Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2016, 6:00 AM CDT for Newton 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
- Jul 3, 2016, 6:00 AM CDT (11:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 1126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted.
601
WGUS53 KSGF 031100
FFWSGF
MOC145-031700-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0028.160703T1100Z-160703T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
600 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 600 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. 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...
SOUTHERN JOPLIN... NEOSHO...
SENECA... GRANBY...
DUQUESNE... DIAMOND...
LOMA LINDA... LEAWOOD...
SILVER CREEK... FAIRVIEW...
SHOAL CREEK DRIVE... SAGINAW...
NEWTONIA... STELLA...
REDINGS MILL... WENTWORTH...
STARK CITY... GRAND FALLS PLAZA...
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES... RITCHEY...
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
ROUTE CC AT LOST CREEK JUST SOUTH OF RACINE...
ROUTE W AT SHOAL CREEK NEAR RITCHEY...
AND ROUTE AA AT BUFFALO CREEK JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 71.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
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.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3676 9462 3706 9462 3705 9406 3675 9407
$$
LINDENBERG3 follow-up statements
247 WGUS73 KSGF 031348 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 848 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 MOC145-031700- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160703T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEWTON MO- 848 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR NEWTON COUNTY... AT 846 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING STILL REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... SOUTHERN JOPLIN... NEOSHO... SENECA... GRANBY... DUQUESNE... DIAMOND... LOMA LINDA... LEAWOOD... SILVER CREEK... FAIRVIEW... SHOAL CREEK DRIVE... SAGINAW... NEWTONIA... STELLA... REDINGS MILL... WENTWORTH... STARK CITY... GRAND FALLS PLAZA... SHOAL CREEK ESTATES... RITCHEY... THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO... ROUTE CC AT LOST CREEK JUST SOUTH OF RACINE... ROUTE W AT SHOAL CREEK NEAR RITCHEY... AND ROUTE AA AT BUFFALO CREEK JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 71. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3676 9462 3706 9462 3705 9406 3675 9407 $$ LINDENBERG
103 WGUS73 KSGF 031546 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1046 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 MOC145-031700- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160703T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEWTON MO- 1046 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTY... AT 1041 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED ONE AND A HALF TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL EARLIER THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTY. LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVED OVER THREE INCHES NEAR THE MCDONALD COUNTY LINE. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... NEOSHO... SENECA... GRANBY... FAIRVIEW... NEWTONIA... STELLA... STARK CITY... RACINE... THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO... ROUTE CC AT LOST CREEK JUST SOUTH OF RACINE... AND ROUTE AA AT BUFFALO CREEK JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 71. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3676 9462 3693 9462 3691 9406 3675 9407 $$ SCHAUMANN
613 WGUS73 KSGF 031655 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1155 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 MOC145-031705- /O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160703T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEWTON MO- 1155 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. THE THREAT FOR RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS HAS DIMINISHED. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3676 9462 3693 9462 3691 9406 3675 9407 $$ SCHAUMANN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 5:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 11:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | McDonald | 14 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.