Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2012, 11:43 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Kansas; Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 30, 2012, 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Barton County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 12:33 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lamar, MO | WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS BEING REPORTED IN BARTON COUNTY. MANY ROADS ARE BEING CLOSED. |
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 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1176 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
698
WGUS53 KSGF 010443
FFWSGF
KSC011-MOC011-217-011000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0018.120501T0443Z-120501T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1143 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT.
* AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM ONE
TO FOUR INCHES TONIGHT. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS
THAT EXPERIENCED FLOODING LAST NIGHT. SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING.
* 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...
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 3803 9509 3804 9463 3806 9462 3806 9443
3804 9423 3806 9413 3804 9406 3735 9408
3737 9462 3767 9462 3767 9509
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
354
WGUS73 KSGF 010727
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
227 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012
KSC011-MOC011-217-011000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120501T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOURBON KS-BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
227 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
BARTON...BOURBON AND VERNON COUNTIES...
AT 222 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT...IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEAVY RAIN
THAT OCCUR THE PREVIOUS TWO NIGHTS HAS CAUSED FLOODING IN SEVERAL
AREAS OF BOURBON...VERNON...AND BARTON COUNTIES. BARTON COUNTY HAS
BEEN IMPACTED THE HARDEST THIS MORNING...AS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF
SECONDARY ROADWAYS WAS OBSERVED.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 9509 3804 9463 3806 9462 3806 9443
3804 9423 3806 9413 3804 9406 3735 9408
3737 9462 3767 9462 3767 9509
$$
CRAMER975
WGUS73 KSGF 010955 RRA
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
455 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012
KSC011-MOC011-217-011005-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120501T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOURBON KS-BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
455 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM CDT FOR BARTON...
BOURBON AND VERNON COUNTIES...
RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND WATER
LEVELS ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE THIS MORNING.
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN MANY PLACES TODAY HOWEVER...AND THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3803 9509 3804 9463 3806 9462 3806 9443
3804 9423 3806 9413 3804 9406 3735 9408
3737 9462 3767 9462 3767 9509
$$
BOXELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 10:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Crawford | 6 hr |
| May 1, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 24 min |
| May 1, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 34 min |
| May 1, 4:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 27 hr |
| May 1, 8:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 34 hr |
| May 1, 12:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 4 hr |
| May 1, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 52 min |
| May 1, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 34 min |
| May 1, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| May 1, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 38 min |
| May 1, 2:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Newton | 91 min |
| May 1, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Stone | 27 min |
| May 1, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 33 min |
| May 1, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Webster, Wright | 35 min |
| May 1, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 34 min |
| May 1, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk, Webster | 28 min |
| May 1, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Camden, Douglas, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski, Wright | 43 min |
| May 1, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Douglas, Maries, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 50 min |
| May 1, 6:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 44 hr |
| May 1, 7:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, St. Clair | 8 hr |
Nearby
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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.