Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Dec 27, 2015, 11:40 AM CST for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 18 hr. 2 reports 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
- Dec 27, 2015, 11:40 AM CST (17:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 5:30 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
County McDonald County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1:50 PM CST | FLOOD | Noel, MO | WATER RESCUE IN RESIDENCE IN NOEL |
| Dec 27, 5:56 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Noel, MO | WATER RESCUE IN PROGRESS. MCDONALD COUNTY HAS HAD APPROXIMATELY 20 RESCUES SINCE THIS MORNING. APPROXIMATELY 18 TO 20 HOMES ARE INUNDATED IN FLOOD WATER. |
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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
566
WGUS53 KSGF 271740
FFWSGF
MOC119-272330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0113.151227T1740Z-151227T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1140 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR MCDONALD COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 530 PM CST
* AT 1136 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SIGNIFICANT TO HISTORICAL FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR ALL OF MCDONALD COUNTY.
* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BIG SUGAR CREEK STATE PARK... ANDERSON... NOEL...
SOUTH WEST CITY... PINEVILLE... LANAGAN...
POWELL...
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE DD AT THE ELK RIVER JUST NORTH OF NOEL...
HIGHWAY 76...3 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...
AND HIGHWAY 90 AT LITTLE SUGAR CREEK NEAR JANE.
SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED HISTORICAL
LEVELS AND ARE EXPECTED TO RISE FURTHER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN ANDERSON AND NOEL HAVE ALREADY
FLOODED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF MORE HOMES FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY.
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.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
AREA STREAM GAGES INDICATE FLOOD WATERS HAVE RISEN RAPIDLY TO MAJOR
OR RECORD LEVELS.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9460 3675 9460 3675 9408 3650 9407
$$
LINDENBERG3 follow-up statements
525
WGUS53 KSGF 272319
FFWSGF
MOC119-281130-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-151228T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
519 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 530 AM CST MONDAY
* AT 516 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. EIGHT TO ELEVEN INCHES OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BIG SUGAR CREEK STATE PARK... ANDERSON...
NOEL... GOODMAN...
SOUTH WEST CITY... PINEVILLE...
LANAGAN... POWELL...
ROCKY COMFORT...
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE DD AT THE ELK RIVER JUST NORTH OF NOEL...
HIGHWAY 76...3 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...
AND HIGHWAY 90 AT LITTLE SUGAR CREEK NEAR JANE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9460 3675 9460 3675 9408 3650 9407
$$
LINDENBERG147 WGUS73 KSGF 280414 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1014 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 MOC119-281130- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-151228T1130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MCDONALD MO- 1014 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST MONDAY FOR MCDONALD COUNTY... AT 1010 PM CST...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. EIGHT TO ELEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT NORMALLY FLOOD ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND WILL REMAIN FLOODED INTO MONDAY. FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG ELK RIVER AND LITTLE SUGAR CREEK ALONG WITH MANY OTHER CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... ROUTE DD AT THE ELK RIVER JUST NORTH OF NOEL... HIGHWAY 76...3 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON... AND HIGHWAY 90 AT LITTLE SUGAR CREEK NEAR JANE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3650 9460 3675 9460 3675 9408 3650 9407 $$ WISE
532 WGUS73 KSGF 281128 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 528 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 MOC119-281137- /O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-151228T1130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MCDONALD MO- 528 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MCDONALD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM CST... WIDESPREAD FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ENTER FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING...THIS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE AN ALREADY SERIOUS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REMAIN VIGILANT ON AREA ROADS TODAY AND AVOID ALL FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3650 9460 3675 9460 3675 9408 3650 9407 $$ GAGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 6:22 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 26, 6:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 4 hr |
| Dec 26, 7:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Greene | 42 min |
| Dec 26, 7:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Laclede | 43 min |
| Dec 26, 9:21 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Jasper, Miller and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 26, 9:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Stone, Taney | 3 hr |
| Dec 26, 10:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:35 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Stone | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:24 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence and 5 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Dent, Hickory, Laclede and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:40 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Stone, Taney | 30 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:03 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:38 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 18 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:06 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.