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Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS Springfield, MO

July 17, 2021Barry County, Lawrence County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2021, 7:46 PM CDT for Barry County, Lawrence County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 7 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
Jul 17, 2021, 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Barry County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7:55 PM CDTFLASH FLOODGranby, MOSTREET FLOODING AT U.S. HWY 60 AND MAIN ST. IN GRANBY. ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST 1 FOOT IN DEPTH.
Jul 17, 8:10 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Wnw Rocky Comfort, MOFLOODING OF A HEADWATER TRIBUTARY OF INDIAN CREEK AT HIGHWAY A BETWEEN WHEATON AND STELLA.
Jul 17, 8:18 PM CDTFLASH FLOODStark City, MOHIGHWAY 86 FLOODED BETWEEN HARRISON AVE. AND HIGHWAY M.
Jul 17, 8:32 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wsw Granby, MOREPORT FROM MPING: STREET/ROAD FLOODING; STREET/ROAD CLOSED; VEHICLES STRANDED.
Jul 17, 10:30 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.245 Sse Neosho, MO6 HOUR TOTAL FOR MESONET STATION NSOM7 NEOSHO WATER STATION.

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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 346 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -60 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
346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
826 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

668 
WGUS53 KSGF 180046
FFWSGF
MOC009-109-145-180745-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0077.210718T0046Z-210718T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Barry County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southwestern Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...
  Eastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 245 AM CDT Sunday.

* At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen near the community of Granby, along with Shoal Creek, 
  Hickory Creek, Center Creek, Clear Creek, and North Indian Creek 
  basins. 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, Fairview, Newtonia, Pioneer, Freistatt, Stella and 
  Wentworth.

This includes the following low water crossings...
  High School Branch at McCord Street, Center Creek at Azalea Drive, 
  North Indian Creek at Orchid Drive and Hickory Creek at Coler RD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3676 9439 3684 9444 3690 9440 3694 9441
      3699 9448 3701 9447 3693 9436 3700 9413
      3705 9409 3706 9401 3701 9387 3696 9390
      3698 9402 3696 9406 3691 9406 3687 9398
      3684 9396 3679 9400 3679 9407 3675 9407

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton45 min
Jul 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton52 min
Jul 17, 8:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald6 hr
Jul 17, 9:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry7 hr
Jul 18, 2:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton10 hr
Jul 18, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon21 days

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.