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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Mar 25, 2015, 7:33 PM CDT for Ozark County, Stone County, Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 25, 2015, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2015, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ozark County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Gainesville, MO | T HIGHWAY AT MAMMOTH ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Mar 25, 11:42 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Gainesville, MO | ROUTE T CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN THE VICINITY OF POSSUM WALK CREEK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 337 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
- 264 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
230 WGUS53 KSGF 260033 FFWSGF MOC153-209-213-260700- /O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0003.150326T0033Z-150326T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 733 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN TANEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 200 AM CDT THURSDAY. * AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BAKERSFIELD... GAINESVILLE...HOLLISTER AND TABLE ROCK STATE PARK. 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 181 AT BRYANT CREEK NORTHEAST OF SYCAMORE... ROUTE T AT LICK CREEK 6 MILES SOUTH OF GAINESVILLE... HIGHWAY 125 AT SHOAL CREEK SOUTH OF PROTEM. 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 3658 9358 3675 9211 3650 9213 3649 9358 $$ SCHAUMANN
2 follow-up statements
639 WGUS73 KSGF 260307 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1007 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015 MOC153-209-213-260700- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150326T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OZARK MO-STONE MO-TANEY MO- 1007 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR OZARK...SOUTHERN STONE AND SOUTHERN TANEY COUNTIES... AT 1003 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. T HIGHWAY AT MAMMOTH ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ON TOP OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS EVENING. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BAKERSFIELD...GAINESVILLE... HOLLISTER AND TABLE ROCK STATE PARK. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... HIGHWAY 181 AT BRYANT CREEK NORTHEAST OF SYCAMORE... ROUTE T AT LICK CREEK 6 MILES SOUTH OF GAINESVILLE... HIGHWAY 125 AT SHOAL CREEK SOUTH OF PROTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 3658 9358 3675 9211 3650 9213 3649 9358 $$ WISE
970 WGUS73 KSGF 260652 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 152 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2015 MOC153-209-213-260701- /O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150326T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OZARK MO-STONE MO-TANEY MO- 152 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT FOR OZARK... SOUTHERN STONE AND SOUTHERN TANEY COUNTIES... AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TILL 11 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR THIS AREA. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LAT...LON 3658 9358 3675 9211 3650 9213 3649 9358 $$ GRIFFIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 64 min |
| Mar 25, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 62 min |
| Mar 25, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 63 min |
| Mar 25, 8:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Laclede | 55 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps | 4 days |
| Mar 25, 8:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 40 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Howell, McDonald, Ozark and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas, Webster, Wright | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Shannon | 12 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.