Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 90, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 16, 2016, 7:35 PM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 16, 2016, 7:35 PM CDT (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2016, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Howell County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 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 16, 8:40 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Willow Springs, MO | FLASH FLOODING CAUSED IMPASSABLE ROADWAYS ALONG SHORT STREET AND SPRINGFIELD STREET IN WILLOW SPRINGS |
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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
302
WGUS53 KSGF 170035
FFWSGF
MOC065-067-091-161-203-215-170630-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0090.160917T0035Z-160917T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
735 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHERN HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 734 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
ESPECIALLY AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CURRENT RIVER STATE PARK... MONTAUK STATE PARK...
SALEM... LICKING...
MOUNTAIN VIEW... WILLOW SPRINGS...
CABOOL... HOUSTON...
BIRCH TREE... EMINENCE...
POMONA... SUMMERSVILLE...
BUNKER... RAYMONDVILLE...
EDGAR SPRINGS... MONTIER...
SILOAM SPRINGS... PEACE VALLEY...
TURTLE... MIDRIDGE...
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H AT ROCKY CREEK 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE H AT THOMAS HOLLOW 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE Y...4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...
ROUTE U...6 MILES EAST OF WILLOW SPRINGS...
AND HIGHWAY 119 AT PIGEON CREEK NEAR MONTAUK STATE PARK.
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 9121 3689 9165 3680 9167 3679 9224
3723 9225 3780 9179 3779 9131 3770 9130
3769 9116 3759 9115 3759 9131 3752 9131
3750 9121 3742 9121 3726 9116 3725 9112
3720 9112 3714 9102 3710 9102
$$
GRIFFIN2 follow-up statements
342
WGUS73 KSGF 170321
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1021 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016
MOC065-067-091-161-203-215-170630-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0090.000000T0000Z-160917T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-DENT MO-PHELPS MO-HOWELL MO-TEXAS MO-DOUGLAS MO-
1021 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR
SHANNON...DENT...SOUTHEASTERN PHELPS...NORTHERN HOWELL...TEXAS AND
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 1019 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING INSIDE THE
CITY LIMITS OF WILLOW SPRINGS EARLIER THIS EVENING.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
ROUTE H AT ROCKY CREEK 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE H AT THOMAS HOLLOW 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINONA...
ROUTE Y...4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...
ROUTE U...6 MILES EAST OF WILLOW SPRINGS...
AND HIGHWAY 119 AT PIGEON CREEK NEAR MONTAUK STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES
OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3709 9121 3689 9165 3680 9167 3679 9224
3723 9225 3780 9179 3779 9131 3770 9130
3769 9116 3759 9115 3759 9131 3752 9131
3750 9121 3742 9121 3726 9116 3725 9112
3720 9112 3714 9102 3710 9102
$$
BURCHFIELD987
WGUS73 KSGF 170632
FFSSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
132 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
MOC065-067-091-161-203-215-170641-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0090.000000T0000Z-160917T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHANNON MO-DENT MO-PHELPS MO-HOWELL MO-TEXAS MO-DOUGLAS MO-
132 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SHANNON...DENT...SOUTHEASTERN
PHELPS...NORTHERN HOWELL...TEXAS AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THIS AREA HAS BEEN REPLACE BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING VALID UNTIL 1030
AM.
LAT...LON 3709 9121 3689 9165 3680 9167 3679 9224
3723 9225 3780 9179 3779 9131 3770 9130
3769 9116 3759 9115 3759 9131 3752 9131
3750 9121 3742 9121 3726 9116 3725 9112
3720 9112 3714 9102 3710 9102
$$
DSAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 7:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski | 15 hr |
| Sep 16, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 47 min |
| Sep 16, 8:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 9:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster | 12 hr |
| Sep 16, 11:42 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas | 9 hr |
Nearby
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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.