Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 25, 2016, 7:56 AM CDT for Greene County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 reports 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
- Jul 25, 2016, 7:56 AM CDT (12:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Greene County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 8:22 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Springfield, MO | RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE APPROACHING FOUR INCHES AT THE SPRINGFIELD LIVESTOCK CENTER. ONE SECTION OF THE OUTER ROAD HAS A FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER IT. THERE IS ALSO APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING INTO THE BARN ITSELF. |
| Jul 25, 8:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 W Springfield, MO | AN OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER EMPLOYEE OBSERVED A LARGE SECTION OF FARM ROAD 97 THAT IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. |
| Jul 25, 9:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 W Fair Grove, MO | EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE LITTLE POMME DE TERRE RIVER. HIGHWAY CC WAS CLOSED OFF AND IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS. |
| Jul 25, 10:41 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.2 | Willard, MO | 2.20 INCHES IN WILLARD. |
| Jul 25, 11:11 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se Ebenezer, MO | EXCESSIVE RAIN CAUSED FLASH FLOODING OVER A SECTION OF HIGHWAY H NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH FARM ROAD 68. |
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 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 1706 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1233 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
975
WGUS53 KSGF 251256
FFWSGF
MOC077-251900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0043.160725T1256Z-160725T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
756 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT MONDAY
* AT 755 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 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...
NORTHWESTERN SPRINGFIELD... REPUBLIC...
WILLARD... FAIR GROVE...
BROOKLINE... BOIS D'ARC...
GLIDEWELL... EBENEZER...
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...
FARM ROAD 175 AT THE SAC RIVER 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIR GROVE...
FARM ROAD 156 AT WILSONS CREEK SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...
FARM ROAD 146 AT WILSONS CREEK SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...
AND FARM ROAD 150 AT WILSONS CREEK SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD.
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 3739 9326 3739 9317 3736 9314 3731 9314
3728 9321 3723 9329 3718 9335 3713 9343
3712 9347 3713 9353 3717 9356 3723 9355
3729 9350 3734 9343 3738 9335
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
381
WGUS73 KSGF 251532
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1032 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016
MOC077-251900-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160725T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE MO-
1032 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY...
AT 1027 AM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING OVER A SECTION OF HIGHWAY CC AT THE LITTLE POMME DE TERRE
RIVER. SEVERAL OTHER FARM ROADS ACROSS CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY WERE
ALSO EXPERIENCING FLOODING. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN AND FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...
FARM ROAD 175 AT THE SAC RIVER 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIR GROVE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3739 9326 3739 9317 3736 9314 3731 9314
3728 9321 3723 9329 3718 9335 3713 9343
3712 9347 3713 9353 3717 9356 3723 9355
3729 9350 3734 9343 3738 9335
$$
CRAMER202
WGUS73 KSGF 251855
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
155 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2016
MOC077-251905-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160725T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE MO-
155 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
200 PM 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 3739 9326 3739 9317 3736 9314 3731 9314
3728 9321 3723 9329 3718 9335 3713 9343
3712 9347 3713 9353 3717 9356 3723 9355
3729 9350 3734 9343 3738 9335
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Morgan | 65 min |
| Jul 25, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Miller | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Maries | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 3:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 7:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Polk and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 5 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.