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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Springfield, MO

August 19, 2017Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Missouri

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 19, 7:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wsw Mindenmines, KSEXCESSIVE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2292 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 12:00Z on 2017-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 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
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

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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

$$

Burchfield
2 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

$$

Burchfield
531 
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

$$

Foster

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 1:44 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySGFBourbon, Cherokee, Crawford5 hr
Aug 18, 7:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFNewton6 hr
Aug 18, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden41 min
Aug 18, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Pulaski48 min
Aug 18, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMorgan62 min
Aug 18, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan40 min
Aug 18, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMiller54 min
Aug 18, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Morgan67 min
Aug 19, 12:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPhelps, Pulaski56 min
Aug 19, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPhelps, Pulaski31 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.