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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Springfield, MO

April 29, 2021Greene County, Webster County, Wright County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2021, 12:38 AM CDT for Greene County, Webster County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2021, 12:38 AM CDT (05:38 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2021, 3:57 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Greene County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2021-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 48 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 2021-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 320 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
320 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

668 
WGUS53 KSGF 290538
FFWSGF
MOC077-225-229-290930-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0025.210429T0538Z-210429T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1238 AM CDT Thu Apr 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Greene County in southwestern Missouri...
  Central Webster County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Wright County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 430 AM CDT.

* At 1238 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Springfield, Marshfield, Battlefield, Strafford, Rogersville, 
  Niangua, Northview and Turners.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 44 between mile markers 83 and 102.

This includes the following low water crossings...
  Farm Road 164 at The James River just east of Springfield, 
  Greenwood Road at The Pomme de Terre Headwaters, Route A just 
  south of Marshfield, Highway 125 just south of Highway 60, North 
  Iron Mountain Road at Panther Creek near Fordland, Greenwood Road 
  5 miles west of Marshfield and Farm Road 134 at The James River 
  northeast of Turners.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3710 9346 3732 9308 3735 9297 3748 9268
      3747 9246 3725 9290 3722 9294 3709 9307

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MMT
1 follow-up statement
525 
WGUS73 KSGF 290857
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 29 2021

MOC077-225-229-290907-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210429T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Greene MO-Webster MO-Wright MO-
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 29 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENE, CENTRAL 
WEBSTER AND NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 3710 9346 3732 9308 3735 9297 3748 9268
      3747 9246 3725 9290 3722 9294 3709 9307

$$

MMT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFMcDonald23 hr
Apr 29, 1:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPhelps2 hr
Apr 29, 2:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon24 min
Apr 29, 5:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Webster12 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.