Flash Flood Warning 87, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Sep 16, 2016, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2016, 10:15 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Polk County, MO, Webster County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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108 
WGUS53 KSGF 162114
FFWSGF
MOC057-059-077-105-109-167-225-170315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0087.160916T2114Z-160917T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  WESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FRIDAY
    
* AT 413 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE 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...
  SPRINGFIELD...                    REPUBLIC...
  BOLIVAR...                        BENNETT SPRING STATE PARK...
  MARSHFIELD...                     BATTLEFIELD...
  WILLARD...                        MOUNT VERNON...
  BUFFALO...                        ROGERSVILLE...
  STRAFFORD...                      ASH GROVE...
  FAIR GROVE...                     CONWAY...
  MILLER...                         WALNUT GROVE...
  POLK...                           PLEASANT HOPE...
  URBANA...                         NIANGUA...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT HOPE...
ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...
ROUTE C NORTH OF BUFFALO AT LINDLEY CREEK...
ROUTE AA AT THE POMME DE TERRE EAST OF BOLIVAR...
AND HIGHWAY 215 JUST EAST OF PLEASANT HOPE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

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 3709 9393 3736 9378 3758 9362 3781 9330
      3780 9319 3788 9319 3790 9316 3789 9286
      3754 9270 3709 9305

$$

GRIFFIN

606 
WGUS73 KSGF 162320
FFSSGF

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

MOC057-059-077-105-109-167-225-170315-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160917T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DALLAS MO-WEBSTER MO-LACLEDE MO-DADE MO-GREENE MO-POLK MO-
LAWRENCE MO-
620 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
DALLAS...WESTERN WEBSTER...SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE...SOUTHEASTERN
DADE...GREENE...POLK AND NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 617 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING DUE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. 

FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG WILSON CREEK ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE
OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR FARM ROAD 123 AND FARM ROAD 146. FLASH FLOODING
WAS ALSO REPORTED ALONG GREASY CREEK NEAR HIGHWAY UU IN DALLAS
COUNTY.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE
FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... ROUTE H JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT
HOPE... ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...
ROUTE C NORTH OF BUFFALO AT LINDLEY CREEK... ROUTE AA AT THE POMME
DE TERRE EAST OF BOLIVAR... AND HIGHWAY 215 JUST EAST OF PLEASANT
HOPE.

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 3709 9393 3736 9378 3758 9362 3781 9330
      3780 9319 3788 9319 3790 9316 3789 9286
      3754 9270 3709 9305

$$

GRIFFIN

858 
WGUS73 KSGF 170309
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1009 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

MOC057-059-077-105-109-167-225-170315-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160917T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DALLAS MO-WEBSTER MO-LACLEDE MO-DADE MO-GREENE MO-POLK MO-
LAWRENCE MO-
1009 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DALLAS...WESTERN WEBSTER...
SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE...SOUTHEASTERN DADE...GREENE...POLK AND
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT...

HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A
FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 0945 AM SATURDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3709 9393 3736 9378 3758 9362 3781 9330
      3780 9319 3788 9319 3790 9316 3789 9286
      3754 9270 3709 9305

$$

BURCHFIELD

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