Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 25, 2016, 7:14 PM CDT for Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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
- Aug 25, 2016, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2016, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Polk County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 8:40 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Eudora, MO | EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAUSED FLASH FLOODING OVER A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 123 NORTH OF WALNUT GROVE AND SOUTH OF EUDORA. APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OF WATER WAS FLOWING OVER THE HIGHWAY. |
| Aug 25, 8:52 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Eudora, MO | EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ALONG A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 123 SOUTH OF EUDORA. THIS SECTION OF 123 IS NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD 560. |
| Aug 25, 9:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Walnut Grove, MO | 2 FEET OF WATER FLOWING OVER 560TH ROAD |
| Aug 25, 9:26 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Walnut Grove, MO | 1 FOOT WATER FLOWING OVER FARM ROAD 2 |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 1024 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
858
WGUS53 KSGF 260014
FFWSGF
MOC167-260615-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0070.160826T0014Z-160826T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
714 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT FRIDAY
* AT 713 PM 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...
PLEASANT HOPE... MORRISVILLE...
EUDORA... BRIGHTON...
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 3743 9358 3746 9357 3749 9353 3753 9343
3754 9333 3752 9329 3746 9328 3742 9334
$$
CRAMER3 follow-up statements
956
WGUS73 KSGF 260330
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
MOC167-260615-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-160826T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POLK MO-
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY...
AT 1025 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE
WARNED AREA. 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
ALREADY OCCURRING. HIGHWAY 215 IS FLOODING WEST OF MORRISVILLE AND
IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER ROADWAYS THAT ARE
FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 9358 3746 9357 3749 9353 3753 9343
3753 9339 3751 9336 3747 9339 3744 9343
3743 9348
$$
CRAMER360
WGUS73 KSGF 260339
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1039 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
MOC167-260615-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-160826T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POLK MO-
1039 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY...
AT 1037 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE
WARNED AREA. UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST POLK COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE LITTLE SAC RIVER...TURKEY
CREEK...COATES BRANCH...AND WALNUT CREEK.
A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 215 WEST OF MORRISVILLE IS FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS.
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MORRISVILLE...EUDORA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 9358 3746 9357 3749 9353 3753 9343
3753 9339 3751 9336 3747 9339 3744 9343
3743 9348
$$
CRAMER799
WGUS73 KSGF 260421
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1121 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
MOC167-260615-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-160826T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POLK MO-
1121 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY...
AT 1120 PM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 215 WEST OF MORRISVILLE IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 9358 3746 9357 3749 9353 3753 9343
3753 9339 3751 9336 3747 9339 3744 9343
3743 9348
$$
GRIFFINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 59 min |
| Aug 25, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory, Polk | 28 min |
| Aug 25, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 50 min |
| Aug 25, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk, Webster | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Webster | 38 min |
| Aug 25, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | St. Clair | 42 min |
| Aug 25, 8:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Polk | 10 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Polk | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Lawrence | 41 min |
| Aug 25, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory, St. Clair | 21 min |
| Aug 25, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar | 48 min |
| Aug 25, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar | 47 min |
| Aug 25, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk | 51 min |
| Aug 25, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 1:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Polk | 8 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Phelps | 38 min |
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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.