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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Springfield, MO

May 31, 2016Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 31, 2016, 9:29 PM CDT for Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2016, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2016, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Dade County, MO, Lawrence County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 44 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: 481 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1177 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

497 
WGUS53 KSGF 010229
FFWSGF
MOC057-109-010830-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0015.160601T0229Z-160601T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
929 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
    
* AT 928 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN DADE AND EXTREME NORTHERN
  LAWRENCE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
  LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  GREENFIELD...                     MILLER...
  EVERTON...                        DADEVILLE...
  HALLTOWN...                       SOUTH GREENFIELD...
  MEINERT...                        RED OAK...
  PENNSBORO...                      

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE K AT TURNBACK CREEK WEST OF EVERTON...
ROUTE DD AT TURNBACK CREEK NORTHEAST OF MILLER...
AND ROUTE AA AT WHITE OAK CREEK NORTH OF PLEW.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3715 9405 3719 9406 3729 9405 3729 9409
      3735 9409 3735 9388 3749 9387 3749 9362
      3728 9363 3728 9361 3715 9361

$$

GRIFFIN

2 follow-up statements

738 
WGUS73 KSGF 010341
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1041 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

MOC057-109-010830-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160601T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
1041 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHERN DADE AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 1040 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA THIS EVENING. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE K AT TURNBACK CREEK WEST OF EVERTON...
ROUTE DD AT TURNBACK CREEK NORTHEAST OF MILLER...
AND ROUTE AA AT WHITE OAK CREEK NORTH OF PLEW.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3715 9405 3719 9406 3729 9405 3729 9409
      3735 9409 3735 9388 3749 9387 3749 9362
      3728 9363 3728 9361 3715 9361

$$

HATCH

211 
WGUS73 KSGF 010734
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
234 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2016

MOC057-109-010742-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160601T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
234 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DADE AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. CALLS TO COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
DISPATCH INDICATE NO SERIOUS ONGOING FLOODING OR ROAD CLOSURES. 

LAT...LON 3715 9405 3719 9406 3729 9405 3729 9409
      3735 9409 3735 9388 3749 9387 3749 9362
      3728 9363 3728 9361 3715 9361

$$

DSA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 8:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barton, Dade	6 hr
May 31, 8:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade	6 hr
May 31, 9:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barton, Jasper	6 hr
Jun 1, 2:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barton, Dade	6 hr
Jun 1, 1:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	6 hr
Jun 1, 2:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Newton	4 hr
Jun 1, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Stone	45 min
Jun 1, 6:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Texas, Webster, Wright	6 hr
Jun 1, 6:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Douglas, Texas, Webster, Wright	6 hr
Jun 1, 6:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Stone, Taney	6 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.