Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Oct 6, 2016, 8:38 AM CDT (13:38 UTC)

Expired

Oct 6, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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714 
WGUS53 KSGF 061338
FFWSGF
KSC021-037-061930-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0093.161006T1338Z-161006T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
838 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 835 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO
  TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN EARLY THIS
  MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH TO INCH AND A HALF OF RAINFALL
  EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING. LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE BEGINNING
  TO FLOOD ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY.

* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
  LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  PITTSBURG...                      FRONTENAC...
  COLUMBUS...                       GIRARD...
  ARMA...                           CHEROKEE...
  WEIR...                           SHERMAN...
  MULBERRY...                       SCAMMON...
  CHICOPEE...                       MCCUNE...
  FRANKLIN...                       ARCADIA...
  WALNUT...                         WEST MINERAL...
  HEPLER...                         ROSELAND...
  SHERWIN...                        HALLOWELL...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
HIGHWAY 7 AT LITTLE CHERRY CREEK NORTH OF COLUMBUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3768 9508 3767 9462 3716 9462 3704 9507
      3738 9507 3739 9509

$$

SCHAUMANN

940 
WGUS73 KSGF 061622
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1122 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

KSC021-037-061930-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0093.000000T0000Z-161006T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-
1122 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
CRAWFORD AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

AT 1116 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE
WARNED AREA. MULTIPLE LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE FLOODED AND
IMPASSIBLE. THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN WITH AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
PITTSBURG...                      FRONTENAC...
COLUMBUS...                       GIRARD...
ARMA...                           CHEROKEE...
WEIR...                           SHERMAN...
MULBERRY...                       SCAMMON...
CHICOPEE...                       MCCUNE...
FRANKLIN...                       ARCADIA...
WALNUT...                         WEST MINERAL...
HEPLER...                         ROSELAND...
SHERWIN...                        HALLOWELL...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
HIGHWAY 7 AT LITTLE CHERRY CREEK NORTH OF COLUMBUS.

SIGNIFICANT RISES ARE ALSO OCCURING ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. THIS
INCLUDES LIGHTNING AND CHERRY CREEKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3768 9508 3767 9462 3716 9462 3704 9507
      3738 9507 3739 9509

$$

SCHAUMANN

396 
WGUS73 KSGF 061921
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
221 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

KSC021-037-061931-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0093.000000T0000Z-161006T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-
221 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CRAWFORD AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 230 PM CDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES. AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS REPLACED THIS
WARNING. 

LAT...LON 3768 9508 3767 9462 3716 9462 3704 9507
      3738 9507 3739 9509

$$

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