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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Springfield, MO

July 1, 20159 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2015, 11:07 PM CDT for 9 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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: Jul 1, 2015, 11:07 PM CDT (04:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2015, 5:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Camden County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:11 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
Jul 1, 11:38 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 E Eldridge, MO	WATER OVER ROAD ON HIGHWAY E BETWEEN 5 HIGHWAY AND ELDRIDGE
Jul 2, 12:25 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Wnw Lebanon, MO	HIGHWAY 64 AT GOODWIN HOLLOW BRIDGE IS CLOSED DUE TO 2 FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.
Jul 2, 12:40 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ne Lebanon, MO	WATER WAS REPORTED OVER PORTION OF I-44 NEAR MILE MARKER 136. TRAFFIC WAS BEING REROUTE AROUND THE FLOODED SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE.
Jul 2, 2:10 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	8 E Fort Leonard Wood, MO	ROUTE J CLOSED ONE MILE NORTH OF ROUTE M AT BIG PINEY RIVER
Jul 2, 2:40 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 E Buffalo, MO	WATER RESCUE IN PROGRESS ON STEELMAN ROAD AT BIG JOHN ACCESS ALONG THE NIANGUA RIVER.

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 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2985 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1028 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 457 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.7
Supercell composite: 27.9

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The text

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

371 
WGUS53 KSGF 020407
FFWSGF
MOC029-059-065-085-105-161-167-169-185-021000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0039.150702T0407Z-150702T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1107 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT.

* AT 1102 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS OR MOVING 
INTO THE WARNED AREA. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE 
EXPECTED. 

* 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...

ROUTE C NORTH OF BUFFALO AT LINDLEY CREEK...
HIGHWAY 32 EAST OF BUFFALO AT GREASY CREEK...
HIGHWAY 8 FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT JAMES...
ROUTE V AT WEAUBLEAU CREEK EAST OF FLEMINGTON...
ROUTE P...2 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64.

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 3759 9115 3763 9362 3783 9363 3783 9381
      3789 9382 3790 9407 3821 9406 3821 9352
      3808 9350 3807 9347 3802 9251 3801 9197
      3805 9189 3805 9164 3816 9163 3816 9153
      3780 9152 3779 9131 3771 9130 3770 9114

$$

FOSTER

2 follow-up statements

191 
WGUS73 KSGF 020715
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
215 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

MOC029-059-065-085-105-161-167-169-185-021000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-150702T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN MO-DENT MO-HICKORY MO-LACLEDE MO-PHELPS MO-POLK MO-PULASKI MO-
ST. CLAIR MO-DALLAS MO-
215 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
HICKORY...NORTHERN DALLAS...NORTHERN DENT...NORTHERN LACLEDE...
NORTHERN POLK...PHELPS...PULASKI...SOUTHERN CAMDEN AND ST. CLAIR
COUNTIES...

AT 210 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING RANGED FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE 
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS IN HICKORY AND LACLEDE COUNTIES. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN HICKORY AND 
LACLEDE COUNTIES. MANY ROADS WERE FLOODED INCLUDING IN THE LEBANON 
AREA. 

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

ROUTE C NORTH OF BUFFALO AT LINDLEY CREEK...
HIGHWAY 32 EAST OF BUFFALO AT GREASY CREEK...
HIGHWAY 8 FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT JAMES...
ROUTE V AT WEAUBLEAU CREEK EAST OF FLEMINGTON...
ROUTE P...2 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. 

&&

LAT...LON 3759 9115 3763 9362 3783 9363 3783 9381
      3789 9382 3790 9407 3821 9406 3821 9352
      3808 9350 3807 9347 3802 9251 3801 9197
      3805 9189 3805 9164 3816 9163 3816 9153
      3780 9152 3779 9131 3771 9130 3770 9114

$$

FOSTER

904 
WGUS73 KSGF 020956
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
456 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

MOC029-059-065-085-105-161-167-169-185-021006-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-150702T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN MO-DENT MO-HICKORY MO-LACLEDE MO-PHELPS MO-POLK MO-PULASKI MO-
ST. CLAIR MO-DALLAS MO-
456 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM CDT FOR HICKORY...
NORTHERN DALLAS...NORTHERN DENT...NORTHERN LACLEDE...NORTHERN POLK...
PHELPS...PULASKI...SOUTHERN CAMDEN AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD 
WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT TODAY. WHILE RAINFALL HAS ENDED 
THIS MORNING...MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS THE REGION...WITH 
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS RUNNING HIGH OR OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION.  REMEMBER...TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3759 9115 3763 9362 3783 9363 3783 9381
      3789 9382 3790 9407 3821 9406 3821 9352
      3808 9350 3807 9347 3802 9251 3801 9197
      3805 9189 3805 9164 3816 9163 3816 9153
      3780 9152 3779 9131 3771 9130 3770 9114

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	65 min
Jul 1, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Morgan	67 min
Jul 1, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan	55 min
Jul 1, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Miller	45 min
Jul 1, 9:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan	8 hr
Jul 1, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan	60 min
Jul 1, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Benton, Hickory	39 min
Jul 1, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski	58 min
Jul 1, 10:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Benton, Hickory	47 min
Jul 1, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	58 min
Jul 1, 10:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Benton, St. Clair	47 min
Jul 1, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk	57 min
Jul 1, 10:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	39 min
Jul 1, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	65 min
Jul 1, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	65 min
Jul 1, 11:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk, St. Clair and 1 more	55 min
Jul 2, 12:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Polk, Shannon, Texas and 2 more	5 hr
Jul 2, 12:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar, Vernon	5 hr
Jul 2, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon	61 min
Jul 2, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk, Webster, Wright	23 min
Jul 2, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	52 min
Jul 2, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster	49 min
Jul 2, 12:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Wright	21 min
Jul 2, 1:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar, Christian, Dade, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence and 3 more	9 hr
Jul 2, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Webster	13 min
Jul 2, 3:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney and 1 more	8 hr
Jul 2, 4:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Laclede	56 hr
Jul 2, 4:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Polk, Shannon and 4 more	12 hr
Jul 2, 4:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	3 days
Jul 2, 4:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Bates, Vernon	4 days
Jul 2, 4:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 3 more	12 hr
Jul 2, 8:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Stone	54 hr
Jul 2, 10:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar, Christian, Dade, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence and 4 more	6 hr
Jul 2, 10:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney and 1 more	6 hr
Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	40 min
Jul 2, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	25 min
Jul 2, 4:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 23 more	24 hr
Jul 2, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry, Stone	48 min
Jul 2, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Stone, Taney	53 min
Jul 2, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	40 min
Jul 2, 5:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry	36 min
Jul 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	31 min
Jul 2, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Ozark	43 min

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.