Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2021, 2:11 PM CDT for Barry County, Christian County, Stone County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 reports 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 27, 2021, 2:11 PM CDT (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Stone County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:40 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Elsey, MO | STATE HIGHWAY 413 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN CRANE AND GALENA. |
| May 27, 4:27 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mcdowell, MO | STATE HIGHWAY C IS CLOSED AT FLAT CREEK DUE TO FLOODING. |
| May 27, 5:05 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 W Ponce De Leon, MO | STATE HIGHWAY V IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| May 27, 5:07 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hurley, MO | STATE HIGHWAY A IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT SPRING CREEK IN HURLEY. |
| May 27, 5:08 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Hurley, MO | STATE HIGHWAY CC IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT SPRING CREEK. |
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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 34 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
584
WGUS53 KSGF 271911
FFWSGF
MOC009-043-209-280115-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0039.210527T1911Z-210528T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
211 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Barry County in southwestern Missouri...
Christian County in southwestern Missouri...
Northern Stone County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 815 PM CDT Thursday.
* At 211 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches 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...
Ozark, Highlandville, Sparta, Crane, Purdy, Galena, Hurley and
Spokane.
This includes the following low water crossings...
Route C just south of Mcdowell, Highway 13 at Pine Run northwest
of Galena, Route BB at Crane Creek 2 miles north of Elsey, Route U
at Pedelo Creek northeast of Sparta and Route O at Tory Creek 2
miles southwest of Highlandville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3680 9396 3692 9364 3692 9361 3701 9361
3700 9334 3709 9309 3709 9290 3681 9291
3682 9331 3681 9330
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JT1 follow-up statement
241
WGUS73 KSGF 280112
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
812 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
MOC009-043-209-280122-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210528T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Barry MO-Christian MO-Stone MO-
812 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 815 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN
BARRY, CHRISTIAN AND NORTHERN STONE COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH
A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3680 9396 3692 9364 3692 9361 3701 9361
3700 9334 3709 9309 3709 9290 3681 9291
3682 9331 3681 9330
$$
MBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 24 hr |
| May 27, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Vernon | 48 min |
| May 27, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton | 34 min |
| May 27, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 11 hr |
| May 27, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 11 hr |
| May 27, 10:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 4 hr |
| May 27, 10:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 19 more | 8 hr |
| May 27, 11:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 8 hr |
| May 27, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 45 min |
| May 27, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 38 min |
| May 27, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Polk | 60 min |
| May 27, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 53 min |
| May 27, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 66 min |
| May 27, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 6 hr |
| May 27, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 38 min |
| May 27, 1:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 41 min |
| May 27, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Wright | 56 min |
| May 27, 1:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, Newton | 6 hr |
| May 27, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 59 min |
| May 27, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian, Stone | 55 min |
| May 27, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright | 54 min |
| May 27, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dent, Texas | 51 min |
| May 27, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 47 min |
| May 27, 2:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas | 6 hr |
| May 27, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Howell | 53 min |
| May 27, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 50 min |
| May 27, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 43 min |
| May 27, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 62 min |
| May 27, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian | 39 min |
| May 27, 3:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 6 hr |
| May 27, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Taney | 41 min |
| May 27, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 36 min |
| May 27, 4:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry | 6 hr |
| May 27, 4:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark, Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| May 27, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 47 min |
| May 27, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 4 hr |
| May 27, 6:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Laclede, Polk and 2 more | 15 hr |
| May 27, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.