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Flood Watch 4, NWS Springfield, MO

December 19, 201319 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flood watch at Dec 19, 2013, 3:28 AM CST for 19 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Dec 20, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 19, 2013, 3:28 AM CST (09:28 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 20, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 21, 2013, 6:44 PM CST
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity: None

Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Howell County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Dec 18, 11:13 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 11:13 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 6:44 PM CST, 8 hours 44 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 19, 3:02 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	SGF	Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Hickory, Miller and 3 more	20 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.