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Flood Watch 1, NWS Springfield, MO

January 16, 202034 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flood watch at Jan 16, 2020, 2:22 AM CST for 34 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Jan 17, 2020, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 16, 2020, 2:22 AM CST (08:22 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 17, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
Expired: Jan 18, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity: None

All 37 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Jan 15, 11:10 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 11:10 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 3:15 PM CST, 11 hours 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 16, 3:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 27 more	41 hr
Jan 16, 9:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	4 days
Jan 16, 9:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar	4 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in Missouri, 2020 Flood Watches in Kansas, 2020 Every flood watch in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.