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River Flood Warning 78, NWS Springfield, MO

August 4, 2013Bates County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Aug 4, 2013, 3:02 PM CDT for Bates County, Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at Aug 7, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2013, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 7, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Aug 14, 2013, 2:24 AM CDT
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bates County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Osage River near Schell City (SCZM7).

Action stage: 28 ft
Minor stage: 30 ft
Moderate stage: 35 ft
Major stage: 45 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06918070, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Aug 4, 2:40 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 2:40 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
240 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 240 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013

The remnants of this mornings MCS continue to push across the CWA
this afternoon with mainly only the leading edge producing
moderate to heavy rainfall at this time. The rainfall (2 to 3
inches in some locations) has caused additional flooding problems
in the area. Light rain and cloud cover persist and in fact extend
back into south central Kansas. This has kept temperatures fairly
steady from the upper 60s to low 70s today in most locations.
Upper high remains over Texas with shortwave energy continuing to
track over the same locations helping to set off thunderstorm
activity on a daily basis.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Monday)
ISSUED AT 240 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013

Models are continuing to hint at another thunderstorm complex
developing north of a frontal boundary as the low level jet
increases later this evening and overnight. The main area
initially targeted will be east central Kansas into west central
Missouri and then spreading east southeast across the area Monday
morning. An additional one to two inches of widespread rainfall
will be possible with isolated higher amounts. Rainfall rates of 1
to 2 inches per hour will be possible with the stronger cells
which would likely lead to flash flooding given the recent heavy
rainfall and saturated ground. We have decided to extend the flash
flood watch until 12z Tuesday to account for the additional heavy
rainfall expected on Monday.

.LONG TERM...(Monday Night through Sunday)
ISSUED AT 240 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013

By Monday night and Tuesday, the surface front will begin to lift
slightly northward and may also see the heavy rain axis shift
slightly to the northeast. A stronger upper level trough well to
the north will push across the upper Mississippi valley region
Tuesday night into Wednesday and will push the front back through
the area. This may cause additional heavy rain problems by
Wednesday night into Thursday as the front stalls out in northern
Arkansas and the low level jet sets up from southwest to
northeast. Westerlies look to persist through next weekend, so the
end to the unsettled pattern does not look to arrive soon.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday Afternoon)
ISSUED AT 1155 AM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013

Convection will continue through the first several hours of the
18z tafs...mostly in the form of SHRA, however some lingering TSRA
will be possible at BBG initially. MVFR/IFR conditions are
expected within the convection. This initial MCS should diminish
during the afternoon with additional convection expected to
develop during the late evening and overnight hours. Have also
thrown in some low level wind shear for the JLN TAF overnight as
the low level jet increases.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Tuesday morning FOR MOZ055>058-066>071-
     077>083-088>098-101>106.

KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Tuesday morning FOR KSZ073-097-101.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Lindenberg
SHORT TERM...Lindenberg
LONG TERM...Lindenberg
AVIATION...Lindenberg

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 12:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 4, 9:40 AM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
940 AM CDT SUN AUG 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0932 AM     FLASH FLOOD      NEVADA                  37.84N 94.35W
08/04/2013                   VERNON             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            INTERSTATE 49 CLOSED NORTHBOUND DUE TO FLOODING NEAR KAW
            RAPIDS RD. ROUTE W NORTH CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING NEAR
            HIGHLAND AVE. US 54 CLOSED EAST AND WEST BOUND DUE TO
            FLOODING NEAR LITTLE DRY WOOD CREEK. ROUTE K CLOSED IN
            BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO FLOODING NEAR MARVEL RD.

&&

JCOLUCCI

Local storm report, Aug 4, 10:58 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1058 AM CDT SUN AUG 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1051 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GREENFIELD              37.42N 93.84W
08/04/2013                   DADE               MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MO ROUTE 39 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO FLOODING
            BETWEEN NEOLA AND ARCOLA. MO ROUTE 39 CLOSED IN BOTH
            DIRECTIONS DUE TO FLOODING JUST SOUTH OF BROAD ST IN
            GREENFIELD. U.S. ROUTE 160 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE
            TO FLOODING BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS 105 AND 107.

&&

JCOLUCCI

Local storm report, Aug 4, 11:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1143 AM CDT SUN AUG 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1142 AM     FLASH FLOOD      N MILLER                37.21N 93.84W
08/04/2013                   LAWRENCE           MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MO ROUTE 39 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

&&

JCOLUCCI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 7:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar	32 hr
Aug 4, 7:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Vernon	5 hr
Aug 4, 7:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	8 days
Aug 4, 8:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, Vernon	6 hr
Aug 4, 8:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dade, Lawrence	40 min
Aug 4, 9:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 3 more	6 hr
Aug 4, 10:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barry, Camden, Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene and 12 more	8 hr
Aug 4, 11:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney	6 hr
Aug 4, 12:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	10 days
Aug 4, 12:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar	70 hr
Aug 4, 2:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Vernon	6 hr
Aug 4, 2:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene, Lawrence and 4 more	6 hr
Aug 4, 12:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Bourbon	47 hr
Aug 4, 5:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Bourbon	43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.