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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Springfield, MO

May 19, 2017Barry County, Lawrence County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2017, 10:18 PM CDT for Barry County, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 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
May 19, 2017, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2017, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Barry County, MO, Lawrence County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:19 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 19, 11:32 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 W Seligman, MOA SECTION OF FARM ROAD 1050 WAS IMPASSABLE 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 9 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -186 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1427 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

366 
WGUS53 KSGF 200318
FFWSGF
MOC009-109-200915-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0048.170520T0318Z-170520T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1018 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Barry County in southwestern Missouri...
  Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 415 AM CDT

* At 1017 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain has 
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. 
  Additional heavy rainfall is expected over the next few hours. 

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
  susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
  Locations in the warning include...
  Roaring River State Park...       Monett...
  Aurora...                         Mount Vernon...
  Cassville...                      Marionville...
  Shell Knob...                     Pierce City...
  Purdy...                          Seligman...
  Exeter...                         Miller...
  Wheaton...                        Verona...
  Butterfield...                    Washburn...
  Golden...                         Emerald Beach...
  Stotts City...                    Eagle Rock...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Highway 97 at The Spring River north of Stotts City...
Route Y at Flat Creek just northeast of Cassville...
Route C just south of Mcdowell...
Highway 39 at Flat Creek south of Jenkins...
and Highway 39 at Flat Creek near Jenkins.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9407 3729 9405 3728 9361 3683 9361
      3681 9358 3650 9359

$$

Cramer
1 follow-up statement
537 
WGUS73 KSGF 200912
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
412 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

MOC009-109-200921-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170520T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Barry MO-Lawrence MO-
412 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BARRY AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT...

This warning has been replaced by an areal flood warning. Please 
continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3650 9407 3729 9405 3728 9361 3683 9361
      3681 9358 3650 9359

$$

DSA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon59 min
May 19, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas39 min
May 19, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney57 min
May 19, 8:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOzark, Taney6 hr
May 19, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton54 min
May 19, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney53 min
May 19, 9:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas6 hr
May 19, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright61 min
May 19, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry, Lawrence, Newton42 min
May 19, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark, Taney51 min
May 19, 10:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFStone6 hr
May 19, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas31 min
May 19, 11:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFWebster6 hr
May 20, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark63 min
May 20, 1:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Wright6 hr
May 20, 1:47 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Taney20 hr
May 20, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDent, Phelps42 min
May 20, 2:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton19 hr
May 20, 3:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, Stone18 hr
May 20, 5:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Webster and 1 more8 hr
May 20, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFMcDonald53 hr
May 20, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFJasper67 hr
May 20, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney, Webster, Wright17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.