Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 13, 2018, 7:49 PM CDT for Douglas County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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
- Apr 13, 2018, 7:49 PM CDT (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2018, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Douglas County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 9:52 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Ava, MO | ROUTE FF FLOODED AND CLOSED AT HUNTER CREEK. |
| Apr 13, 9:52 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nnw Brushyknob, MO | ROUTE U CLOSED AT BRYANT CREEK. |
| Apr 13, 9:52 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Ava, MO | ROUTE Y CLOSED AT COW SKIN CREEK. |
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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
776 WGUS53 KSGF 140049 FFWSGF MOC067-140445- /O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0002.180414T0049Z-180414T0445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Springfield MO 749 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018 The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Douglas County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 1145 PM CDT * At 747 PM CDT, emergency management reported that flooding was occurring due to heavy rain across the warned area. Two to three inches of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring, mainly of low water crossings and flood prone locations. * Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding. This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... Route FF at Hunter Creek east of Ava... Route FF at Turkey Creek east of Ava... Route Y at Cowskin Creek 3 miles west of Ava... and Route U at Bryant Creek northwest of Brushyknob. 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 3707 9281 3706 9244 3680 9270 3681 9285 $$ Wise
2 follow-up statements
756 WGUS73 KSGF 140317 FFSSGF Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 1017 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018 MOC067-140445- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180414T0445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Douglas MO- 1017 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY... At 1016 PM CDT, The Department of Transportation reported flash flooding in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. Route Y at Cowskin Creek west of Ava, Route FF at Hunter Creel east of Ava, and Route U at Bryant Creek were all closed due to being flooded. * Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding. This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... Route FF at Hunter Creek east of Ava... Route FF at Turkey Creek east of Ava... Route Y at Cowskin Creek 3 miles west of Ava... and Route U at Bryant Creek northwest of Brushyknob. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3707 9281 3706 9244 3680 9270 3681 9285 $$ Wise
519 WGUS73 KSGF 140441 FFSSGF Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 1141 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018 MOC067-140451- /O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180414T0445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Douglas MO- 1141 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM 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 3707 9281 3706 9244 3680 9270 3681 9285 $$ Burchfield
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Taney | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Wright | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Texas | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark | 54 min |
| Apr 13, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 26 min |
| Apr 13, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 60 min |
| Apr 13, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 37 min |
| Apr 13, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 21 min |
| Apr 14, 3:04 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Webster, Wright | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Wright | 10 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.