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Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Springfield, MO

April 30, 2017Taney County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2017, 12:19 PM CDT for Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2017, 12:19 PM CDT (17:19 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2017, 12:15 PM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Taney County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 12:00Z on 2017-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 371 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
389 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

885 
WGUS53 KSGF 301719
FFWSGF
MOC213-011715-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0038.170430T1719Z-170501T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1219 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Taney County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1215 PM CDT Monday

* At 2 PM CDT, the United State Army Corp of Engineers will release 
  49,000 cubic feet per second of water into Lake Taneycomo.  This 
  will cause flooding of low lying areas along Lake Taneycomo and 
  portions of the upper Bull Shoals Lake. 

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
  susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
  Locations in the warning include...
  Branson...                        Table Rock State Park...
  Hollister...                      Forsyth...
  Merriam Woods...                  Kissee Mills...
  Rockaway Beach...                 Table Rock...
  Ozark Beach...                    Powersite...
  Edgewater Beach...                

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Highway 176 near Rockaway Beach.

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 3658 9313 3665 9310 3663 9314 3665 9317
      3658 9326 3657 9331 3664 9331 3674 9314
      3673 9309 3670 9311 3671 9304 3663 9301
      3660 9304 3650 9299 3650 9307

$$

Cramer
1 follow-up statement
331 
WGUS73 KSGF 302034
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
334 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

MOC213-011715-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-170501T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Taney MO-
334 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT MONDAY
FOR SOUTHWESTERN TANEY COUNTY...

At 6 PM CDT, the United State Army Corp of Engineers will increase 
the release from 49,000 to 62,500 cubic feet per second of water 
into Lake Taneycomo. This will cause flooding of low lying areas 
along Lake Taneycomo and portions of the upper Bull Shoals Lake. 

Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
Locations in the warning include...
Branson...                        Table Rock State Park...
Hollister...                      Forsyth...
Merriam Woods...                  Kissee Mills...
Rockaway Beach...                 Table Rock...
Ozark Beach...                    Powersite...
Edgewater Beach...                

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water 
crossings... Highway 176 near Rockaway Beach.

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 3658 9313 3665 9310 3663 9314 3665 9317
      3658 9326 3657 9331 3664 9331 3674 9314
      3673 9309 3670 9311 3671 9304 3663 9301
      3660 9304 3650 9299 3650 9307

$$

Wise

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon32 min
Apr 29, 9:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFStone49 min
Apr 29, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFJasper51 min
Apr 29, 11:11 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Hickory and 4 more12 hr
Apr 29, 11:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more12 hr
Apr 29, 11:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 2 more12 hr
Apr 29, 11:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney12 hr
Apr 29, 11:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon22 hr
Apr 29, 11:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas and 1 more22 hr
Apr 30, 12:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Webster12 hr
Apr 30, 5:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDade47 min
Apr 30, 11:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more57 hr
Apr 30, 11:16 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Hickory and 4 more57 hr
Apr 30, 11:26 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 1 more57 hr
Apr 30, 11:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Ozark, Stone, Taney and 1 more10 hr
Apr 30, 12:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMiller12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.