Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Sep 16, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Dade County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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.

837 
WGUS53 KSGF 162000
FFWSGF
MOC057-097-109-145-170200-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0086.160916T2000Z-160917T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
    
* AT 300 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN WITH ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY. 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...
  JOPLIN...                         CARTHAGE...
  NEOSHO...                         WEBB CITY...
  CARL JUNCTION...                  GALENA...
  ORONOGO...                        SENECA...
  GRANBY...                         CARTERVILLE...
  DUQUESNE...                       SARCOXIE...
  DUENWEG...                        JASPER...
  DIAMOND...                        LOMA LINDA...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...                  LEAWOOD...
  SILVER CREEK...                   ALBA...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
NORTH MAIN AND MURPHY BOULEVARD IN JOPLIN...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY...
HIGHWAY 37 AT THE SPRING RIVER SOUTHWEST OF AVILLA...
AND ROUTE JJ AT CENTER CREEK SOUTHEAST OF CARL JUNCTION.

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 3677 9462 3736 9462 3735 9409 3736 9408
      3736 9377 3693 9403 3693 9407 3675 9408

$$

GRIFFIN

496 
WGUS73 KSGF 162316
FFSSGF

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

MOC057-097-109-145-170200-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0086.000000T0000Z-160917T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEWTON MO-DADE MO-JASPER MO-LAWRENCE MO-
616 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NEWTON...SOUTHWESTERN DADE...JASPER AND WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 614 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE
WARNED AREA. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

LAW ENFORECEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ALONG BASELINE ROAD AND
STATE HIGHWAY 37. DRY FORK, COON, AND STONEY BRANCH CREEKS WERE
FLOODED.

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 3677 9462 3736 9462 3735 9409 3736 9408
      3736 9377 3693 9403 3693 9407 3675 9408

$$

GRIFFIN

129 
WGUS73 KSGF 170151
FFSSGF

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

MOC057-097-109-145-170201-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0086.000000T0000Z-160917T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEWTON MO-DADE MO-JASPER MO-LAWRENCE MO-
851 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NEWTON...SOUTHWESTERN DADE...JASPER
AND WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...

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 3677 9462 3736 9462 3735 9409 3736 9408
      3736 9377 3693 9403 3693 9407 3675 9408

$$

SCHAUMANN

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