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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Springfield, MO

May 2, 2021Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2021, 8:59 PM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 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
May 2, 2021, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 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
May 2, 9:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Walker, MOA CAR WAS SWEPT OFF THE ROAD ON C HIGHWAY DUE TO RUN OFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL JUST NORTH OF WALKER.

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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 181 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 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 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
181 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

157 
WGUS53 KSGF 030159
FFWSGF
MOC217-030600-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0027.210503T0159Z-210503T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
859 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Vernon County in west central Missouri...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 859 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.  Additional heavy rain over these same loctions will be 
  possible as storms continue to generate over the same locations.

  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...
  Nevada, Walker, Schell City, Harwood and Horton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3804 9423 3803 9421 3804 9421 3804 9420
      3804 9419 3804 9407 3775 9407 3772 9417
      3782 9432 3797 9444 3805 9441

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Lindenberg
1 follow-up statement
883 
WGUS73 KSGF 030558
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1258 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021

MOC217-030608-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210503T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Vernon MO-
1258 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR EASTERN VERNON COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3804 9423 3803 9421 3804 9421 3804 9420
      3804 9419 3804 9407 3775 9407 3772 9417
      3782 9432 3797 9444 3805 9441

$$

GH

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.