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Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS Springfield, MO

July 25, 2021Hickory County, Polk County, St. Clair County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 25, 2021, 1:35 PM CDT for Hickory County, Polk County, St. Clair 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
Jul 25, 2021, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hickory County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2021-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2314 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 2021-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2314 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

257 
WGUS53 KSGF 251835
FFWSGF
MOC085-167-185-252300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0081.210725T1835Z-210725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
135 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Hickory County in central Missouri...
  Northern Polk County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern St. Clair County in west central Missouri...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 135 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Bolivar, Humansville, Weaubleau, Wheatland, Polk, Collins, 
  Flemington and Vista.

This includes the following low water crossings...
  Hogles Creek at County Road 86, Weaubleau Creek at Highway V 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 3785 9368 3794 9381 3806 9349 3769 9319
      3758 9347 3778 9360 3779 9361 3781 9362
      3783 9363 3784 9365

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EW
2 follow-up statements
020 
WGUS73 KSGF 251948
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
248 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

MOC085-167-185-252300-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hickory MO-Polk MO-St. Clair MO-
248 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING 
FOR WESTERN HICKORY, NORTHERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR 
COUNTIES...

At 248 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that the thunderstorms that 
produced heavy rain across the warned area had moved south of the 
area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain fell with the earlier heavy 
rainfall. Even though the heavy rain has ended runoff from the 
earlier heavy rainfall will continue into early this evening. 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...
  Bolivar, Humansville, Weaubleau, Wheatland, Polk, Collins, 
  Flemington and Vista.

This includes the following low water crossings...
  Hogles Creek at County Road 86, Weaubleau Creek at Highway V 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 3785 9368 3794 9381 3806 9349 3769 9319
      3758 9347 3778 9360 3779 9361 3781 9362
      3783 9363 3784 9365

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EW
402 
WGUS73 KSGF 252251
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
551 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

MOC085-167-185-252301-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hickory MO-Polk MO-St. Clair MO-
551 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
WESTERN HICKORY, NORTHERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3785 9368 3794 9381 3806 9349 3769 9319
      3758 9347 3778 9360 3779 9361 3781 9362
      3783 9363 3784 9365

$$

JT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 12:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede4 hr
Jul 25, 12:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas3 hr
Jul 25, 1:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarton, Dade4 hr
Jul 25, 2:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene, Webster, Wright4 hr
Jul 25, 2:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene5 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.