Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Mar 25, 2015, 8:24 PM CDT for Howell County, Oregon County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 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 Howell County, MO, Oregon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:24 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 W West Plains, MO | 3-8 INCHES FLOWING WATER OVER US HIGHWAY 160 |
| Mar 25, 9:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Pottersville, MO | ROUTE K AT SPRING CREEK IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Mar 25, 9:21 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Moody, MO | MO HIGHWAY 142 AT BENNETTS CREEK IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Mar 25, 9:23 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 E Lanton, MO | MO HIGHWAY 142 AT MYATT CREEK IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 257 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.
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WGUS53 KSGF 260124
FFWSGF
MOC091-149-260700-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0004.150326T0124Z-150326T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
824 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT.
* AT 821 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...ALTON...BRANDSVILLE...
CAULFIELD...COUCH...GRAND GULF STATE PARK...GREER...KOSHKONONG...
LANTON...MOODY...MYRTLE...POTTERSVILLE...ROVER...SOUTH FORK...
THAYER...THOMASVILLE...WEST PLAINS AND WILDERNESS. 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 142 AT THE SPRING RIVER WEST OF LANTON...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE BENNETTS RIVER WEST OF MOODY...
ROUTE K...3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POTTERSVILLE...
HIGHWAY 142 AT MYATT CREEK 4 MILES EAST OF LANTON...
ROUTE A JUST WEST OF COUCH.
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 3675 9211 3684 9122 3682 9111 3649 9113
3650 9211
$$
WISE2 follow-up statements
350
WGUS73 KSGF 260257
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
957 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
MOC091-149-260700-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150326T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-
957 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
OREGON AND SOUTHERN HOWELL COUNTIES...
AT 952 PM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. MISSOURI HIGHWAY 142 AT MYATT CREEK AND AT BENNETTS CREEK ARE
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ROUTE K AT SPRING CREEK WAS ALSO CLOSED DUE
TO FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY EVENING...HAS
COME TO AN END BUT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ADDING TO THE FLOODING RISK OVERNIGHT.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...ALTON...GRAND GULF STATE PARK...
THAYER AND WEST PLAINS. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL
BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE SPRING RIVER WEST OF LANTON...
HIGHWAY 142 AT THE BENNETTS RIVER WEST OF MOODY...
ROUTE K...3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POTTERSVILLE...
HIGHWAY 142 AT MYATT CREEK 4 MILES EAST OF LANTON...
ROUTE A JUST WEST OF COUCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3675 9211 3684 9122 3682 9111 3649 9113
3650 9211
$$
WISE132
WGUS73 KSGF 260653
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
153 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2015
MOC091-149-260703-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150326T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-
153 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT FOR OREGON AND
SOUTHERN HOWELL 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 3675 9211 3684 9122 3682 9111 3649 9113
3650 9211
$$
GRIFFINThe 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, 7:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark, Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| 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, 8:27 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.