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Flood Watch 3, NWS Springfield, MO

March 14, 202130 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flood watch at Mar 14, 2021, 3:25 AM CDT for 30 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 14, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2021, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 15, 2021, 2:54 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Flood severity
None
All 33 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2021-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 185 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

324 
WGUS63 KSGF 140825
FFASGF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Springfield MO
325 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

.Heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon into early Monday morning 
as showers and thunderstorms move through the region. The flooding 
potential will be high given the recent heavy rainfall over the last 
72 hours, high soil saturation, and high streamflows.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-141600-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FA.A.0003.210314T1800Z-210315T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-
Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-
Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-
Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
Including the cities of Madry, Bolivar, Squires, Pomona, March,
Decaturville, Plato, Olive, Crane, Kenoma, Windyville, Birch
Tree, Rome, Greenfield, Wilderness, Pittsburg, Silver Dollar
City, Waynesville, Pawnee Station, Elsey, Pineville, Branson,
Darien, Jadwin, Roby, Duncan, Stippville, Northview, White
Church, Monett, Anderson, Noel, Teresita, Rocky Comfort, Lamar,
Laquey, Aurora, Fort Scott, Pottersville, Lynchburg, Greer,
Wasola, Neosho, Vanzant, Howes, Siloam Springs, Forsyth, Montier,
Lockwood, Caplinger Mills, Christian Center, Kirbyville,
Kimberling City, Nevada, South Fork, Seymour, Rolla, Dawson,
Sherwin, Filley, Quincy, West Plains, Carthage, Chicopee,
Hollister, Thomasville, Village of Four Seasons, Cedar Springs,
Columbus, Lake Spring, Bangert, Johnson City, Hermitage, Buffalo,
Mountain Grove, Winona, Neutral, Ozark, Nixa, Mansfield, Roach,
Camdenton, Charity, Weaubleau, Indian Point, Joplin, Baxter
Springs, Stockton, Edgewater Beach, Goodhope, Lebanon, Graff,
Salem, Plad, Ava, Couch, Foose, Goodman, Cassville, Gladden,
Springfield, Ozark Beach, Bendavis, Lowell, Marshfield, Alton,
Appleton City, Powersite, Meinert, Marionville, Dogwood, Fort
Leonard Wood, Mount Vernon, South West City, El Dorado Springs,
Riverton, Arnica, Rogersville, Osage Beach, Selmore, Northwye,
Huggins, Lone Oak, Tiffin, Cross Timbers, Wheatland, and Thayer
325 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 
MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flood Watch for Portions of southeast Kansas, including the 
  following areas, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford. Portions of 
  Missouri, including the following areas, Barry, Barton, Camden, 
  Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, 
  Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Oregon, 
  Ozark, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Shannon, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, 
  Texas, Vernon, Webster and Wright.

* From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Monday morning.

* Additional heavy rainfall is expected with showers and 
  thunderstorms moving through the region this afternoon into early 
  Monday morning. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall could lead 
  to flooding of streams, creeks, and low lying areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

KP
2 follow-up statements
786 
WGUS63 KSGF 141626
FFASGF

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1126 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

.Heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon into early Monday morning 
as showers and thunderstorms move through the region. The flooding 
potential will be high given the recent heavy rainfall over the last 
72 hours, high soil saturation, and high streamflows.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-151200-
/O.CON.KSGF.FA.A.0003.210314T1800Z-210315T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-
Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-
Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-
Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
Including the cities of Madry, Bolivar, Squires, Pomona, March,
Decaturville, Plato, Olive, Crane, Kenoma, Windyville, Birch
Tree, Rome, Greenfield, Wilderness, Pittsburg, Silver Dollar
City, Waynesville, Pawnee Station, Elsey, Pineville, Branson,
Darien, Jadwin, Roby, Duncan, Stippville, Northview, White
Church, Monett, Anderson, Noel, Teresita, Rocky Comfort, Lamar,
Laquey, Aurora, Fort Scott, Pottersville, Lynchburg, Greer,
Wasola, Neosho, Vanzant, Howes, Siloam Springs, Forsyth, Montier,
Lockwood, Caplinger Mills, Christian Center, Kirbyville,
Kimberling City, Nevada, South Fork, Seymour, Rolla, Dawson,
Sherwin, Filley, Quincy, West Plains, Carthage, Chicopee,
Hollister, Thomasville, Village of Four Seasons, Cedar Springs,
Columbus, Lake Spring, Bangert, Johnson City, Hermitage, Buffalo,
Mountain Grove, Winona, Neutral, Ozark, Nixa, Mansfield, Roach,
Camdenton, Charity, Weaubleau, Indian Point, Joplin, Baxter
Springs, Stockton, Edgewater Beach, Goodhope, Lebanon, Graff,
Salem, Plad, Ava, Couch, Foose, Goodman, Cassville, Gladden,
Springfield, Ozark Beach, Bendavis, Lowell, Marshfield, Alton,
Appleton City, Powersite, Meinert, Marionville, Dogwood, Fort
Leonard Wood, Mount Vernon, South West City, El Dorado Springs,
Riverton, Arnica, Rogersville, Osage Beach, Selmore, Northwye,
Huggins, Lone Oak, Tiffin, Cross Timbers, Wheatland, and Thayer
1126 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following areas, 
  Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford. Portions of Missouri, including 
  the following areas, Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, 
  Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, 
  Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Polk, 
  Pulaski, Shannon, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster 
  and Wright.

* Through Monday morning.

* Additional heavy rainfall is expected with showers and 
  thunderstorms moving through the region this afternoon into early 
  Monday morning. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall could lead 
  to flooding of streams, creeks, and low lying areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

MB
300 
WGUS63 KSGF 150754
FFASGF

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Springfield MO
254 AM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-150900-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210315T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-
Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-
Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-
Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
Including the cities of Madry, Bolivar, Squires, Pomona, March,
Decaturville, Plato, Olive, Crane, Kenoma, Windyville, Birch
Tree, Rome, Greenfield, Wilderness, Pittsburg, Silver Dollar
City, Waynesville, Pawnee Station, Elsey, Pineville, Branson,
Darien, Jadwin, Roby, Duncan, Stippville, Northview, White
Church, Monett, Anderson, Noel, Teresita, Rocky Comfort, Lamar,
Laquey, Aurora, Fort Scott, Pottersville, Lynchburg, Greer,
Wasola, Neosho, Vanzant, Howes, Siloam Springs, Forsyth, Montier,
Lockwood, Caplinger Mills, Christian Center, Kirbyville,
Kimberling City, Nevada, South Fork, Seymour, Rolla, Dawson,
Sherwin, Filley, Quincy, West Plains, Carthage, Chicopee,
Hollister, Thomasville, Village of Four Seasons, Cedar Springs,
Columbus, Lake Spring, Bangert, Johnson City, Hermitage, Buffalo,
Mountain Grove, Winona, Neutral, Ozark, Nixa, Mansfield, Roach,
Camdenton, Charity, Weaubleau, Indian Point, Joplin, Baxter
Springs, Stockton, Edgewater Beach, Goodhope, Lebanon, Graff,
Salem, Plad, Ava, Couch, Foose, Goodman, Cassville, Gladden,
Springfield, Ozark Beach, Bendavis, Lowell, Marshfield, Alton,
Appleton City, Powersite, Meinert, Marionville, Dogwood, Fort
Leonard Wood, Mount Vernon, South West City, El Dorado Springs,
Riverton, Arnica, Rogersville, Osage Beach, Selmore, Northwye,
Huggins, Lone Oak, Tiffin, Cross Timbers, Wheatland, and Thayer
254 AM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch for Portions of southeast Kansas, including the 
following areas, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford. Portions of 
Missouri, including the following areas, Barry, Barton, Camden, 
Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, 
Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, 
Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Shannon, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, 
Vernon, Webster and Wright. has been cancelled.

The Flood Watch is cancelled. Rainfall has exited the region for the 
rest of this morning. However, residual flooding will continue 
across much of the region today.

$$

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 12:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright26 hr
Mar 14, 12:07 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, Webster and 1 more24 hr
Mar 14, 12:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Lawrence and 2 more24 hr
Mar 14, 12:16 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton26 hr
Mar 14, 12:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Stone, Taney30 hr
Mar 14, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFVernon30 min
Mar 14, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFLawrence31 min
Mar 14, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene34 min

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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.