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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Springfield, MO

May 16, 2023Pulaski County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2023, 7:47 AM CDT for Pulaski County, Missouri. It took effect at May 16, 2023, 10:45 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2023, 7:47 AM CDT (12:47 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2023, 10:45 AM CDT
Expired: May 17, 2023, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Pulaski County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville (RBXM7). The gauge peaked at 9.29 ft at May 16, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06928420, 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 May 16, 6:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Texas	56 min
May 15, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon	61 min
May 15, 7:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	14 hr
May 15, 7:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	6 hr
May 15, 8:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	6 hr
May 15, 9:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	12 hr
May 15, 9:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	58 hr
May 15, 10:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Greene, Stone, Webster, Wright	12 hr
May 16, 1:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	10 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.