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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Springfield, MO

August 15, 2017Howell County, Ozark County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 15, 2017, 11:00 PM CDT for Howell County, Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 2017, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Howell County, MO, Ozark County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 2017-08-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 972 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 2017-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 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
972 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

206 
WGUS53 KSGF 160400
FFWSGF
MOC091-153-160900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0071.170816T0400Z-170816T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1100 PM CDT TUE AUG 15 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Ozark County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southern Howell County in south central Missouri...

* Until 400 AM CDT

* At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain has 
  already fallen. Another one to two inches is expected on a 
  localized basis, especially in southern Howell County. 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...
  West Plains...                    Bakersfield...
  South Fork...                     Moody...
  Tecumseh...                       Pottersville...
  Caulfield...                      Udall...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Highway 142 at The Spring River west of Lanton...
Highway 142 at The Bennetts River west of Moody...
Route K, 3 miles southwest of Pottersville...
and Route JJ at The Spring River just south of Highway 160.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3660 9235 3673 9211 3673 9176 3650 9182
      3650 9238

$$

DSA
1 follow-up statement
129 
WGUS73 KSGF 160654
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
154 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

MOC091-153-160703-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-170816T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ozark MO-Howell MO-
154 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OZARK AND SOUTHERN HOWELL
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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 3660 9235 3673 9211 3673 9176 3650 9182
      3650 9238

$$

Griffin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOzark39 min
Aug 15, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell, Ozark49 min
Aug 15, 10:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFHowell, Ozark4 hr
Aug 16, 10:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 11 more16 hr
Aug 16, 12:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper7 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.