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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Springfield, MO

May 3, 20175 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 3, 2017, 4:55 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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, 4:55 AM CDT (09:55 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Polk County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:56 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, 7:49 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	6 Se Bolivar, MO	STATE HIGHWAY Y IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
May 3, 7:53 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 Ssw Half Way, MO	STATE HIGHWAY YY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
May 3, 9:06 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ne Goodson, MO	STATE HIGHWAY P IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ALONG LINDLEY CREEK.
May 3, 10:33 AM CDT	FLOOD	1 Sw Flemington, MO	STATE HIGHWAY V IS CLOSED AT PANTHER CREEK DUE TO FLOODING.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 103 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.

656 
WGUS53 KSGF 030955
FFWSGF
KSC011-037-MOC011-039-057-167-217-031600-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0041.170503T0955Z-170503T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas...
  Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
  Barton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Cedar County in southwestern Missouri...
  Polk County in southwestern Missouri...
  Vernon County in west central Missouri...
  Northern Dade County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1100 AM CDT Wednesday

* At 453 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. One to two 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...
  Pittsburg...                      Bolivar...
  Prairie State Park...             Stockton State Park...
  Nevada...                         Fort Scott...
  Lamar...                          El Dorado Springs...
  Frontenac...                      Girard...
  Stockton...                       Arma...
  Greenfield...                     Humansville...
  Marmaton...                       Golden City...
  Liberal...                        Cherokee...
  Polk...                           Pleasant Hope...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route H just north of Pleasant Hope...
Route AA at The Pomme de Terre east of Bolivar...
Highway 215 just east of Pleasant Hope...
Route W at Turkey Creek just west of Eudora...
and Route V at Weaubleau Creek east of Flemington.

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.

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 3803 9508 3806 9449 3805 9424 3802 9423
      3806 9413 3803 9406 3790 9406 3789 9381
      3783 9381 3780 9319 3743 9318 3743 9360
      3739 9408 3735 9409 3734 9507

$$

Griffin

1 follow-up statement

202 
WGUS73 KSGF 031255
FFSSGF

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

KSC011-037-MOC011-039-057-167-217-031600-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170503T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bourbon KS-Crawford KS-Barton MO-Cedar MO-Polk MO-Vernon MO-Dade MO-
755 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
BOURBON...CRAWFORD...BARTON...CEDAR...POLK...VERNON AND NORTHERN DADE
COUNTIES...

At 749 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. One to two inches of rain has already 
fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Several creek 
and stream river gages are starting to rise.

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route H just north of Pleasant Hope...
Route AA at The Pomme de Terre east of Bolivar...
Highway 215 just east of Pleasant Hope...
Route W at Turkey Creek just west of Eudora...
and Route V at Weaubleau Creek east of Flemington.

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

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 3803 9508 3806 9449 3805 9424 3802 9423
      3806 9413 3803 9406 3790 9406 3789 9381
      3783 9381 3780 9319 3743 9318 3743 9360
      3739 9408 3735 9409 3734 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, 4:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	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.