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Areal Flood Warning 20, NWS Springfield, MO

March 13, 2021McDonald County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this areal flood warning at Mar 13, 2021, 3:04 AM CST for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2021, 3:04 AM CST (09:04 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2021, 11:33 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County McDonald County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 57 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 2021-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 384 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
384 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 13, 2:20 AM CST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 2:20 AM CST, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 8:34 PM CST, 6 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
834 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-140245-
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-
Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-
Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
834 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Limited flooding risk.
  Limited lightning risk.
  Limited fog risk.

DISCUSSION...

  Showers and thunderstorms will continue through tonight.
  Flooding and flash flooding is expected as rainfall rates begin to
  increase. Localized significant flash flooding can not be ruled
  out in localized areas where training thunderstorms occur.

  Some of the more robust thunderstorms this evening and tonight
  could produce small hail and wind gusts in excess of 50 mph.
  Widespread or significant severe weather is not expected.

  Areas of fog will be likely across far southern Missouri.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

  Showers and thunderstorms will be ongoing Saturday morning.
  This activity is expected to exit the Ozarks region by Saturday
  afternoon.

  Another round of showers and thunderstorms will occur Sunday.
  This activity will be widespread in nature, and carry a risk for
  additional flooding. No severe weather is expected on Sunday.

  Additional rain is that forecast for the middle of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at:
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/sitrep

This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf

Raberding

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 6:52 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPolk23 min
Mar 12, 8:27 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dent, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 3 more15 hr
Mar 12, 9:34 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFGreene14 hr
Mar 12, 11:48 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Lawrence, St. Clair and 1 more12 hr
Mar 13, 12:36 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFNewton8 hr
Mar 13, 12:56 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFDent, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas, Wright12 hr
Mar 13, 12:59 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Webster12 hr
Mar 13, 1:15 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFMcDonald8 hr
Mar 13, 1:25 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Stone, Taney12 hr
Mar 13, 3:37 AM CSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGFNewton7 hr
Mar 13, 3:52 AM CSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGFMcDonald6 hr
Mar 13, 4:12 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Jasper7 hr
Mar 13, 9:13 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFMcDonald3 hr
Mar 13, 9:29 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan and 1 more118 min
Mar 13, 11:00 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 3 more24 hr
Mar 13, 11:24 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Lawrence and 2 more24 hr
Mar 13, 11:31 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton23 hr
Mar 13, 12:46 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas and 2 more22 hr
Mar 13, 12:59 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney22 hr
Mar 13, 1:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFJasper18 hr
Mar 13, 3:26 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFMcDonald16 hr
Mar 13, 2:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFBourbon36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.