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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 21, 2017, 9:13 AM CDT for Jasper County, Missouri; Cherokee County, Kansas. It was in force for 12 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 21, 2017, 9:13 AM CDT (14:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2017, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:13 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 21, 12:14 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Columbus, KS | NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE FLOODED THROUGHOUT CHEROKEE COUNTY. |
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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
269
WGUS53 KSGF 211413
FFWSGF
KSC021-MOC097-220215-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0004.170421T1413Z-170422T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
913 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 915 PM CDT Friday
* At 911 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Up to three inches of rain has already fallen. Flash
flooding is already occurring. Additional moderate to heavy rain
is moving in from the west, and will cause widespread flash
flooding to occur over Cherokee and Jasper counties.
* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
Locations in the warning include...
Joplin... Carthage...
Webb City... Carl Junction...
Baxter Springs... Columbus...
Galena... Oronogo...
Carterville... Duquesne...
Sarcoxie... Duenweg...
Jasper... Cherokee...
Airport Drive... Weir...
Lowell... Alba...
Sherman... Scammon...
This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin...
Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla...
Highway 7 at Little Cherry Creek north of Columbus...
Route JJ at Center Creek southeast of Carl Junction...
and Route F, 3 miles northeast of Reeds.
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 3734 9507 3734 9462 3736 9461 3736 9452
3734 9409 3730 9408 3729 9407 3725 9405
3705 9406 3706 9461 3700 9462 3700 9507
$$
Cramer2 follow-up statements
457
WGUS73 KSGF 211837
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
137 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
KSC021-MOC097-220215-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170422T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee KS-Jasper MO-
137 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FRIDAY
FOR CHEROKEE AND JASPER COUNTIES...
At 136 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Up to three or four inches of rain has already fallen. Flash
flooding is already occurring.
This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin...
Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla...
Highway 7 at Little Cherry Creek north of Columbus...
Route JJ at Center Creek southeast of Carl Junction...
and Route F, 3 miles northeast of Reeds.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3734 9507 3734 9462 3736 9461 3736 9452
3734 9409 3730 9408 3729 9407 3725 9405
3705 9406 3706 9461 3700 9462 3700 9507
$$
Cramer833
WGUS73 KSGF 220206
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
906 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
KSC021-MOC097-220215-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170422T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee KS-Jasper MO-
906 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHEROKEE AND JASPER COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to
pose a threat to life or property. An Areal Flood Warning will
replace this warning due to ongoing flooding of low water areas and
roads. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3734 9507 3734 9462 3736 9461 3736 9452
3734 9409 3730 9408 3729 9407 3725 9405
3705 9406 3706 9461 3700 9462 3700 9507
$$
HatchThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 8:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 5 days |
| Apr 21, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 8 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 65 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 3 days |
| Apr 21, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bates, Vernon | 6 days |
| Apr 21, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 5 days |
| Apr 21, 9:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 41 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 66 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps | 3 days |
| Apr 21, 9:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 62 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk, Vernon | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Shannon, Texas, Webster, Wright | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 55 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 3 days |
| Apr 21, 6:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 67 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 59 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 3 days |
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.