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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Springfield, MO

September 3, 2021Vernon County, Missouri; Bourbon County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 3, 2021, 11:47 PM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri; Bourbon County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 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
Sep 3, 2021, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 139 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2021-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1097 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2021-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 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
1097 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

967 
WGUS53 KSGF 040447
FFWSGF
KSC011-MOC217-041045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0084.210904T0447Z-210904T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1147 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas...
  Northwestern Vernon County in west central Missouri...

* Until 545 AM CDT.

* At 1147 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have 
  fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Fort Scott, Bronson, Uniontown, Fulton, Redfield, Richards, 
  Mapleton and Deerfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3784 9508 3804 9508 3804 9461 3806 9461
      3806 9445 3783 9445

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

DSA
3 follow-up statements
146 
WGUS73 KSGF 040611
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
111 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

KSC011-MOC217-041045-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210904T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bourbon KS-Vernon MO-
111 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR NORTHERN BOURBON AND NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTIES...

At 111 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 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.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Fort Scott, Bronson, Uniontown, Fulton, Redfield, Richards, 
  Mapleton and Deerfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3784 9508 3804 9508 3804 9461 3806 9461
      3806 9445 3783 9445

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

KP
098 
WGUS73 KSGF 040810
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
310 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

KSC011-MOC217-041045-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210904T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bourbon KS-Vernon MO-
310 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR NORTHERN BOURBON AND NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTIES...

At 310 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. 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...
  Fort Scott, Bronson, Uniontown, Fulton, Redfield, Richards, 
  Mapleton and Deerfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3784 9508 3804 9508 3804 9461 3806 9461
      3806 9445 3783 9445

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

KP
353 
WGUS73 KSGF 041047
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
547 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

KSC011-MOC217-041057-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210904T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bourbon KS-Vernon MO-
547 AM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHERN BOURBON AND 
NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTIES...

This Flash Flood Warning has been replaced by an Areal Flood 
Advisory.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Saturday for 
portions of southeast Kansas. portions of Missouri.

LAT...LON 3784 9508 3804 9508 3804 9461 3806 9461
      3806 9445 3783 9445

$$

KP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon5 days
Sep 4, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon3 days
Sep 4, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFSt. Clair6 days
Sep 4, 5:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFCedar, St. Clair, Vernon6 hr
Sep 4, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian35 min
Sep 4, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell, Shannon46 min
Sep 4, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell45 min
Sep 4, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBourbon60 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.