Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 16, 2017, 10:55 PM CDT for McDonald County, Newton County, 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
- Apr 16, 2017, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2017, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 11:40 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Neosho, MO | HICKORY CREEK FLOODED A SECTION OF SPRING STREET IN NEOSHO. SPRING STREET HAS BEEN CLOSED OFF TO MOTORISTS. |
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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 214 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
420
WGUS53 KSGF 170355
FFWSGF
MOC119-145-171000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0001.170417T0355Z-170417T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1055 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
Northwestern McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 500 AM CDT Monday
* At 1054 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two 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...
Neosho... Seneca...
Granby... Anderson...
Goodman... Cayuga...
Tiff City... Racine...
This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Highway 43 at Buffalo Creek west of Anderson...
Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho...
Route CC at Lost Creek just south of Racine...
Highway 76, 3 miles west of Anderson...
and Route AA at Buffalo Creek just west of Highway 71.
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 3661 9462 3685 9462 3690 9461 3698 9444
3695 9430 3686 9421 3677 9425 3660 9452
$$
Boxell1 follow-up statement
812
WGUS73 KSGF 170722
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
222 AM CDT MON APR 17 2017
MOC119-145-171000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170417T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Newton MO-McDonald MO-
222 AM CDT MON APR 17 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHWESTERN MCDONALD COUNTIES...
At 222 AM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in the
warned area. Four inches of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
Locations in the warning include...
Neosho... Seneca...
Granby... Anderson...
Goodman... Cayuga...
Tiff City... Racine...
This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Highway 43 at Buffalo Creek west of Anderson...
Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho...
Route CC at Lost Creek just south of Racine...
Highway 76, 3 miles west of Anderson...
and Route AA at Buffalo Creek just west of Highway 71.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 9462 3685 9462 3690 9461 3698 9444
3695 9430 3686 9421 3677 9425 3660 9452
$$
CramerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 39 min |
| Apr 16, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 20 min |
| Apr 16, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 11:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 7 hr |
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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.