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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO

April 16, 2017McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 16, 2017, 11:17 PM CDT for McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports 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, 11:17 PM CDT (04:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 17, 2017, 5:15 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), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 16, 11:41 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ne Lanagan, MOMCDONALD COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY OBSERVED WATER AS FAR AS HE CAN SEE AT THE INTERSECTION OF INDIAN CREEK AND OSCAR TALLEY ROAD.
Apr 16, 11:59 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLanagan, MOA SECTION OF HIGHWAY 59 WAS FLOODING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF LANAGAN.

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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 55 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-04-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 214 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-04-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WGUS53 KSGF 170417
FFWSGF
MOC119-145-171015-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0002.170417T0417Z-170417T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1117 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 515 AM CDT

* At 1116 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up 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...
  Big Sugar Creek State Park...     Granby...
  Anderson...                       Noel...
  South West City...                Pineville...
  Lanagan...                        Fairview...
  Newtonia...                       Stella...
  Stark City...                     Powell...
  Rocky Comfort...                  

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route DD at The Elk River just north of Noel...
and Highway 90 at Little Sugar Creek near Jane.

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 3650 9462 3661 9461 3660 9452 3677 9425
      3686 9421 3691 9426 3693 9407 3650 9408

$$

Cramer
1 follow-up statement
865 
WGUS73 KSGF 170724
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
224 AM CDT MON APR 17 2017

MOC119-145-171015-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170417T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Newton MO-McDonald MO-
224 AM CDT MON APR 17 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON AND MCDONALD COUNTIES...

At 224 AM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in the 
warned area. Five inches of rain has fallen near Anderson and 
Lanagan. Flash flooding is already occurring.

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route DD at The Elk River just north of Noel...
and Highway 90 at Little Sugar Creek near Jane.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9462 3661 9461 3660 9452 3677 9425
      3686 9421 3691 9426 3693 9407 3650 9408

$$

Cramer

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton39 min
Apr 16, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry20 min
Apr 16, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald46 min
Apr 16, 10:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton6 hr
Apr 17, 12:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry6 hr
Apr 17, 4:49 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald, Newton7 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.