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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Springfield, MO

May 27, 20176 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2017, 6:29 PM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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 27, 2017, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2017, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 27, 6:31 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLa Russell, MOLOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IN LA RUSSEL AREA.
May 27, 6:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 S Republic, MOLOW LYING AREAS STARTING TO FLOOD.
May 27, 7:37 PM CDTFLASH FLOODSpringfield, MOCITIZEN REPORTED TO 911 THAT ROADWAYS ARE FLOODED AT PRIMROSE & HARVARD AND IMPASSIBLE. NO DEPTH WAS REPORTED.

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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 13 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 2017-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3187 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
3187 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
9.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

813 
WGUS53 KSGF 272329
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-077-097-109-145-280330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0053.170527T2329Z-170528T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
629 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Christian County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Barry County in southwestern Missouri...
  Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...
  Greene County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1030 PM CDT

* At 629 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.

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
  susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
  Locations in the warning include...
  Springfield...                    Southern Joplin...
  Nixa...                           Ozark...
  Republic...                       Carthage...
  Neosho...                         Monett...
  Aurora...                         Battlefield...
  Willard...                        Mount Vernon...
  Strafford...                      Seneca...
  Marionville...                    Clever...
  Granby...                         Duquesne...
  Fair Grove...                     Sarcoxie...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...

Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho...
Highway 97 at The Spring River north of Stotts City...
Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla...
Scenic Avenue in southwest Springfield...
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 3677 9462 3705 9461 3739 9313 3706 9312
      3699 9344 3700 9361 3695 9362 3676 9444

$$

Boxell
2 follow-up statements
061 
WGUS73 KSGF 280154
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
854 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

MOC009-043-077-097-109-145-280330-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-170528T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Newton MO-Christian MO-Barry MO-Lawrence MO-Greene MO-Jasper MO-
854 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN...NORTHWESTERN BARRY...LAWRENCE...
GREENE AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...

At 853 PM CDT, locaized flooding continued due to heavy rain that 
fell earlier in the evening.  Creeks, streams, and low water 
crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flash 
flooding.

Locations in the warning include...
Springfield...                    Southern Joplin...
Nixa...                           Ozark...
Republic...                       Carthage...
Neosho...                         Monett...
Aurora...                         Battlefield...
Willard...                        Mount Vernon...
Strafford...                      Seneca...
Marionville...                    Clever...
Granby...                         Duquesne...
Fair Grove...                     Sarcoxie...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...

Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho...
Highway 97 at The Spring River north of Stotts City...
Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla...
Scenic Avenue in southwest Springfield...
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 3677 9462 3705 9461 3739 9313 3706 9312
      3699 9344 3700 9361 3695 9362 3676 9444

$$

Boxell
989 
WGUS73 KSGF 280331
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1031 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

MOC009-043-077-097-109-145-280340-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-170528T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Newton MO-Christian MO-Barry MO-Lawrence MO-Greene MO-Jasper MO-
1031 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN...
NORTHWESTERN BARRY...LAWRENCE...GREENE AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The Flash Flood Warning has been replaced with an Areal Flood 
Warning for parts of the area and is in effect until 1015 AM CDT.

LAT...LON 3677 9462 3705 9461 3739 9313 3706 9312
      3699 9344 3700 9361 3695 9362 3676 9444

$$

Schaumann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, McDonald61 min
May 27, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Stone64 min
May 27, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTaney58 min
May 27, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFLawrence25 min
May 27, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark, Taney46 min
May 27, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Ozark64 min
May 27, 3:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon61 min
May 27, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFSt. Clair47 min
May 27, 11:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden, Miller43 min
May 27, 11:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Maries, Miller, Pulaski42 min
May 27, 11:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more16 hr
May 27, 11:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries27 min
May 27, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPhelps, Pulaski44 min
May 27, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps49 min
May 27, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon43 min
May 27, 1:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton4 hr
May 27, 1:25 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent35 min
May 27, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Polk, Vernon48 min
May 27, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, St. Clair62 min
May 27, 1:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper45 min
May 27, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Dade, Jasper28 min
May 27, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan41 min
May 27, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Dallas, Polk39 min
May 27, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Greene, Lawrence51 min
May 27, 2:23 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Morgan37 min
May 27, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster42 min
May 27, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski49 min
May 27, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDallas, Laclede30 min
May 27, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMaries, Miller34 min
May 27, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 3 more60 min
May 27, 3:04 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSGFLaclede26 min
May 27, 3:16 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski, Texas29 min
May 27, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries44 min
May 27, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFPhelps, Pulaski, Texas26 min
May 27, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Texas and 1 more60 min
May 27, 3:49 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Phelps, Texas41 min
May 27, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFShannon32 min
May 27, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper51 min
May 27, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Lawrence46 min
May 27, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton51 min
May 27, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Maries, Miller, Pulaski34 min
May 27, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene50 min
May 27, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, Newton44 min
May 27, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone61 min
May 27, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski45 min
May 27, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Hickory, Polk43 min
May 27, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster, Wright52 min
May 27, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon, Texas52 min
May 27, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski59 min
May 27, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Stone and 2 more50 min
May 27, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton46 min
May 27, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Greene, Polk45 min
May 27, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Laclede27 min
May 27, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas36 min
May 27, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon32 min
May 27, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald47 min

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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.