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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Springfield, MO

July 17, 2021St. Clair County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2021, 4:50 PM CDT for St. Clair County, Missouri. It was in force for 7 hr. 2 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
Jul 17, 2021, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County St. Clair County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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
Jul 17, 5:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 S Vista, MOCORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 4 S VISTA. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. REPORT THAT WATER WAS 2 FEET OVER SE 601 RD COLLINS BY COON CREEK BUT THE BRIDGE WAS NOT UNDER. AT 653 PM WAS ADVISED THE BRIDGE WAS UNDER WATER AT THE SAME LOCATION.
Jul 17, 5:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 S Vista, MOVIA SOCIAL MEDIA. REPORT THAT WATER WAS 2 FEET OVER SE 601 RD COLLINS BY COON CREEK BUT THE BRIDGE WASN’T UNDER. AT 653 PM WAS ADVISED THE BRIDGE WAS UNDER WATER AT THE SAME LOCATION.

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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2021-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1277 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 2021-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 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
1277 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
784 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

492 
WGUS53 KSGF 172150
FFWSGF
MOC185-180445-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0074.210717T2150Z-210718T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
450 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern St. Clair County in west central Missouri...

* Until 1145 PM CDT Saturday.

* At 450 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen across the Coon Creek, Weaubleau Creek Salt Creek, and 
  Monegaw Creek basins. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  Osceola, Collins, Roscoe, Vista, Gerster, Monegaw Springs and 
  Truman Lake.

This includes the following low water crossings...
  Brush Creek at 1200 Road and Weaubleau Creek at 350 Road.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3783 9357 3783 9371 3793 9387 3805 9392
      3810 9384 3809 9372 3808 9362 3798 9356
      3794 9352 3792 9354 3792 9356 3791 9357

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DC
1 follow-up statement
210 
WGUS73 KSGF 180234
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
934 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

MOC185-180445-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210718T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
St. Clair MO-
934 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY...

At 934 PM CDT, Law enforcement reported flooding in areas across the 
warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen across the 
Coon Creek, Weaubleau Creek, Brush Creek, and Monegaw Creek basins. 
The rain has ended, however, residual flooding will continue.

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...
  Osceola, Collins, Roscoe, Vista, Gerster, Monegaw Springs and 
  Truman Lake.

This includes the following low water crossings...
  Brush Creek at 1200 Road and Weaubleau Creek at 350 Road.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3783 9357 3783 9371 3793 9387 3805 9392
      3810 9384 3809 9372 3808 9362 3798 9356
      3794 9352 3792 9354 3792 9356 3791 9357

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 3:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFGreene110 min
Jul 17, 4:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFPolk, St. Clair, Vernon4 hr
Jul 17, 4:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas7 hr
Jul 17, 4:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPolk7 hr
Jul 17, 5:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFHickory, Polk6 hr
Jul 17, 5:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Polk6 hr
Jul 17, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene30 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.