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Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Springfield, MO

August 5, 20174 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2017, 8:04 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 8 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
Aug 5, 2017, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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
Aug 5, 8:55 PM CDTFLASH FLOODPalo Pinto, MOWATER OVER ROAD AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD E AND C. ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH WATER.
Aug 6, 12:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wnw Camdenton, MODELAYED REPORT. HEAVY RAIN DAMAGED AND WASHED AWAY PARTS OF DAWSON ROAD NEAR THE SAVE-A-LOT IN CAMDENTON. THE DAMAGED ROAD BROKE A WATER MAIN, WHICH PROMPTED A BOIL WATER ADVISORY. MULTIPLE ROADS IN NORTH CAMDEN COUNTY HAVE DAMAGE OR ARE IMPASSABLE INCLUDING N

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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2017-08-06Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 324 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
324 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
495 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

081 
WGUS53 KSGF 060104
FFWSGF
MOC015-029-085-141-060900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0068.170806T0104Z-170806T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
804 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Hickory County in central Missouri...
  Benton County in central Missouri...
  Camden County in central Missouri...
  Morgan County in central Missouri...

* Until 400 AM CDT Sunday

* At 801 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Multiple rounds of very heavy 
  rain are expected to affect the area through the rest of tonight. 
  This rain will be falling where two to four inches of rain fell 
  earlier in the day. 

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
  susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.

  Locations in the warning include...

  Truman State Park...              Lake of The Ozarks State Park...
  Ha Ha Tonka State Park...         Osage Beach...
  Camdenton...                      Versailles...
  Village of Four Seasons...        Warsaw...
  Richland...                       Lake Ozark...
  Lincoln...                        Cole Camp...
  Stover...                         Laurie...
  Sunrise Beach...                  Macks Creek...
  Linn Creek...                     Preston...
  Cross Timbers...                  Barnett...

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

Route V at Deer Creek near Hastain...
Route H, 3 miles northwest of Stoutland...
Route DD at Knobby Creek 6 miles northeast of Edwards...
Route BB at Gabriel Creek near Florence...
and Route WW at Archer Creek northeast of Lakeview Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9284 3860 9284 3843 9264 3835 9265
      3835 9269 3822 9270 3817 9261 3804 9253
      3802 9240 3786 9241 3782 9246 3780 9256
      3789 9263 3790 9318 3808 9351 3851 9350
      3851 9330 3854 9329 3853 9307 3869 9306

$$

Boxell
2 follow-up statements
033 
WGUS73 KSGF 060352
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1052 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017

MOC015-029-085-141-060900-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170806T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hickory MO-Benton MO-Camden MO-Morgan MO-
1052 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HICKORY...BENTON...CAMDEN AND MORGAN COUNTIES...

At 1051 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain has already 
fallen since mid evening, in addition to the one to two inches of 
rain that fell earlier in the day. Thunderstorms will continue for 
several more hours. 

Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.

Locations in the warning include...

Truman State Park...              Lake of The Ozarks State Park...
Ha Ha Tonka State Park...         Osage Beach...
Camdenton...                      Versailles...
Village of Four Seasons...        Warsaw...
Richland...                       Lake Ozark...
Lincoln...                        Cole Camp...
Stover...                         Laurie...
Sunrise Beach...                  Macks Creek...
Linn Creek...                     Preston...
Cross Timbers...                  Barnett...

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

Route V at Deer Creek near Hastain...
Route H, 3 miles northwest of Stoutland...
Route DD at Knobby Creek 6 miles northeast of Edwards...
Route BB at Gabriel Creek near Florence...
and Route WW at Archer Creek northeast of Lakeview Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9284 3860 9284 3843 9264 3835 9265
      3835 9269 3822 9270 3817 9261 3804 9253
      3802 9240 3786 9241 3782 9246 3780 9256
      3789 9263 3790 9318 3808 9351 3851 9350
      3851 9330 3854 9329 3853 9307 3869 9306

$$

Boxell
755 
WGUS73 KSGF 060854
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
354 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017

MOC015-029-085-141-060902-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170806T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hickory MO-Benton MO-Camden MO-Morgan MO-
354 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HICKORY...BENTON...CAMDEN
AND MORGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM CDT...

The Flash Flood Warning has been replaced with an Areal Flood 
Warning which is in effect until 1215 PM today.

LAT...LON 3868 9284 3860 9284 3843 9264 3835 9265
      3835 9269 3822 9270 3817 9261 3804 9253
      3802 9240 3786 9241 3782 9246 3780 9256
      3789 9263 3790 9318 3808 9351 3851 9350
      3851 9330 3854 9329 3853 9307 3869 9306

$$

Schaumann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 8:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon4 days
Aug 5, 8:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon5 days
Aug 5, 8:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar3 days
Aug 5, 9:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPhelps, Pulaski6 hr
Aug 6, 2:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper9 hr
Aug 6, 3:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFDent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Texas9 hr
Aug 6, 3:21 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Miller, Morgan and 1 more9 hr
Aug 6, 11:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon12 hr
Aug 6, 11:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski12 hr
Aug 6, 5:52 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGFBarry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 20 more15 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.