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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Springfield, MO

September 7, 20184 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 7, 2018, 10:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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
Sep 7, 2018, 10:03 PM CDT (03:03 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Howell County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 8, 1:01 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sw Cabool, MOROUTE EE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ALONG THE NORTH FORK RIVER IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS COUNTY.

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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 2018-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 729 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 2018-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
729 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

757 
WGUS53 KSGF 080303
FFWSGF
MOC091-149-203-215-080900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0046.180908T0303Z-180908T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1003 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2018

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Shannon County in south central Missouri...
  Howell County in south central Missouri...
  Texas County in south central Missouri...
  Oregon County in south central Missouri...

* Until 400 AM CDT.

* At 1000 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have 
  already fallen. An additional one to three inches of rainfall is 
  expected through 4 AM. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* 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 H, 3 miles east of Winona...
Highway 142 at The Spring River west of Lanton...
Highway 142 at The Bennetts River west of Moody...
Route K, 3 miles southwest of Pottersville...
and Route H at Rocky Creek 6 miles northeast of Winona.

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 3709 9102 3708 9122 3683 9123 3682 9111
      3650 9113 3650 9212 3705 9209 3706 9225
      3760 9225 3760 9176 3743 9175 3741 9117
      3726 9116 3725 9112 3720 9112 3715 9103
      3710 9102

$$

Schaumann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 7:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Laclede, Lawrence, Polk, Webster5 hr
Sep 7, 8:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Lawrence, Texas and 2 more6 hr
Sep 7, 8:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Miller and 3 more4 hr
Sep 7, 9:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDent, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski6 hr
Sep 7, 11:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster12 hr
Sep 8, 2:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Laclede, Texas, Wright9 hr
Sep 8, 3:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFDent, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon8 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

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.