Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Apr 13, 2012, 9:43 PM CDT (02:43 UTC)

Expired

Apr 14, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Camden County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 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.

033 
WGUS53 KSGF 140243
FFWSGF
MOC029-125-131-141-140900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0006.120414T0243Z-120414T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
943 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY.

* AT 929 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE 
  WARNING AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE          
  OCCURRING IN PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA. THIS AREA SAW RAINFALL OF  
  2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THE GROUND IS         
  SATURATED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY BECOME RUNOFF TO       
  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE  
  POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. 

* 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...

ROUTE HH IN TUSCUMBIA...
ROUTE N AT THE MARIES RIVER EAST OF BRINKTOWN...
ROUTE H...3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUTLAND...
ROUTE K AT ATWELL CREEK 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF IBERIA...
ROUTE BB AT GABRIEL CREEK NEAR FLORENCE.

A LOW WATER BRIDGE WAS WAS REPORTED FLOODED AT KELSEY AND MORGAN 
ROADS IN NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY. 

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.

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 3869 9284 3860 9283 3844 9262 3843 9241
      3834 9240 3834 9220 3830 9218 3829 9166
      3805 9166 3805 9189 3804 9195 3801 9197
      3802 9240 3786 9241 3780 9254 3790 9263
      3790 9307 3869 9307

$$

DSA

748 
WGUS73 KSGF 140709
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
209 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

MOC029-125-131-141-140900-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120414T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-
209 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
CAMDEN...MARIES...MILLER AND MORGAN COUNTIES...

AT 204 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED SOME FLASH 
FLOODING ALONG THE MARIES RIVER AND FARM ROAD 624 IN SOUTHERN MARIES 
COUNTY.  THE FLOODING IS IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL WAVES OF HEAVY RAIN 
WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE PAST 24 HOURS.  THE 
MAIN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER RUNOFF 
FLOODING WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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...

ROUTE HH IN TUSCUMBIA...
ROUTE N AT THE MARIES RIVER EAST OF BRINKTOWN...
ROUTE H...3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUTLAND...
ROUTE K AT ATWELL CREEK 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF IBERIA...
ROUTE BB AT GABRIEL CREEK NEAR FLORENCE.


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.

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 3869 9284 3860 9283 3844 9262 3843 9241
      3834 9240 3834 9220 3830 9218 3829 9166
      3805 9166 3805 9189 3804 9195 3801 9197
      3802 9240 3786 9241 3780 9254 3790 9263
      3790 9307 3869 9307

$$

LINDENBERG

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