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Flash Flood Warning 80, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 14, 2016, 7:04 PM CDT for Dent County, Phelps County, Texas County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Sep 14, 2016, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dent County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 8:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ese Lenox, MO | WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD SEVERAL INCHES DEEP ON HIGHWAY H NEAR BARNITZ PRONG CREEK. THE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED FOR A BRIEF TIME. THE WATER HAS ALREADY RECEEDED. |
| Sep 14, 8:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ese Lenox, MO | WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD SEVERAL INCHES DEEP ON HIGHWAY H NEAR BARNITZ PRONG CREEK. THE WATER HAS ALREADY RECEEDED. |
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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1465 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
409
WGUS53 KSGF 150004
FFWSGF
MOC065-161-215-150600-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0080.160915T0004Z-160915T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
704 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 700 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE 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...
SALEM... EDGAR SPRINGS...
HAZELTON... BEULAH...
HOWES MILL... ANUTT...
SLIGO... BOSS...
HOWES... LENOX...
LECOMA... BANGERT...
LAKE SPRING...
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE DD AT DRY FORK NORTHWEST OF SALEM...
ROUTE H AT LITTLE PINEY CREEK SOUTHEAST OF EDGAR SPRINGS...
AND ROUTE TT AT CROOKED CREEK JUST EAST OF SLIGO.
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY ALONG SPRING CREEK...LITTLE PINEY
CREEK...AS WELL AS THE MERAMEC DRY FORK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 9115 3748 9203 3783 9203 3786 9159
3779 9152 3779 9131 3771 9131 3770 9130
3770 9124
$$
SCHAUMANN1 follow-up statement
029
WGUS73 KSGF 150307
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1007 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2016
MOC065-161-215-150316-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0080.000000T0000Z-160915T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DENT MO-PHELPS MO-TEXAS MO-
1007 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN DENT...SOUTHERN PHELPS AND
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. THE THREAT FOR RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS
HAS DIMINISHED. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT
TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD
CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3764 9115 3748 9203 3783 9203 3786 9159
3779 9152 3779 9131 3771 9131 3770 9130
3770 9124
$$
SCHAUMANNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 12:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Texas | 41 min |
| Sep 15, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 48 min |
| Sep 15, 1:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Texas | 6 hr |
| Sep 15, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Laclede | 44 min |
| Sep 15, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry | 49 min |
| Sep 15, 2:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Shannon | 6 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 6 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.