Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Apr 30, 2012, 12:47 AM CDT (05:47 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

042 
WGUS53 KSGF 300547
FFWSGF
KSC021-037-MOC011-039-097-217-301200-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0015.120430T0547Z-120430T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1247 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  CEDAR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 AM CDT.

* AT 1246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. AREA RAIN GAUGES AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 
  THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF ONE AND 
  A HALF TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR. WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF 
  THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS 
  EXPECTED.

* 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.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 7 AT LITTLE CHERRY CREEK NORTH OF COLUMBUS...
ROUTE K AT DRY WOOD CREEK EAST OF ARCADIA...
HIGHWAY 126 AT THE SPRING RIVER 3 MILES NORTH OF JASPER...
ROUTE M AT BEAR CREEK EAST OF STOCKTON...
ROUTE C AT HORSE CREEK EAST OF MILFORD.

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 3737 9508 3744 9486 3767 9463 3778 9407
      3785 9381 3783 9381 3783 9363 3758 9362
      3759 9407 3735 9408 3735 9425 3715 9462
      3700 9462 3700 9508

$$

SCHAUMANN

318 
WGUS73 KSGF 300808
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
308 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

KSC021-037-MOC011-039-097-217-301200-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120430T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-CEDAR MO-JASPER MO-VERNON MO-
308 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR
BARTON...CEDAR...CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN
CRAWFORD AND SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES...

AT 307 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. RAIN GAUGES AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AM 
AND 7 AM. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE 
REGION.

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.

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT SEVERAL ROADS IN AND AROUND 
MINDENMINES AND IANTHA IN BARTON COUNTY ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED.

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 3737 9508 3744 9486 3767 9463 3778 9407
      3785 9381 3783 9381 3783 9363 3758 9362
      3759 9407 3735 9408 3735 9425 3715 9462
      3700 9462 3700 9508

$$

SCHAUMANN

195 
WGUS73 KSGF 301157
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
657 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

KSC021-037-MOC011-039-097-217-301207-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120430T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-CEDAR MO-JASPER MO-VERNON MO-
657 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 700 AM CDT FOR BARTON...
CEDAR...CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND
SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING 
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM.

LAT...LON 3737 9508 3744 9486 3767 9463 3778 9407
      3785 9381 3783 9381 3783 9363 3758 9362
      3759 9407 3735 9408 3735 9425 3715 9462
      3700 9462 3700 9508

$$

SCHAUMANN

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