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Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Springfield, MO

August 16, 2017Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 16, 2017, 7:26 PM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 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 16, 2017, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2017, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Crawford County, KS

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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 16, 9:15 PM CDTFLOODRingo, KSWATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT 47HWY AND 190TH, PASSABLE BUT IS A HAZARD.
Aug 16, 9:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sw Girard, KSWATER OVER THE ROADWAY ON 610 JUST WEST OF THE CEMETARY. WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY.

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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2017-08-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 947 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 2017-08-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 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
947 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
11.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

573 
WGUS53 KSGF 170026
FFWSGF
KSC037-170630-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0073.170817T0026Z-170817T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
726 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 130 AM CDT Thursday

* At 725 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...
  Girard...                         Arma...
  Arcadia...                        Walnut...
  Hepler...                         Farlington...
  Croweburg...                      Brazilton...
  Greenbush...                      Polk...
  Ringo...                          Englevale...

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 3768 9509 3767 9462 3758 9462 3748 9481
      3741 9497 3738 9507 3739 9509

$$

Cramer
1 follow-up statement
808 
WGUS73 KSGF 170632
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
132 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2017

KSC037-170642-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170817T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford KS-
132 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

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 3768 9509 3767 9462 3758 9462 3748 9481
      3741 9497 3738 9507 3739 9509

$$

Griffin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 9:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCherokee6 hr
Aug 17, 3:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCherokee12 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.