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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2021, 12:44 AM CDT for McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 27, 2021, 12:44 AM CDT (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Neosho, MO | EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ON SPRING AND MCCORD STREET. |
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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 342 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 997 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
398
WGUS53 KSGF 270544
FFWSGF
MOC119-145-271130-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0054.210627T0544Z-210627T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1244 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
Central Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 630 AM CDT.
* At 1244 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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. This includes
High School Branch, Hickory Creek, Indian Creek,
Beaver Branch, and Elkhorn Creek.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Neosho, Granby, Anderson, Goodman, Diamond, Newtonia, Stella and
Stark City.
This includes the following low water crossings...
Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho, Highway 43 at Buffalo
Creek west of Anderson and Route W at Shoal Creek near Ritchey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3677 9462 3676 9442 3705 9441 3705 9418
3665 9419 3666 9462
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
KP1 follow-up statement
403
WGUS53 KSGF 271027
FFWSGF
MOC119-145-271200-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210627T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
527 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
Central Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 527 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Neosho, Granby, Anderson, Goodman, Diamond, Newtonia, Stella and
Stark City.
This includes the following low water crossings...
Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho, Highway 43 at Buffalo
Creek west of Anderson and Route W at Shoal Creek near Ritchey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3677 9462 3676 9442 3705 9441 3705 9418
3665 9419 3666 9462
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
KPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 11:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 10 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Stone | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 12:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 24 min |
| Jun 27, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Taney | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Laclede, Texas, Webster, Wright | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright | 38 min |
| Jun 27, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski, Texas, Wright | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps, Pulaski | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Pulaski | 47 min |
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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.