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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO

April 10, 2013Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 10, 2013, 1:27 PM CDT for Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 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 10, 2013, 1:27 PM CDT (18:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Dade County, MO, Lawrence County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 10, 6:32 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sse La Russell, MOBRIDGE FLOODED AT LAWRENCE AVE AND COUNTY ROAD 4

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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 36 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2013-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 268 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2013-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 145 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
268 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

460 
WGUS53 KSGF 101827
FFWSGF
MOC057-109-110000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0002.130410T1827Z-130411T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
127 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT.

* AT 121 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE
  WARNING AREA...BRINGING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL.  ADDITIONAL
  HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WHICH
  WILL LIKELY LEAD TO 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.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY...
HIGHWAY 97 JUST SOUTH OF STOTTS CITY...
ROUTE K AT TURNBACK CREEK WEST OF EVERTON.

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 3693 9407 3729 9404 3758 9392 3757 9362
      3692 9388

$$

LINDENBERG
2 follow-up statements
034 
WGUS73 KSGF 102048
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
348 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013

MOC057-109-110000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130411T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
348 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR DADE
AND WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.50 TO 2.25 INCHES HAS 
ALREADY OCCURRED WITH THE STORMS TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN 
POSSIBLE OVER 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...

HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY...
HIGHWAY 97 JUST SOUTH OF STOTTS CITY...
ROUTE K AT TURNBACK CREEK WEST OF EVERTON.

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 3693 9407 3729 9404 3758 9392 3757 9362
      3692 9388

$$

LINDENBERG
226 
WGUS73 KSGF 110006
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
706 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013

MOC057-109-110013-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130411T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
706 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR DADE AND WESTERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND RISK OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED OVER THE 
WARNED AREA. HOWEVER SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA WILL 
CONTINUE TO RISE. 

THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREA 
FLOOD WARNING. 

IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3693 9407 3729 9404 3758 9392 3757 9362
      3692 9388

$$

FOSTER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 5:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden, Miller33 min
Apr 10, 5:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas23 min
Apr 10, 5:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Laclede, Webster46 min
Apr 10, 8:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski6 hr
Apr 10, 9:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFPulaski3 days
Apr 10, 9:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon4 days
Apr 10, 10:19 AM CDTFlood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more12 hr
Apr 10, 12:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton6 hr
Apr 10, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski, Texas, Wright58 min
Apr 10, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPhelps31 min
Apr 10, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas29 min
Apr 10, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Texas, Wright36 min
Apr 10, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Phelps43 min
Apr 10, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWright51 min
Apr 10, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPulaski44 min
Apr 10, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHickory24 min
Apr 10, 5:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFChristian, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Polk6 hr
Apr 10, 5:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Wright6 hr
Apr 10, 6:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Morgan6 hr
Apr 10, 6:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFWebster5 hr
Apr 10, 6:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBenton5 hr
Apr 10, 6:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPhelps6 hr
Apr 10, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon55 min
Apr 10, 6:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence and 4 more15 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.