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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2017, 6:59 PM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas; Barton 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 19, 2017, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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 19, 7:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Mindenmines, KS | EXCESSIVE RAIN CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI STATE LINE. A 100 FOOT SECTION OF STATE LINE ROAD WAS FLOODED JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160. |
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 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 2292 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1029 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
889
WGUS53 KSGF 192359
FFWSGF
KSC037-MOC011-200600-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0076.170819T2359Z-170820T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
659 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 100 AM CDT Sunday
* At 657 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...
Nashville... Mindenmines...
Yale...
This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route M south of Highway 160.
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 3751 9466 3750 9455 3750 9449 3736 9449
3736 9464 3737 9466 3741 9467
$$
Burchfield2 follow-up statements
508
WGUS73 KSGF 200157
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
857 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
KSC037-MOC011-200600-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-170820T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford KS-Barton MO-
857 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTIES...
At 854 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding in
the warned area. Up to three inches of rain has fallen near the town
of Mindenmines. Flash flooding is ongoing on county road 270 west
southwest of Mindenmines where six inches of water was flowing over
the roadway due to a tributary of East Cow Creek.
Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
Locations in the warning include...
Nashville... Mindenmines...
Yale...
This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route M south of Highway 160.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3751 9466 3750 9455 3750 9449 3736 9449
3736 9464 3737 9466 3741 9467
$$
Burchfield531
WGUS73 KSGF 200553
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1253 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2017
KSC037-MOC011-200603-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-170820T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford KS-Barton MO-
1253 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN
BARTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT...
The heavy rain has ended. The threat for rapid rises in water levels
has diminished. Flash flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat
to life or property. Please continue to heed any remaining road
closures.
LAT...LON 3751 9466 3750 9455 3750 9449 3736 9449
3736 9464 3737 9466 3741 9467
$$
FosterThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Newton | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Pulaski | 48 min |
| Aug 18, 10:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Morgan | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Miller | 54 min |
| Aug 18, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 31 min |
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.