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Areal Flood Warning 27, NWS Springfield, MO

March 13, 20215 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this areal flood warning at Mar 13, 2021, 12:59 PM CST for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 22 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, 12:59 PM CST (18:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 38 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -172 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, 11:39 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 11:39 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 6:21 AM CST, 6 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
621 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-141230-
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-
621 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited flooding risk.
  Limited lightning risk.

DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms will continue this morning before
dissipating by early afternoon. Flooding will remain a concern
today as streams, creeks, and rivers continue to rise.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Another round of showers and thunderstorms will occur on 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

Perez

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:29 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1129 AM CST SAT MAR 13 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1124 AM     FLOOD            4 WNW AVA               36.97N 92.73W
03/13/2021                   DOUGLAS            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            BRIDGE IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:34 AM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:41 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 12:00 PM CST, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 12:10 PM CST, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 12:46 PM CST, 13 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
Mar 12, 6:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	23 min
Mar 12, 8:27 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dent, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 3 more	15 hr
Mar 12, 9:34 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Greene	14 hr
Mar 12, 11:48 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Lawrence, St. Clair and 1 more	12 hr
Mar 13, 12:36 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Newton	8 hr
Mar 13, 12:56 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas, Wright	12 hr
Mar 13, 12:59 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Webster	12 hr
Mar 13, 1:15 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	8 hr
Mar 13, 1:25 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney	12 hr
Mar 13, 3:04 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	8 hr
Mar 13, 3:37 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Newton	7 hr
Mar 13, 3:52 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	McDonald	6 hr
Mar 13, 4:12 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Jasper	7 hr
Mar 13, 9:13 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	3 hr
Mar 13, 9:29 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan and 1 more	118 min
Mar 13, 11:00 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 3 more	24 hr
Mar 13, 11:24 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Lawrence and 2 more	24 hr
Mar 13, 11:31 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton	23 hr
Mar 13, 12:46 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas and 2 more	22 hr
Mar 13, 1:15 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	18 hr
Mar 13, 3:26 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	16 hr
Mar 13, 2:53 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Bourbon	36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.