Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Jul 6, 2015, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)

Expired

Jul 7, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Jasper County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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821 
WGUS53 KSGF 070331
FFWSGF
KSC021-037-MOC097-070900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0049.150707T0331Z-150707T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1031 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

* AT 1023 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR AND LOCAL OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT ONE AND    
  ONE HALF TO TWO AND ONE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL HAVE       
  FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1026 PM THIS     
  EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE AREA LATE   
  THIS EVENING WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY    
  HEAVY AMOUNTS EXPECTED. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...
  ARMA...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...CARONA...CARTERVILLE...
  CARTHAGE...CHEROKEE...COLUMBUS...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FRONTENAC...
  GALENA...GIRARD...IRON GATES...JASPER...JOPLIN...MCCUNE...
  MULBERRY...ORONOGO...PITTSBURG...PURCELL...SARCOXIE...SCAMMON...
  TREECE...WEBB CITY...WEIR AND WEST MINERAL. CREEKS...STREAMS AND   
  LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS  
  OF FLASH FLOODING.


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 3757 9510 3756 9462 3737 9462 3735 9409
      3729 9408 3729 9405 3705 9406 3706 9461
      3700 9462 3700 9506

$$

WISE

427 
WGUS73 KSGF 070449
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1149 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015

KSC021-037-MOC097-070900-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150707T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-JASPER MO-
1149 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
CHEROKEE...JASPER AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

AT 1146 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS 
THE WARNED AREA MONDAY EVENING. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO THREE 
INCHES OF  RAINFALL FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA DURING 
THE EVENING HOURS MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE 
ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

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.

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 3757 9510 3756 9462 3737 9462 3735 9409
      3729 9408 3729 9405 3705 9406 3706 9461
      3700 9462 3700 9506

$$

WISE

686 
WGUS73 KSGF 070856
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
356 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015

KSC021-037-MOC097-070904-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150707T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-JASPER MO-
356 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM CDT FOR CHEROKEE...
JASPER AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

...A FLOOD ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH 
EXPIRES AT 400 AM CDT...

WATER LEVELS ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE STILL ELEVATED FROM 
RECENT RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE 
REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3757 9510 3756 9462 3737 9462 3735 9409
      3729 9408 3729 9405 3705 9406 3706 9461
      3700 9462 3700 9506

$$

GRIFFIN

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