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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2018, 7:32 PM CDT for Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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
- May 25, 2018, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2018, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ozark County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Thornfield, MO | FLOODING AT A HOME BETWEEN LONGRUN AND THORNFIELD IT WAS UP TO THE DECK AT THE HOUSE AND HAS GONE DOWN NOW. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| May 25, 7:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Thornfield, MO | WATER TWO FEET OVER ROAD. |
| May 25, 8:03 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Long Run, MO | WATER TWO FEET OVER ROAD. |
| May 25, 8:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Gainesville, MO | 5 SOUTH GAINESVILLE T HWY HAS HALF A FOOT OF MOVING WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 1200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
873 WGUS53 KSGF 260032 FFWSGF MOC153-260630- /O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0013.180526T0032Z-180526T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Springfield MO 732 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018 The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Ozark County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 130 AM CDT * At 732 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... Gainesville... Bakersfield... Theodosia... Pontiac... Wasola... Sundown... Brixey... Noble... Willhoit... Tecumseh... Udall... Hardenville... Thornfield... Sycamore... Dora... Rockbridge... Long Run... Isabella... Zanoni... This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... Highway 181 at Bryant Creek northeast of Sycamore... Route T at Lick Creek 6 miles south of Gainesville... and Highway 95 at Bryant Creek just east of Rockbridge. 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 3681 9276 3679 9212 3650 9212 3650 9277 $$ Burchfield
2 follow-up statements
761 WGUS73 KSGF 260232 FFSSGF Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 932 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018 MOC153-260630- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180526T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ozark MO- 932 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR OZARK COUNTY... At 931 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in the warned area. Up to two inches of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding has been reported in several locations in Ozark County. Flood waters should begin to recede in the next few hours. This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... Highway 181 at Bryant Creek northeast of Sycamore... Route T at Lick Creek 6 miles south of Gainesville... and Highway 95 at Bryant Creek just east of Rockbridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3681 9276 3679 9212 3650 9212 3650 9277 $$ Burchfield
620 WGUS73 KSGF 260634 FFSSGF Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 134 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2018 MOC153-260644- /O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180526T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ozark MO- 134 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR OZARK COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... 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 3681 9276 3679 9212 3650 9212 3650 9277 $$ Foster
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian | 44 min |
| May 25, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Greene | 48 min |
| May 25, 7:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Greene | 5 hr |
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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.