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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Springfield, MO

March 31, 2022Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Mar 31, 2022, 6:35 AM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2022, 6:35 AM CDT (11:35 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2022, 9:28 AM CDT
In force: 27 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:36 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 river

Written for the forecast point Little Osage River at Horton (HTNM7). The gauge peaked at 41.71 ft at Mar 31, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 39 ft
Minor stage: 41 ft
Moderate stage: 45 ft
Major stage: 50 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06917060, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 30, 6:41 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 6:41 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 3:16 PM CDT, 15 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
316 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-312030-
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-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-
316 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited lightning risk.
  Limited excessive rainfall risk
  Limited non thunderstorm wind risk.

DISCUSSION...

Breezy conditions are expected behind a cold front that is
currently pushing through the Missouri Ozarks. Northwesterly
winds will gust at 20 to 30 mph at times into tonight.

The severe weather threat has pushed east of the area. Mostly
light to moderate showers currently overspread southeastern Kansas
and the Missouri Ozarks. A localized flooding risk continues,
primarily east of Highway 65 where 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain has
already fallen.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is the potential for some frost and freeze Thursday night
into Friday morning.

An unsettled weather pattern is expected to set up early next
week, with the potential for some thunderstorms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 Spotter activation will no longer be needed today.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at:
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/sitrep

This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf

Langfeld

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 7:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	13 hr
Mar 31, 9:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Douglas, Texas, Wright	6 hr
Mar 31, 9:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Texas	6 hr
Mar 31, 1:29 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more	20 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2022 Every river flood warning in 2022

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.