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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Springfield, MO

March 2, 2023Phelps County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Mar 2, 2023, 9:11 AM CST for Phelps County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 4, 2023, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2023, 9:11 AM CST (15:11 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2023, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2023, 7:33 AM CST
In force
53 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Phelps County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:16 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 Gasconade River at Jerome (JRMM7). The gauge peaked at 17.47 ft at Mar 5, 2023, 1:00 AM CST.

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Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06933500, 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 2, 5:25 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 5:25 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 3:03 AM CST, 6 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
303 AM CST Thu Mar 2 2023

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303 AM CST Thu Mar 2 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Significant excessive rainfall risk
  Limited non thunderstorm wind risk.

DISCUSSION...

  A strong storm system will move into the area tonight and will
  bring widespread heavy rain to the area. The heaviest rain will
  be along and southeast of the interstate 44 corridor where 2 to
  3 inches of rain, with localized higher amounts possible. This
  may lead to some flooding over the area and a flood watch is in
  effect from this evening into midday Friday.

  A small percentage of the stronger storms may approach severe
  limits with hail to the size of quarters and wind gusts up to 60
  mph, but the majority of storms will remain below severe limits
  as the main instability will be south and southeast of the area.

  Wind gusts over 30 mph will be possible over the area tonight.

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

  The low will track across the area on Friday with showers and a
  few thunderstorms continuing. Severe weather is not expected,
  but flooding will remain possible with the heavy rain potential.

  Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph will be possible across the area as
  the low moves across the region.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

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

Lindenberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 8:31 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar12 hr
Mar 2, 8:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFShannon42 hr
Mar 2, 8:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFShannon68 hr
Mar 2, 9:07 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFPulaski68 hr
Mar 2, 9:11 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFPulaski12 hr
Mar 2, 12:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMcDonald, Newton51 min
Mar 2, 12:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, Newton43 min
Mar 2, 1:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon33 min
Mar 2, 1:43 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFVernon47 min
Mar 2, 1:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCherokee33 min

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.