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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Springfield, MO

April 15, 2012Cherokee County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 15, 2012, 8:55 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2012, 8:55 AM CDT (13:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 31 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 381 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

490 
WGUS53 KSGF 151355
FFWSGF
KSC021-MOC011-097-145-152000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0009.120415T1355Z-120415T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
855 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* AT 851 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE    
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 
  IN SOME LOCATIONS OF THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING...AND ADDITIONAL 
  AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WILL BE LIKELY. 

* 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...
ROUTE K AT DRY WOOD CREEK EAST OF ARCADIA...
ROUTE JJ AT CENTER CREEK SOUTHEAST OF CARL JUNCTION...
ROUTE CC AT LOST CREEK JUST SOUTH OF RACINE.

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 3734 9465 3734 9462 3765 9461 3764 9410
      3764 9409 3736 9408 3706 9420 3676 9420
      3677 9461 3678 9463 3699 9463 3700 9490

$$

FOSTER

3 follow-up statements

843 
WGUS73 KSGF 151448
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
948 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

KSC021-MOC011-097-145-152000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120415T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-BARTON MO-JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
948 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
BARTON...EASTERN CHEROKEE...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...

AT 941 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SLOWLY OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO 
TWO INCHES SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF 
TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

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...
ROUTE K AT DRY WOOD CREEK EAST OF ARCADIA...
ROUTE JJ AT CENTER CREEK SOUTHEAST OF CARL JUNCTION...
ROUTE CC AT LOST CREEK JUST SOUTH OF RACINE.

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 3734 9465 3734 9462 3765 9461 3764 9410
      3764 9409 3736 9408 3706 9420 3676 9420
      3677 9461 3678 9463 3699 9463 3700 9490

$$

FOSTER

330 
WGUS73 KSGF 151609
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1109 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

KSC021-MOC011-097-145-152000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120415T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-BARTON MO-JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
1109 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
BARTON...EASTERN CHEROKEE...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...

AT 1104 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAD MOVED EAST 
OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. RADAR 
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES SINCE THIS MORNING. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE 
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3734 9465 3734 9462 3765 9461 3764 9410
      3764 9409 3736 9408 3706 9420 3676 9420
      3677 9461 3678 9463 3699 9463 3700 9490

$$

FOSTER

244 
WGUS73 KSGF 151954
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
254 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

KSC021-MOC011-097-145-152004-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120415T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-BARTON MO-JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
254 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT FOR BARTON...
EASTERN CHEROKEE...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3734 9465 3734 9462 3765 9461 3764 9410
      3764 9409 3736 9408 3706 9420 3676 9420
      3677 9461 3678 9463 3699 9463 3700 9490

$$

FOSTER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 4:13 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	SGF	Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford	14 hr
Apr 15, 5:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Bourbon	60 min
Apr 15, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford	49 min
Apr 15, 7:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cherokee, Crawford	39 min
Apr 15, 12:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more	12 hr
Apr 15, 7:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	36 min
Apr 15, 8:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	25 min
Apr 15, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	45 min
Apr 15, 9:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Lawrence	31 min
Apr 15, 11:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Camden, Dallas	38 min
Apr 15, 12:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	36 min
Apr 15, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cedar	34 min
Apr 15, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	25 min
Apr 15, 12:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cedar, Dade	38 min
Apr 15, 12:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair	21 min
Apr 15, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	29 min
Apr 15, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dallas, Greene	28 min
Apr 15, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	14 min
Apr 15, 3:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dallas, Polk	2 hr
Apr 15, 3:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney, Webster	2 hr
Apr 15, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede	26 min
Apr 15, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Miller, Morgan	22 min
Apr 15, 4:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Webster, Wright	6 hr
Apr 15, 5:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.