9180 3776 9188 3776 9203
3797 9202 3796 9157 3779 9157
$$
WISE664
WGUS73 KSGF 160109
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
809 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
MOC161-160400-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120316T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHELPS MO-
809 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL PHELPS COUNTY...
AT 756 PM CDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THAT FELL DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WAS
CONTINUING TO PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS REMAIN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN PHELPS COUNTY. THE HEAVY RAINFALL
HAS ENDED WITH NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9161 3779 9180 3776 9188 3776 9203
3797 9202 3796 9157 3779 9157
$$
WISE157
WGUS73 KSGF 160356
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1056 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
MOC161-160403-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120316T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHELPS MO-
1056 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
PHELPS COUNTY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING
UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING.
LAT...LON 3779 9161 3779 9180 3776 9188 3776 9203
3797 9202 3796 9157 3779 9157
$$
SCHAUMANNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Douglas | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Maries | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Phelps | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 17 min |
| Mar 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps, Pulaski | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps | 19 min |
| Mar 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 5:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Shannon | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon, Texas | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon | 34 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.