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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO

May 4, 2022Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 4, 2022, 8:52 PM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports 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
May 4, 2022, 8:52 PM CDT (01:52 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2022, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Crawford County, KS

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 4, 9:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse Yale, KSREPORT RELAYED VIA AMATEUR RADIO. STREET FLOODING REPORTED AT 580TH AVENUE AND 260TH STREET.
May 4, 10:17 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 S Lone Oak, KS200TH AVENUE ONE HALF OF A MILE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 126 HAS WATER OVER THE ROADWAY.
May 4, 10:26 PM CDTFLASH FLOODFrontenac, KSSEVERAL STREETS ARE FLOODED IN FRONTENAC.

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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2022-05-05Temperature 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 2022-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

792 
WGUS53 KSGF 050152
FFWSGF
KSC037-050800-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0013.220505T0152Z-220505T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
852 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 300 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 852 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...
  Pittsburg, Girard, Frontenac, Arma, Cherokee, Mulberry, Mccune and 
  Arcadia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3767 9462 3734 9462 3734 9507 3738 9508
      3738 9509 3767 9509

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EW
2 follow-up statements
678 
WGUS73 KSGF 050520
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1220 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022

KSC037-050800-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220505T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford KS-
1220 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY...

At 1220 AM CDT, Trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area and ongoing flash 
flooding. 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...Trained spotters reported.

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...
  Pittsburg, Girard, Frontenac, Arma, Cherokee, Mulberry, Mccune and 
  Arcadia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3767 9462 3734 9462 3734 9493 3734 9494
      3734 9507 3736 9508 3738 9507 3738 9508
      3738 9509 3740 9509 3742 9509 3754 9508

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

KP
431 
WGUS73 KSGF 050755
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
255 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022

KSC037-050805-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220505T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford KS-
255 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY. REPLACED BY FLOOD WARNING...

Flooding is ongoing. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT Thursday for 
portions of southeast Kansas. Portions of Missouri.

LAT...LON 3767 9462 3734 9462 3734 9493 3734 9494
      3734 9507 3736 9508 3738 9507 3738 9508
      3738 9509 3740 9509 3742 9509 3754 9508

$$

KP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 8:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBourbon55 hr
May 4, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCherokee37 min
May 4, 9:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCherokee6 hr
May 5, 2:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFCherokee4 days
May 5, 2:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCherokee, Crawford8 hr
May 5, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBourbon32 hr
May 5, 10:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCherokee, Crawford23 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.