Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Sep 16, 2016, 1:19 PM CDT (18:19 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Camden County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Maries County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

089 
WGUS53 KSGF 161819
FFWSGF
MOC029-105-125-161-169-170015-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0085.160916T1819Z-160917T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
119 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CENTRAL LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
    
* AT 119 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 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...
  ROLLA...                          NORTHERN FORT LEONARD WOOD...
  LEBANON...                        BENNETT SPRING STATE PARK...
  WAYNESVILLE...                    ST. ROBERT...
  RICHLAND...                       DIXON...
  CROCKER...                        DOOLITTLE...
  NEWBURG...                        STOUTLAND...
  TWIN BRIDGES...                   NORTHWYE...
  LAQUEY...                         DEVIL'S ELBOW...
  SLEEPER...                        OZARK SPRINGS...
  JEROME...                         SWEDEBORG...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE O AT JONES CREEK JUST SOUTH OF DIXON...
ROUTE H...3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUTLAND...
ROUTE Y NORTHWEST OF ROLLA...
ROUTE T NORTHWEST OF WAYNESVILLE...
AND ROUTE U AT TAVERN CREEK WEST OF CROCKER.

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.

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 3815 9162 3803 9163 3753 9271 3771 9284
      3802 9219 3821 9181

$$

GRIFFIN

859 
WGUS73 KSGF 161916
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
216 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

MOC029-105-125-161-169-170015-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160917T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHELPS MO-MARIES MO-LACLEDE MO-PULASKI MO-CAMDEN MO-
216 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN PHELPS...SOUTHERN MARIES...CENTRAL LACLEDE...CENTRAL PULASKI
AND SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...

AT 216 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE
WARNED AREA. UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. THE SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED HIGHWAY O
AT JONES CREEK WAS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. OTHER LOW WATER CROSSINGS
WERE BECOMING FLOODED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE O AT JONES CREEK JUST SOUTH OF DIXON...
ROUTE H...3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUTLAND...
ROUTE Y NORTHWEST OF ROLLA...
ROUTE T NORTHWEST OF WAYNESVILLE...
AND ROUTE U AT TAVERN CREEK WEST OF CROCKER.

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.

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 3815 9162 3803 9163 3753 9271 3771 9284
      3802 9219 3821 9181

$$

GRIFFIN

600 
WGUS73 KSGF 170008
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
708 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

MOC029-105-125-161-169-170016-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160917T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHELPS MO-MARIES MO-LACLEDE MO-PULASKI MO-CAMDEN MO-
708 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN PHELPS...SOUTHERN MARIES...
CENTRAL LACLEDE...CENTRAL PULASKI AND SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...

AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AND WILL REPLACE THE EXPIRED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE OUT
OF THE AREA THIS EVENING.  

LAT...LON 3815 9162 3803 9163 3753 9271 3771 9284
      3802 9219 3821 9181

$$

GRIFFIN

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