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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Springfield, MO

July 2, 20158 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2015, 12:11 AM CDT for 8 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 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 2, 2015, 12:11 AM CDT (05:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2015, 5:00 AM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Polk County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 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 2, 12:58 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Conway, MO	HIGHWAY J NEAR I-44 NEAR THE CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL WAS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
Jul 2, 3:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Nw Marshfield, MO	WATER RESCUE TOOK PLACE ALONG GREER CREEK RD AT THE NIANGUA RIVER EARLY THIS MORNING.
Jul 2, 3:49 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Wsw Marshfield, MO	NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER. INCLUDES COLOGNA RD...EVERGREEN RD...AND CEDAR RIDGE RD.

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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.

621 
WGUS53 KSGF 020511
FFWSGF
MOC059-065-105-167-203-215-225-229-021000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0040.150702T0511Z-150702T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1211 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT.

* AT 1209 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO OR  
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES ARE 
  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 KK AT GLADDEN CREEK JUST NORTH OF AKERS...
ROUTE ZZ AT THE MYERS BRANCH NEAR RADER...
ROUTE H JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT HOPE...
ROUTE E NORTH OF HIGHWAY 38 AT THE GASCONADE RIVER...
ROUTE AA AT THE POMME DE TERRE EAST OF BOLIVAR.

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 3718 9164 3722 9268 3732 9308 3742 9310
      3743 9362 3764 9362 3760 9182 3762 9181
      3760 9115 3759 9130 3751 9131 3750 9120
      3732 9117 3725 9111

$$

FOSTER

2 follow-up statements

783 
WGUS73 KSGF 020723
FFSSGF

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

MOC059-065-105-167-203-215-225-229-021000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-150702T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DENT MO-LACLEDE MO-POLK MO-SHANNON MO-TEXAS MO-WEBSTER MO-WRIGHT MO-
DALLAS MO-
223 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN SHANNON...NORTHERN WEBSTER...NORTHERN WRIGHT...SOUTHERN
DALLAS...SOUTHERN DENT...SOUTHERN LACLEDE...SOUTHERN POLK AND TEXAS
COUNTIES...

AT 215 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT RAINFALL WAS TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING RANGED FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE 
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS IN LACLEDE COUNTY.

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 LACLEDE 
COUNTY. MANY ROADS WERE FLOODED INCLUDING IN THE LEBANON AREA. 

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

ROUTE KK AT GLADDEN CREEK JUST NORTH OF AKERS...
ROUTE ZZ AT THE MYERS BRANCH NEAR RADER...
ROUTE H JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT HOPE...
ROUTE E NORTH OF HIGHWAY 38 AT THE GASCONADE RIVER...
ROUTE AA AT THE POMME DE TERRE EAST OF BOLIVAR.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH CAN BE 
EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES WITH HIGHER 
TOTALS FARTHER SOUTH. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3718 9164 3722 9268 3732 9308 3742 9310
      3743 9362 3764 9362 3760 9182 3762 9181
      3760 9115 3759 9130 3751 9131 3750 9120
      3732 9117 3725 9111

$$

FOSTER

689 
WGUS73 KSGF 020955
FFSSGF

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

MOC059-065-105-167-203-215-225-229-021003-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-150702T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DENT MO-LACLEDE MO-POLK MO-SHANNON MO-TEXAS MO-WEBSTER MO-WRIGHT MO-
DALLAS MO-
455 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
SHANNON...NORTHERN WEBSTER...NORTHERN WRIGHT...SOUTHERN DALLAS...
SOUTHERN DENT...SOUTHERN LACLEDE...SOUTHERN POLK AND TEXAS
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 3718 9164 3722 9268 3732 9308 3742 9310
      3743 9362 3764 9362 3760 9182 3762 9181
      3760 9115 3759 9130 3751 9131 3750 9120
      3732 9117 3725 9111

$$

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, 11:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Dent, Hickory, Laclede, Phelps and 3 more	6 hr
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, 12:16 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

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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.