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Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Springfield, MO

July 25, 2016Maries County, Miller County, Morgan County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 25, 2016, 3:01 AM CDT for Maries County, Miller County, Morgan 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 25, 2016, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 2016-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1864 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1864 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

806 
WGUS53 KSGF 250801
FFWSGF
MOC125-131-141-251400-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0042.160725T0801Z-160725T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
301 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT
    
* AT 300 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES 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...
  ELDON...                          VERSAILLES...
  LAKE OZARK...                     SAINT ELIZABETH...
  ST. ELIZABETH...                  BARNETT...
  TUSCUMBIA...                      SYRACUSE...
  EUGENE...                         OLEAN...
  BAGNELL...                        AURORA SPRINGS...
  ETTERVILLE...                     ROCKY MOUNT...
  FLORENCE...                       MARYS HOME...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE HH IN TUSCUMBIA...
ROUTE BB AT GABRIEL CREEK NEAR FLORENCE...
HIGHWAY 52 AT COON CREEK 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF TUSCUMBIA...
ROUTE Z AT BLUE SPRING CREEK SOUTHEAST OF ROCKY MOUNT...
AND HIGHWAY 52 AT TAVERN CREEK NORTHEAST OF SAINT ELIZABETH.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9284 3860 9284 3844 9264 3843 9241
      3834 9240 3832 9224 3834 9220 3829 9219
      3829 9200 3818 9199 3823 9272 3843 9291
      3869 9305

$$

TERRY
2 follow-up statements
580 
WGUS73 KSGF 251020
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
520 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016

MOC125-131-141-251400-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160725T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARIES MO-MORGAN MO-MILLER MO-
520 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARIES...CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTHERN MILLER COUNTIES...

AT 517 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 7 AM. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE 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 3868 9284 3860 9284 3844 9264 3843 9241
      3834 9240 3832 9224 3834 9220 3829 9219
      3829 9200 3818 9199 3823 9272 3843 9291
      3869 9305

$$

TERRY
863 
WGUS73 KSGF 251211
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
711 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016

MOC125-131-141-251221-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160725T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARIES MO-MORGAN MO-MILLER MO-
711 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARIES...CENTRAL MORGAN
AND NORTHERN MILLER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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 3868 9284 3860 9284 3844 9264 3843 9241
      3834 9240 3832 9224 3834 9220 3829 9219
      3829 9200 3818 9199 3823 9272 3843 9291
      3869 9305

$$

TERRY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMorgan65 min
Jul 25, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMiller49 min
Jul 25, 12:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMaries34 min
Jul 25, 5:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBenton35 min
Jul 25, 7:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFChristian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Polk and 3 more6 hr
Jul 25, 7:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFGreene6 hr
Jul 25, 8:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Webster6 hr
Jul 25, 8:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Lawrence6 hr
Jul 25, 6:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFOregon, Shannon5 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.