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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 14, 2012, 7:12 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri; Cherokee County, Kansas. 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 7:12 AM CDT (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:42 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Neosho, MO | SPRING AND BROOK STREETS CLOSED IN NEOSHO DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 14, 9:22 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Joplin, MO | FLOODING NEAR NEWMAN AND PROSPERITY ROADS IN JOPLIN. |
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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 527 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 847 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 460 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS53 KSGF 141212
FFWSGF
KSC021-MOC097-109-119-145-141800-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0008.120414T1212Z-120414T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
712 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT.
* AT 708 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE SAME LOCATIONS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCE
BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING...ON TOP
OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM THE PREVIOUS 24 HOUR PERIOD.
AND ADDITIONAL INCH TO INCH AND A HALF OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING.
* 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...
NORTH MAIN AND MURPHY BOULEVARD IN JOPLIN...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY...
HIGHWAY 37 AT THE SPRING RIVER SOUTHWEST OF AVILLA...
ROUTE JJ AT CENTER CREEK SOUTHEAST OF CARL JUNCTION.
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 3720 9507 3728 9434 3728 9387 3711 9388
3693 9401 3693 9406 3686 9406 3670 9462
3700 9462 3700 9507
$$
LINDENBERG2 follow-up statements
182
WGUS73 KSGF 141518
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1018 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC021-MOC097-109-119-145-141800-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120414T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-LAWRENCE MO-
1018 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
JASPER...NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN MCDONALD...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND
WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
AT 1010 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
NORTH MAIN AND MURPHY BOULEVARD IN JOPLIN...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY...
HIGHWAY 37 AT THE SPRING RIVER SOUTHWEST OF AVILLA...
ROUTE JJ AT CENTER CREEK SOUTHEAST OF CARL JUNCTION.
IN ADDITION...LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN NEOSHO AND JOPLIN ARE
REPORTING FLOODED AND CLOSED STREETS WITHIN THOSE CITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3720 9507 3728 9434 3728 9387 3711 9388
3693 9401 3693 9406 3686 9406 3670 9462
3700 9462 3700 9507
$$
GAEDE150
WGUS73 KSGF 141755
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1255 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC021-MOC097-109-119-145-141804-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120414T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-LAWRENCE MO-
1255 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR JASPER...NEWTON...
NORTHWESTERN MCDONALD...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND WESTERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING
FOR JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3720 9507 3728 9434 3728 9387 3711 9388
3693 9401 3693 9406 3686 9406 3670 9462
3700 9462 3700 9507
$$
GAEDEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dade | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Greene | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Dallas, Greene, Polk | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 9:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas and 11 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 13, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 9:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 5 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Morgan | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 4:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Jasper | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cherokee | 40 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.