Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2016, 4:54 PM CDT for Howell County, Shannon County, Texas County, 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
- Jul 27, 2016, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2016, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Howell County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 27, 5:47 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nnw Willow Springs, MO | FLASH FLOOD WATER TOOK OUT SEVERAL LARGE CHUNKS OF PAVEMENT AS IT FLOWED OVER THE ROAD AT THE WILLOW SPRINGS WEIGH STATION |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 909 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
722
WGUS53 KSGF 272154
FFWSGF
MOC091-203-215-280345-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0052.160727T2154Z-160728T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
454 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHERN HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 452 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MOUNTAIN VIEW... WILLOW SPRINGS...
WINONA... BIRCH TREE...
EMINENCE... SUMMERSVILLE...
MONTIER... WEST EMINENCE...
CLEAR SPRINGS... SIMMONS...
ELK CREEK... ROUND SPRING...
HARTSHORN... EUNICE...
ARROLL... YUKON...
TERESITA... PINE CREST...
SOLO... ALLEY SPRING...
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES EAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE H AT ROCKY CREEK 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE H AT THOMAS HOLLOW 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE Y...4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...
AND ROUTE U...6 MILES EAST OF WILLOW SPRINGS.
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 3689 9123 3689 9209 3722 9205 3732 9173
3731 9124
$$
WISE2 follow-up statements
510
WGUS73 KSGF 280024
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
724 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2016
MOC091-203-215-280345-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-160728T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-HOWELL MO-TEXAS MO-
724 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
SHANNON...NORTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
AT 723 PM CDT...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS. THE
HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING
HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO POSE A FLASH FLOODING RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING.
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H...3 MILES EAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE H AT ROCKY CREEK 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE H AT THOMAS HOLLOW 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE Y...4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...
AND ROUTE U...6 MILES EAST OF WILLOW SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3689 9123 3689 9209 3722 9205 3732 9173
3731 9124
$$
WISE588
WGUS73 KSGF 280344
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1044 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2016
MOC091-203-215-280354-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-160728T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-HOWELL MO-TEXAS MO-
1044 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SHANNON...NORTHERN HOWELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT...
FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3689 9123 3689 9209 3722 9205 3732 9173
3731 9124
$$
LINDENBERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 8:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Texas | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 6:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Howell | 4 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.