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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Springfield, MO

July 13, 20165 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2016, 9:22 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 10 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 13, 2016, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2016, 7:15 AM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Camden County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Miller County, MO, Pulaski County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 144 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2016-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2931 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2016-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2931 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.5
Supercell composite
18.8

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The text

As transmitted.

754 
WGUS53 KSGF 140222
FFWSGF
MOC029-059-105-131-169-140815-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0035.160714T0222Z-160714T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
922 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 315 AM CDT
    
* AT 920 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  BEEN ESTIMATED. 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...
  HA HA TONKA STATE PARK...         LAKE OF THE OZARKS STATE PARK...
  OSAGE BEACH...                    CAMDENTON...
  RICHLAND...                       MACKS CREEK...
  LINN CREEK...                     STOUTLAND...
  BRUMLEY...                        GREEN BAY TERRACE...
  TUNAS...                          BRANCH...
  LEADMINE...                       ROACH...
  DECATURVILLE...                   MONTREAL...
  OLD LINN CREEK...                 ELDRIDGE...
  FREEDOM...                        WET GLAIZE...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUTLAND...
ROUTE BB AT DRY AUGLAIZE CREEK 4 MILES NORTH OF SLEEPER...
WARREN SCHOOL ROAD SOUTH OF BRUMLEY...
ROUTE E AT THE NIANGUA RIVER SOUTHEAST OF TUNAS...
AND ROUTE FF AT BEAR CREEK EAST OF STOUTLAND.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3803 9228 3780 9241 3779 9292 3778 9292
      3779 9293 3778 9310 3790 9308 3790 9307
      3798 9307 3808 9306 3815 9241

$$

HATCH
4 follow-up statements
194 
WGUS73 KSGF 140342
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1042 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

MOC029-059-105-131-169-140815-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160714T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DALLAS MO-LACLEDE MO-PULASKI MO-MILLER MO-CAMDEN MO-
1042 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN LACLEDE...NORTHWESTERN PULASKI...
SOUTHWESTERN MILLER AND CAMDEN COUNTIES...

AT 1040 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN
HAS BEEN ESTIMATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUTLAND...
ROUTE BB AT DRY AUGLAIZE CREEK 4 MILES NORTH OF SLEEPER...
WARREN SCHOOL ROAD SOUTH OF BRUMLEY...
ROUTE E AT THE NIANGUA RIVER SOUTHEAST OF TUNAS...
AND ROUTE FF AT BEAR CREEK EAST OF STOUTLAND.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3803 9228 3780 9241 3779 9292 3778 9292
      3779 9293 3778 9310 3790 9308 3790 9307
      3798 9307 3808 9306 3815 9241

$$

HATCH
854 
WGUS73 KSGF 140649
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
149 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

MOC029-059-105-131-169-140815-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160714T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DALLAS MO-LACLEDE MO-PULASKI MO-MILLER MO-CAMDEN MO-
149 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN LACLEDE...NORTHWESTERN PULASKI...
SOUTHWESTERN MILLER AND CAMDEN COUNTIES...

AT 144 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 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...
HA HA TONKA STATE PARK...         LAKE OF THE OZARKS STATE PARK...
OSAGE BEACH...                    CAMDENTON...
RICHLAND...                       MACKS CREEK...
LINN CREEK...                     STOUTLAND...
BRUMLEY...                        GREEN BAY TERRACE...
TUNAS...                          BRANCH...
LEADMINE...                       ROACH...
DECATURVILLE...                   MONTREAL...
OLD LINN CREEK...                 ELDRIDGE...
FREEDOM...                        WET GLAIZE...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES 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.

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 3803 9228 3780 9241 3779 9292 3778 9292
      3779 9293 3778 9310 3790 9308 3790 9307
      3798 9307 3808 9306 3815 9241

$$

GAEDE
693 
WGUS53 KSGF 140801
FFWSGF
MOC029-059-105-131-169-141215-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160714T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
301 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 715 AM CDT
    
* AT 258 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA SINCE THIS
  AFTERNOON. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS.

* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
  LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  HA HA TONKA STATE PARK...         LAKE OF THE OZARKS STATE PARK...
  OSAGE BEACH...                    CAMDENTON...
  RICHLAND...                       MACKS CREEK...
  LINN CREEK...                     STOUTLAND...
  BRUMLEY...                        GREEN BAY TERRACE...
  TUNAS...                          BRANCH...
  LEADMINE...                       ROACH...
  DECATURVILLE...                   MONTREAL...
  OLD LINN CREEK...                 ELDRIDGE...
  FREEDOM...                        WET GLAIZE...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUTLAND...
ROUTE BB AT DRY AUGLAIZE CREEK 4 MILES NORTH OF SLEEPER...
WARREN SCHOOL ROAD SOUTH OF BRUMLEY...
ROUTE E AT THE NIANGUA RIVER SOUTHEAST OF TUNAS...
AND ROUTE FF AT BEAR CREEK EAST OF STOUTLAND.

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.

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 3803 9228 3780 9241 3779 9292 3778 9292
      3779 9293 3778 9310 3790 9308 3790 9307
      3798 9307 3808 9306 3815 9241

$$

GAEDE
003 
WGUS73 KSGF 141210
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
710 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

MOC029-059-105-131-169-141216-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160714T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DALLAS MO-LACLEDE MO-PULASKI MO-MILLER MO-CAMDEN MO-
710 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PULASKI...SOUTHWESTERN
MILLER AND CAMDEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 AM CDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.


LAT...LON 3803 9228 3780 9241 3779 9292 3778 9292
      3779 9293 3778 9310 3790 9308 3790 9307
      3798 9307 3808 9306 3815 9241

$$

GAEDE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Laclede, Pulaski43 min
Jul 13, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMorgan50 min
Jul 13, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden51 min
Jul 13, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Pulaski34 min
Jul 13, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden28 min
Jul 13, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPulaski43 min
Jul 13, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk22 min
Jul 13, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller17 min
Jul 13, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden28 min
Jul 13, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory37 min
Jul 13, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden41 min
Jul 13, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden26 min
Jul 13, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Pulaski43 min
Jul 13, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHickory37 min
Jul 13, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMiller45 min
Jul 13, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory18 min
Jul 13, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPulaski50 min
Jul 13, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Hickory23 min
Jul 13, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas47 min
Jul 13, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBenton51 min
Jul 14, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas33 min
Jul 14, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Laclede50 min
Jul 14, 1:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan6 hr
Jul 14, 2:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright5 hr
Jul 14, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene53 min
Jul 14, 3:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Stone, Taney27 min
Jul 14, 4:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon53 min
Jul 14, 5:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Ozark, Taney, Webster and 1 more6 hr
Jul 14, 6:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright5 hr
Jul 14, 10:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Ozark and 3 more12 hr
Jul 14, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper46 min
Jul 14, 11:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper6 hr
Jul 14, 11:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton41 min
Jul 14, 1:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFGreene8 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.