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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Springfield, MO

June 11, 2021Douglas County, Ozark County, Taney County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT for Douglas County, Ozark County, Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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
Jun 11, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Douglas County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Taney County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 8:39 PM CDTFLASH FLOODGoodhope, MOPICTURES OF LOW WATER CROSSING IMPASSABLE IN GOODHOPE AREA OF DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Jun 11, 9:13 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 S Ava, MOCORRECTS TIME OF FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 3 S AVA. AUTO WAS STUCK IN WATER OVER HIGHWAY 5 AND COUNTY ROAD 413 JUST SOUTH OF AVA. EVERYONE IS OUT OF THE CAR. THE AREA WAS IMPASSABLE.
Jun 11, 9:26 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 S Ava, MOAUTO WAS STUCK IN WATER OVER HIGHWAY 5 AND COUNTY ROAD 413 JUST SOUTH OF AVA. EVERYONE IS OUT OF THE CAR. THE AREA WAS IMPASSABLE.

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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2670 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -54 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
2670 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1310 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-1.0
Supercell composite
-10.3

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The text

As transmitted.

472 
WGUS53 KSGF 120139
FFWSGF
MOC067-153-213-120745-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0047.210612T0139Z-210612T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
839 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Douglas County in southwestern Missouri...
  Ozark County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northeastern Taney County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 245 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 839 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
  Ava, Gainesville, Bakersfield, Wasola, Noble, Willhoit, Squires 
  and Rockbridge.

This includes the following low water crossings...
  Route T at Lick Creek 6 miles south of Gainesville, Highway 181 at 
  Bryant Creek northeast of Sycamore, Route FF at Hunter Creek east 
  of Ava, Route Y at Cowskin Creek 3 miles west of Ava and Route FF 
  at Turkey Creek east of Ava.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3695 9291 3694 9275 3707 9270 3706 9247
      3650 9214 3650 9250 3681 9291

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JT
1 follow-up statement
535 
WGUS73 KSGF 120742
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
242 AM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

MOC067-153-213-120752-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210612T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Douglas MO-Ozark MO-Taney MO-
242 AM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 245 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR WESTERN DOUGLAS, OZARK AND NORTHEASTERN TANEY COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3695 9291 3694 9275 3707 9270 3706 9247
      3650 9214 3650 9250 3681 9291

$$

EW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Webster56 min
Jun 11, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Stone49 min
Jun 11, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper62 min
Jun 11, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFGreene, Webster6 hr
Jun 11, 8:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas6 hr
Jun 11, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton35 min
Jun 11, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney42 min
Jun 11, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark37 min
Jun 11, 11:10 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney79 min

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