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Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Springfield, MO
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Neosho, MO | SEVERAL 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
Raberding2 follow-up statements
553
WGUS73 KSGF 111255
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
755 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017
KSC021-MOC097-145-111645-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170811T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee KS-Newton MO-Jasper MO-
755 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...NEWTON AND SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES...
At 753 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported several roads closed
in the city of Neosho due to flooding. Up to three inches of rain
has already fallen. The rain was beginning to taper off across the
warned area, with additional rainfall amounts of less than one half
inch expected.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3724 9507 3712 9447 3705 9406 3676 9407
3677 9461 3700 9462 3700 9507
$$
Raberding099
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
$$
HatchThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Cherokee | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dade | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 11:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Newton | 6 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.