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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood watch at Oct 10, 2021, 2:43 PM CDT for 9 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Oct 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2021, 2:43 PM CDT (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -716 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1264 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
669 WGUS63 KSGF 101943 FFASGF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Springfield MO 243 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 .Numerous thunderstorms containing high rainfall rates are expected late this evening and overnight across extreme southeast Kansas and portions of the Missouri Ozarks. The risk for flash flooding is increasing over this region. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-094-101-110345- /O.NEW.KSGF.FF.A.0009.211011T0200Z-211011T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Barton-Cedar-Jasper- Dade-Newton-Lawrence-McDonald- Including the cities of Filley, Lamar, Stippville, Chicopee, Anderson, Noel, Lockwood, Cedar Springs, Lowell, Columbus, Neosho, Johnson City, Aurora, Carthage, Fort Scott, Appleton City, Meinert, Neutral, Marionville, Mount Vernon, South West City, Pineville, El Dorado Springs, Kenoma, Rocky Comfort, Riverton, Arnica, Tiffin, Joplin, Caplinger Mills, Baxter Springs, Lone Oak, Stockton, Pittsburg, Greenfield, Goodman, Pawnee Station, Nevada, and Sherwin 243 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Kansas, including the following areas, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford. portions of Missouri, including the following areas, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, St. Clair and Vernon. * From 9 PM CDT this evening through Monday morning. * Numerous thunderstorms containing high rainfall rates are expected to occur late this evening and overnight tonight. Widespread rainfall amounts ranging from 1.50 to 2.25 inches are expected through Monday morning, with isolated amounts up to 4 inches possible. * Rapid rises in small streams and creeks could lead to flooded roadways and low water crossings. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ DC
2 follow-up statements
523 WGUS63 KSGF 110254 FFASGF Flood Watch National Weather Service Springfield MO 954 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-094-101-111200- /O.CON.KSGF.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-211011T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Barton-Cedar-Jasper- Dade-Newton-Lawrence-McDonald- Including the cities of Filley, Lamar, Stippville, Chicopee, Anderson, Noel, Lockwood, Cedar Springs, Lowell, Columbus, Neosho, Johnson City, Aurora, Carthage, Fort Scott, Appleton City, Meinert, Neutral, Marionville, Mount Vernon, South West City, Pineville, El Dorado Springs, Kenoma, Rocky Comfort, Riverton, Arnica, Tiffin, Joplin, Caplinger Mills, Baxter Springs, Lone Oak, Stockton, Pittsburg, Greenfield, Goodman, Pawnee Station, Nevada, and Sherwin 954 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following areas, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford. portions of Missouri, including the following areas, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, St. Clair and Vernon. * Until 7 AM CDT Monday. * Showers and thunderstorms near and ahead of low pressure moving into southeast Kansas and western Missouri tonight will produce periods of heavy rain with high rainfall rates. Widespread rainfall amounts ranging from 1.50 to 2.25 inches are expected through Monday morning, with isolated amounts up to 4 inches possible. * Rapid rises in small streams and creeks could lead to flooded roadways and low water crossings. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ DSA
344 WGUS63 KSGF 111202 FFASGF Flood Watch National Weather Service Springfield MO 702 AM CDT Mon Oct 11 2021 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-094-101-111315- /O.EXP.KSGF.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-211011T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Barton-Cedar-Jasper- Dade-Newton-Lawrence-McDonald- Including the cities of Filley, Lamar, Stippville, Chicopee, Anderson, Noel, Lockwood, Cedar Springs, Lowell, Columbus, Neosho, Johnson City, Aurora, Carthage, Fort Scott, Appleton City, Meinert, Neutral, Marionville, Mount Vernon, South West City, Pineville, El Dorado Springs, Kenoma, Rocky Comfort, Riverton, Arnica, Tiffin, Joplin, Caplinger Mills, Baxter Springs, Lone Oak, Stockton, Pittsburg, Greenfield, Goodman, Pawnee Station, Nevada, and Sherwin 702 AM CDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Kansas, including the following areas, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford. portions of Missouri, including the following areas, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, St. Clair and Vernon. has expired. The Flood Watch is cancelled. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ KP
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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.