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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Springfield, MO

May 27, 2021Barry County, Christian County, Stone County, Missouri

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 27, 3:40 PM CDTFLASH FLOODElsey, MOSTATE HIGHWAY 413 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN CRANE AND GALENA.
May 27, 4:27 PM CDTFLASH FLOODMcdowell, MOSTATE HIGHWAY C IS CLOSED AT FLAT CREEK DUE TO FLOODING.
May 27, 5:05 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 W Ponce De Leon, MOSTATE HIGHWAY V IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
May 27, 5:07 PM CDTFLASH FLOODHurley, MOSTATE HIGHWAY A IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT SPRING CREEK IN HURLEY.
May 27, 5:08 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sse Hurley, MOSTATE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 295 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

JT
1 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

$$

MB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 8:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon24 hr
May 27, 3:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFVernon48 min
May 27, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBenton34 min
May 27, 9:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar11 hr
May 27, 9:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon11 hr
May 27, 10:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Morgan4 hr
May 27, 10:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 19 more8 hr
May 27, 11:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper, Newton8 hr
May 27, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair45 min
May 27, 11:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, Newton38 min
May 27, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Dallas, Polk60 min
May 27, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Webster53 min
May 27, 12:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski66 min
May 27, 12:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton6 hr
May 27, 12:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster, Wright38 min
May 27, 1:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk and 1 more5 hr
May 27, 1:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Phelps41 min
May 27, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Wright56 min
May 27, 1:29 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBarry, Lawrence, Newton6 hr
May 27, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, McDonald, Newton59 min
May 27, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian, Stone55 min
May 27, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Webster, Wright54 min
May 27, 1:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDent, Texas51 min
May 27, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton47 min
May 27, 2:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas6 hr
May 27, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell53 min
May 27, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry50 min
May 27, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell43 min
May 27, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon, Shannon62 min
May 27, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian39 min
May 27, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarry, McDonald6 hr
May 27, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Taney41 min
May 27, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark, Taney36 min
May 27, 4:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry6 hr
May 27, 4:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOzark, Stone, Taney6 hr
May 27, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald47 min
May 27, 5:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMcDonald4 hr
May 27, 6:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Laclede, Polk and 2 more15 hr
May 27, 6:41 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton22 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.