Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Mar 13, 2021, 3:52 AM CST for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 13, 2021, 3:52 AM CST (09:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2021, 10:21 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County McDonald County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:42 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Anderson, MO | FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED ACROSS SEVERAL AREAS OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON. BEAVER BRANCH AND INDIAN CREEK FLOODED OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND CAUSED ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. INDIAN CREEK CONTINUED TO RISE AT THE TIME OF THIS LSR. |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KSGF 130952
FFWSGF
MOC119-131645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0009.210313T0952Z-210313T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
352 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 1045 AM CST Saturday.
* At 352 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the Indian Creek basin and Beaver Branch basin.
Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring. Rapid rises along Beaver Branch and
Indian Creek near the city of Anderson are likely.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Anderson, Goodman and Lanagan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3673 9442 3673 9438 3672 9436 3669 9436
3666 9438 3664 9441 3662 9443 3659 9445
3660 9446 3663 9446 3667 9446 3671 9445
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
DC2 follow-up statements
636
WGUS73 KSGF 131338
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
738 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
MOC119-131645-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210313T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
McDonald MO-
738 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CST THIS
MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCDONALD COUNTY...
At 738 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
already occurring along Indian Creek and Beaver Branch. Numerous
roads are flooded and impassable in Anderson. Light to moderate rain
will continue, however, rain is expected to dissipate later today.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Anderson, Lanagan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3673 9442 3673 9438 3672 9436 3669 9436
3666 9438 3664 9441 3662 9443 3659 9445
3660 9446 3663 9446 3667 9446 3671 9445
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
DC740
WGUS73 KSGF 131621
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1021 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
MOC119-131631-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210313T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
McDonald MO-
1021 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCDONALD
COUNTY...
Another flash flood warning is in effect for all of McDonald County.
Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST Saturday for
Portions of southeast Kansas. Portions of Missouri.
LAT...LON 3673 9442 3673 9438 3672 9436 3669 9436
3666 9438 3664 9441 3662 9443 3659 9445
3660 9446 3663 9446 3667 9446 3671 9445
$$
MMTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Polk | 23 min |
| Mar 12, 8:27 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dent, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Greene | 14 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Lawrence, St. Clair and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:36 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas, Wright | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:59 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Webster | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:25 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:04 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 7 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Jasper | 7 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:29 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan and 1 more | 118 min |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:24 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Lawrence and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:31 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 23 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:59 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney | 22 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:15 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 18 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:26 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 16 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.