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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Springfield, MO

May 8, 2024Maries County, Miller County, Morgan County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 2024, 11:14 AM CDT for Maries County, Miller County, Morgan County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 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 8, 2024, 11:14 AM CDT (16:14 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2024, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 8, 12:00 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Ssw Saint Elizabeth, MO	Flooding on struemph school rd. Time estimated.
May 8, 1:00 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 W Vichy, MO	Delayed Report. Several county roads were flooded in Maries County.

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 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 727 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -200 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1295 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

150 
WGUS53 KSGF 081614
FFWSGF
MOC125-131-141-082130-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0021.240508T1614Z-240508T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1114 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Maries County in central Missouri...
  Miller County in central Missouri...
  Southern Morgan County in central Missouri...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 1114 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 
  to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is 
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Eldon, Osage Beach, Village of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Belle, 
  Laurie, Iberia, Vienna, St. Elizabeth, Tuscumbia, Gravois Mills, 
  Olean, Bagnell, Brumley, Lakeside, Marys Home, Ulman, Brinktown, 
  Etterville, Kaiser, Aurora Springs, Lakeview, Rocky Mount, Vichy, 
  Lake of The Ozarks and Lake of The Ozarks State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3821 9293 3822 9293 3822 9298 3827 9307
      3832 9307 3835 9263 3843 9262 3843 9256
      3843 9241 3834 9241 3834 9219 3829 9220
      3829 9165 3805 9163 3805 9189 3801 9202
      3803 9252 3821 9264 3820 9296

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

JD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 2:44 AM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dallas, Dent, Hickory and 12 more	19 hr
May 8, 8:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton	24 min
May 8, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Benton, Morgan	46 min
May 8, 8:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Morgan	48 min
May 8, 9:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	6 hr
May 8, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller	37 min
May 8, 9:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Morgan	32 min
May 8, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller	47 min
May 8, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Maries	30 min
May 8, 10:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Benton, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski	53 min
May 8, 10:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps	48 min
May 8, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair, Vernon	27 min
May 8, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon	51 min
May 8, 2:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barton, Jasper	4 hr
May 8, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair	41 min
May 8, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade	47 min
May 8, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski	40 min
May 8, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, Newton	54 min
May 8, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper	32 min
May 8, 2:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Newton	25 min
May 8, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, St. Clair	33 min
May 8, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	52 min
May 8, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Newton	50 min
May 8, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Polk	47 min
May 8, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan	47 min
May 8, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, McDonald, Newton	46 min
May 8, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dade, Polk	49 min
May 8, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	51 min
May 8, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, Newton	50 min
May 8, 3:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	6 hr
May 8, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	44 min
May 8, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Pulaski	26 min
May 8, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barton	49 min
May 8, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Polk	10 min
May 8, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	37 min
May 8, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone	47 min
May 8, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton	48 min
May 8, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Phelps	19 min
May 8, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	38 min
May 8, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Phelps	49 min
May 8, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone	30 min
May 8, 5:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	6 hr
May 8, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone	51 min
May 8, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian, Greene, Webster	47 min
May 8, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	30 min
May 8, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Newton	41 min
May 8, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian	37 min
May 8, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney	44 min
May 8, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	41 min
May 8, 5:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone	6 hr
May 8, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	28 min
May 8, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright	40 min
May 8, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas	17 min
May 8, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Texas, Wright	48 min
May 8, 6:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Taney	26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.