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Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2021, 4:01 PM CDT for Cedar County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2021, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cedar County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 724 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
325
WGUS53 KSGF 302101
FFWSGF
MOC039-217-010100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0061.210630T2101Z-210701T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
401 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cedar County in southwestern Missouri...
Southeastern Vernon County in west central Missouri...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 401 PM 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...
Sheldon, Montevallo, Jerico Springs, Olympia and Filley.
Some low water crossing that could be impacted include...
Clear Creek at Rebel Road and Maples Branch at Pacetown Road.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3765 9431 3773 9431 3785 9412 3778 9390
3775 9386 3758 9402 3759 9408 3764 9407
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Rothstein1 follow-up statement
808
WGUS73 KSGF 010103 RRA
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
803 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021
MOC039-217-010113-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210701T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cedar MO-Vernon MO-
803 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHWESTERN CEDAR AND
SOUTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Thursday for
Portions of southeast Kansas. Portions of Missouri.
LAT...LON 3765 9431 3773 9431 3785 9412 3778 9390
3775 9386 3758 9402 3759 9408 3764 9407
$$
RothsteinThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 26 more | 40 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Vernon | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 3:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.