Flash Flood Warning 89, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Sep 16, 2016, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2016, 11:30 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Douglas County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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.

360 
WGUS53 KSGF 162234
FFWSGF
MOC067-105-169-225-229-170430-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0089.160916T2234Z-160917T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
    
* AT 533 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN WITH ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. FLASH
  FLOODING CROSSINGS 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...
  FORT LEONARD WOOD...              MOUNTAIN GROVE...
  ST. ROBERT...                     AVA...
  SEYMOUR...                        MORGAN...
  MANSFIELD...                      FORDLAND...
  DAWSON...                         NORWOOD...
  HARTVILLE...                      DUNCAN...
  DIGGINS...                        TWIN BRIDGES...
  VANZANT...                        DRURY...
  GRAFF...                          FALCON...
  GROVESPRING...                    DRY KNOB...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE E NORTH OF HIGHWAY 38 AT THE GASCONADE RIVER...
ROUTE FF AT HUNTER CREEK EAST OF AVA...
ROUTE FF AT TURKEY CREEK EAST OF AVA...
ROUTE Y AT COWSKIN CREEK 3 MILES WEST OF AVA...
AND ROUTE Z AT FINLEY CREEK 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORDLAND.

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 3681 9291 3708 9290 3709 9304 3753 9271
      3786 9203 3760 9203 3760 9225 3680 9225

$$

GRIFFIN

751 
WGUS73 KSGF 170057
FFSSGF

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

MOC067-105-169-225-229-170430-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0089.000000T0000Z-160917T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEBSTER MO-LACLEDE MO-WRIGHT MO-DOUGLAS MO-PULASKI MO-
757 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN WEBSTER...SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE...WRIGHT...DOUGLAS AND
SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTIES...

AT 756 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

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 3681 9291 3708 9290 3709 9304 3753 9271
      3786 9203 3760 9203 3760 9225 3680 9225

$$

GRIFFIN

184 
WGUS73 KSGF 170426
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1126 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

MOC067-105-169-225-229-170436-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0089.000000T0000Z-160917T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEBSTER MO-LACLEDE MO-WRIGHT MO-DOUGLAS MO-PULASKI MO-
1126 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN WEBSTER...SOUTHEASTERN
LACLEDE...WRIGHT...DOUGLAS AND SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 1130 PM CDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3681 9291 3708 9290 3709 9304 3753 9271
      3786 9203 3760 9203 3760 9225 3680 9225

$$

BURCHFIELD

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