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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Springfield, MO

April 29, 2017Howell County, Ozark County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 5:38 PM CDT for Howell County, Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 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 29, 2017, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2017, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Emergency: Flash flood emergency
Flood severity: None

Counties Howell County, MO, Ozark County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 29, 5:41 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Pomona, MO	FIRE DEPART SAFETY OFFICER REPORTING THAT THERE ARE 10-12 ONGOING WATER RESCUES IN HOWELL COUNTY. PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED FROM HOUSES. PROPANE TANKS FLOATING IN THE FLOODED WATERS. NUMEROUS BASEMENTS FLOODED.
Apr 29, 7:06 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Bakersfield, MO	HWY 142 IN BAKERSFIELD FLOODED VEHICLE IN THE WATER. FD IS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT AT THIS TIME.

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 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 704 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 318 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 413 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.6

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The text

As transmitted.

926 
WGUS53 KSGF 292238
FFWSGF
MOC091-153-300330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0029.170429T2238Z-170430T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
538 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR POMONA, WILLOW SPRINGS,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, GAINESVILLE, SILOAM SPRINGS, AND TECUMSEH...

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Ozark County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northern Howell County in south central Missouri...

* Until 1030 PM CDT

* At 533 PM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of
  rain has already fallen. Evacuations and water rescues have been
  reported across the area. 

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Pomona, Willow Springs, 
  Mountain View, Gainesville, Siloam Springs, and Tecumseh. This 
  is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! 

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
  susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
  Locations in the warning include...
  Mountain View...                  Willow Springs...
  Gainesville...                    Pomona...
  Bakersfield...                    Theodosia...
  Pontiac...                        Wasola...
  Sundown...                        Brixey...
  Willhoit...                       Tecumseh...
  Pottersville...                   Caulfield...
  Udall...                          Hardenville...
  Thornfield...                     Zanoni...
  Peace Valley...                   Noble...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route K, 3 miles southwest of Pottersville...
Route Y, 4 miles northwest of Mountain View...
Route U, 6 miles east of Willow Springs...
Highway 181 at Bryant Creek northeast of Sycamore...
and Route T at Lick Creek 6 miles south of Gainesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

&&

LAT...LON 3666 9276 3680 9262 3679 9210 3705 9208
      3705 9166 3689 9166 3682 9183 3680 9196
      3650 9212 3650 9277

$$

Frye

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Wright	41 min
Apr 28, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Christian, Webster	38 min
Apr 28, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Texas, Wright	48 min
Apr 28, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	62 min
Apr 28, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark	47 min
Apr 28, 11:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Taney	41 min
Apr 28, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	50 min
Apr 28, 11:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Texas	23 min
Apr 28, 11:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Taney	53 min
Apr 28, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	66 min
Apr 28, 11:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Ozark, Taney	24 hr
Apr 28, 11:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Stone	24 hr
Apr 28, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Stone, Taney	44 min
Apr 28, 11:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Douglas, Texas, Wright	12 hr
Apr 29, 12:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent	24 hr
Apr 29, 12:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Lawrence, Newton	24 hr
Apr 29, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Texas	67 min
Apr 29, 1:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene, Webster	23 hr
Apr 29, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	52 min
Apr 29, 2:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone, Taney	53 min
Apr 29, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	47 min
Apr 29, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright	46 min
Apr 29, 3:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	21 min
Apr 29, 3:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Laclede, Texas, Webster, Wright	27 min
Apr 29, 3:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	52 min
Apr 29, 4:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski	20 hr
Apr 29, 4:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Howell, Shannon, Texas	8 hr
Apr 29, 5:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper	7 hr
Apr 29, 8:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	SGF	McDonald	6 hr
Apr 29, 8:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more	6 hr
Apr 29, 9:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	SGF	Newton	6 hr
Apr 29, 11:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Hickory and 4 more	12 hr
Apr 29, 11:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Douglas, Texas, Wright	12 hr
Apr 29, 11:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper	12 hr
Apr 29, 12:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Howell, Shannon, Texas	12 hr
Apr 29, 12:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	SGF	Barry	6 hr
Apr 29, 12:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	SGF	Greene	6 hr
Apr 29, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Douglas	46 min
Apr 29, 3:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	SGF	Taney	6 hr
Apr 29, 3:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	9 hr
Apr 29, 4:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more	7 hr
Apr 29, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon	43 min
Apr 29, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Ozark	45 min
Apr 29, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon, Shannon	24 min
Apr 29, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Howell	45 min
Apr 29, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Oregon	62 min
Apr 29, 6:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Oregon, Shannon	6 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.