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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Springfield, MO

May 3, 20176 counties in Missouri; Cherokee County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 3, 2017, 4:15 AM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri; Cherokee County, Kansas. 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: May 3, 2017, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 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
May 3, 8:21 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 N Stotts City, MO	STATE HIGHWAY 97 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM THE SPRING RIVER.
May 3, 10:06 AM CDT	FLOOD	3 Nne Reeds, MO	STATE HIGHWAY 37 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ALONG THE SPRING RIVER.

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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 34 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: 2057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 273 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

090 
WGUS53 KSGF 030915
FFWSGF
KSC021-MOC043-057-077-097-109-145-031515-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0040.170503T0915Z-170503T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
415 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
  Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Christian County in southwestern Missouri...
  Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...
  Greene County in southwestern Missouri...
  Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southern Dade County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1015 AM CDT Wednesday

* At 415 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain has 
  already fallen so far this morning. 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...
  Springfield...                    Joplin...
  Nixa...                           Ozark...
  Republic...                       Carthage...
  Neosho...                         Webb City...
  Monett...                         Aurora...
  Carl Junction...                  Battlefield...
  Willard...                        Mount Vernon...
  Baxter Springs...                 Columbus...
  Galena...                         Oronogo...
  Strafford...                      Seneca...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin...
Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho...
Route CC west of Fair Grove at The Pomme De Terre River...
Highway 97 at The Spring River north of Stotts City...
and Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to three inches are possible in 
the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

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 3735 9409 3739 9408 3743 9363
      3741 9308 3708 9307 3699 9335 3700 9361
      3692 9362 3693 9406 3675 9407 3676 9462
      3700 9462 3700 9507

$$

Griffin

1 follow-up statement

575 
WGUS73 KSGF 031125
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
625 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

KSC021-MOC043-057-077-097-109-145-031515-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-170503T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee KS-Newton MO-Christian MO-Lawrence MO-Greene MO-Jasper MO-
Dade MO-
625 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
CHEROKEE...NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN...LAWRENCE...GREENE...
JASPER AND SOUTHERN DADE COUNTIES...

At 619 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. One to two and a half inches of rain 
has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin...
Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho...
Route CC west of Fair Grove at The Pomme De Terre River...
Highway 97 at The Spring River north of Stotts City...
and Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the 
warned area. Wilson Creek on the west side of Springfield has risen 
over 4 feet in the last 2 hours quickly approaching action stage 
which will flood Farm Road 123 and Farm Road 146.

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 3735 9409 3739 9408 3743 9363
      3741 9308 3708 9307 3699 9335 3700 9361
      3692 9362 3693 9406 3675 9407 3676 9462
      3700 9462 3700 9507

$$

Griffin

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 8:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Laclede	3 days
May 3, 3:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence and 3 more	24 hr
May 3, 3:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Ozark and 5 more	24 hr
May 3, 3:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Howell, Maries, Oregon, Phelps, Pulaski and 2 more	24 hr
May 3, 3:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory, Miller, Morgan, St. Clair	24 hr
May 3, 4:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Polk, Vernon	6 hr
May 3, 5:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Phelps and 3 more	6 hr
May 3, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	3 days

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2017 Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2017 Every flash flood warning in 2017

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.