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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood watch at Apr 29, 2012, 2:53 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; 21 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Apr 29, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2012, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Flood severity
- None
All 24 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 1600 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
758 WGUS63 KSGF 291953 FFASGF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 253 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 301500- /O.NEW.KSGF.FF.A.0002.120429T2300Z-120430T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 253 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI... BARRY...BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS... GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER...LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES... MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...NEWTON...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. * FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. * THIS HEAVY RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY ON SMALL STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY SUNDAY. THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ FOSTER
7 follow-up statements
517 WGUS63 KSGF 300618 FFASGF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 118 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 301445- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120430T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 118 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN... NEWTON...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. * UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI MAY OBSERVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES. * THIS HEAVY RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY ON SMALL STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY SUNDAY. THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ GAGAN
385 WGUS63 KSGF 300832 FFASGF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 332 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 301645- /O.EXT.KSGF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 332 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN... NEWTON...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING IN ADDITION TO THE THREE TO LOCALLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THAT HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAIN ALREADY. * THIS HEAVY RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ON SMALL STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE LAST TWO DAYS. THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAM HAVE SHOWN QUICK AND SIGNIFICANT RISES AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ HATCH
371 WGUS63 KSGF 301513 FFASGF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1013 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 302315- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 1013 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN... NEWTON...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING IN ADDITION TO THE THREE TO LOCALLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. ANY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY. * THIS NEW RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ON SMALL STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE LAST TWO DAYS. THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAM HAVE SHOWN QUICK AND SIGNIFICANT RISES AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KURTZ
383 WGUS63 KSGF 301953 FFASGF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 253 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 010400- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 253 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN... NEWTON...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF UP TO 1 INCH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS...IN ADDITION TO THE THREE TO LOCALLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * NEW RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL INCREASE FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY ON SMALL STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE LAST TWO DAYS. THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ON ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE SHOWN QUICK AND SIGNIFICANT RISES AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KURTZ
561 WGUS63 KSGF 010053 FFASGF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 753 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 010900- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 753 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN... NEWTON...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY * A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL. THIS...IN ADDITION TO THE THREE TO LOCALLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * NEW RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL INCREASE FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY ON SMALL STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE LAST TWO DAYS. THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ON ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE SHOWN QUICK AND SIGNIFICANT RISES AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KARDELL
671 WGUS63 KSGF 010846 FFASGF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 346 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 011200- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 346 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN... NEWTON...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * NEW RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL INCREASE FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY ON SMALL STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE LAST TWO DAYS. THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ON ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE SHOWN QUICK AND SIGNIFICANT RISES AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SCHAUMANN
885 WGUS63 KSGF 011154 FFASGF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 654 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088>090-093-094-101-102- 011300- /O.EXP.KSGF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 654 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END. ONGOING FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED TO PERSIST...HOWEVER...ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGH AT LEAST THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ BOXELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 3:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 6:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Polk | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade | 62 min |
| Apr 29, 6:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 7:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dade | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 7:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Miller | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 8:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Polk | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Greene | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dallas | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Laclede | 28 min |
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.