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Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Springfield, MO

August 11, 2017Cherokee County, Kansas; Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2017, 5:47 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas; Jasper County, Newton 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
Aug 11, 2017, 5:47 AM CDT (10:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2017, 11:45 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 11, 7:30 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ssw Neosho, MOSEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN THE CITY OF NEOSHO DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2017-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1344 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
1344 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1104 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

006 
WGUS53 KSGF 111047
FFWSGF
KSC021-MOC097-145-111645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0070.170811T1047Z-170811T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
547 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
  Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1145 AM CDT

* At 546 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three 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...
  Joplin...                         Neosho...
  Webb City...                      Baxter Springs...
  Columbus...                       Galena...
  Seneca...                         Granby...
  Duquesne...                       Sarcoxie...
  Duenweg...                        Diamond...
  Loma Linda...                     Airport Drive...
  Leawood...                        Lowell...
  Silver Creek...                   Fairview...
  Shoal Creek Drive...              Saginaw...

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 at Lost Creek just south of Racine...
Route W at Shoal Creek near Ritchey...
and Schifferdecker Road at Turkey Creek in Joplin.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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 3724 9507 3712 9447 3705 9406 3676 9407
      3677 9461 3700 9462 3700 9507

$$

Raberding
2 follow-up statements
553 
WGUS73 KSGF 111255
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
755 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

KSC021-MOC097-145-111645-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170811T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee KS-Newton MO-Jasper MO-
755 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...NEWTON AND SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES...

At 753 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported several roads closed 
in the city of Neosho due to flooding. Up to three inches of rain 
has already fallen. The rain was beginning to taper off across the 
warned area, with additional rainfall amounts of less than one half 
inch expected. 

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 3724 9507 3712 9447 3705 9406 3676 9407
      3677 9461 3700 9462 3700 9507

$$

Raberding
099 
WGUS73 KSGF 111637
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1137 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

KSC021-MOC097-145-111647-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170811T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee KS-Newton MO-Jasper MO-
1137 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...NEWTON AND
SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM CDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to
pose a threat to life or property. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3724 9507 3712 9447 3705 9406 3676 9407
      3677 9461 3700 9462 3700 9507

$$

Hatch

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 4:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFCherokee6 hr
Aug 11, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDade43 min
Aug 11, 11:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFNewton6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2017Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2017Every 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.