Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Mar 13, 2016, 7:36 PM CDT for 7 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 13, 2016, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Stone County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 11:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 N Battlefield, MO | PUBLIC REPORTED FR156 FLOODED NEAR WILSONS CREEK. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 733 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
109
WGUS53 KSGF 140036
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-077-109-119-145-209-140630-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0002.160314T0036Z-160314T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
736 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
NORTHERN STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 733 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING HAVE PRODUCED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF
EXCESSIVE RAIN THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THREE INCHES IN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WARNED AREA.
* 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 3668 9462 3685 9420 3717 9370 3728 9336
3683 9329 3659 9379 3651 9461
$$
RUNNELS3 follow-up statements
430
WGUS73 KSGF 140105
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
805 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
MOC009-043-077-109-119-145-209-140630-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-BARRY MO-GREENE MO-STONE MO-
LAWRENCE MO-
805 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR
WESTERN CHRISTIAN...SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON...MCDONALD...BARRY...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHERN STONE AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
AT 803 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE FLOODING INCLUDE THE WESTERN CHRISTIAN
COUNTY PANHANDLE...AREAS WEST OF PURDY...AND LOCATIONS NEAR GOODMAN.
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3668 9462 3685 9420 3717 9370 3728 9336
3683 9329 3659 9379 3651 9461
$$
CRAMER037
WGUS73 KSGF 140240
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
940 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
MOC009-043-077-109-119-145-209-140630-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-BARRY MO-GREENE MO-STONE MO-
LAWRENCE MO-
940 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR
WESTERN CHRISTIAN...SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON...MCDONALD...BARRY...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHERN STONE AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
AT 934 PM CDT...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER A LARGE
PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA BUT RAINFALL RATES HAD DIMINISHED
CONSIDERABLY.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CONTINUES IN SPRINGFIELD WHERE A FLASH FLOOD
EMERGENCY HAS BEEN ISSUED...HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA REPORT LITTLE TO NO FLOODING.
RUNOFF FROM THE ON GOING RAINFALL WILL CAUSE CREEKS TO RISE MAKING
LOW WATER CROSSINGS DANGEROUS IF FLOODED. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3668 9462 3685 9420 3717 9370 3728 9336
3683 9329 3659 9379 3651 9461
$$
RUNNELS898
WGUS73 KSGF 140625
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
125 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016
MOC009-043-077-109-119-145-209-140632-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHRISTIAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-BARRY MO-GREENE MO-STONE MO-
LAWRENCE MO-
125 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN...SOUTHEASTERN
NEWTON...MCDONALD...BARRY...SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHERN STONE AND
SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM CDT...
ANY FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN GREENE COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
LAT...LON 3668 9462 3685 9420 3717 9370 3728 9336
3683 9329 3659 9379 3651 9461
$$
FOSTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Greene | 10 hr |
| Mar 13, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 10:47 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 19 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:50 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, McDonald, Newton and 2 more | 23 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.