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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Springfield, MO

April 30, 2025Pulaski County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2025, 8:08 AM CDT for Pulaski County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 30, 2025, 10:54 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2025, 8:08 AM CDT (13:08 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 30, 2025, 10:54 PM CDT
Expired: May 2, 2025, 5:12 AM CDT
In force: 30 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 13:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate (BIGM7). The gauge peaked at 8.32 ft at May 1, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06930060, 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 Apr 30, 6:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 2:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
246 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0932 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NW Galloway           37.15N 93.26W
04/29/2025                   Greene             MO   Public

            Multiple tree branches down with hole in
            roof.

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 3:37 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 3:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 7:56 AM CDT, 12 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
Apr 30, 1:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	6 hr
Apr 30, 2:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	24 hr
Apr 30, 3:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	12 hr
Apr 30, 5:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	46 min
Apr 30, 6:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar	47 hr
Apr 30, 7:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	McDonald, Newton	12 hr
Apr 30, 8:05 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	45 hr
Apr 30, 8:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	3 days
Apr 30, 8:09 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Phelps	24 hr
Apr 30, 8:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Shannon	25 hr
Apr 30, 8:22 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Shannon	45 hr
Apr 30, 8:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	35 hr
Apr 30, 8:40 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Jasper	7 hr
Apr 30, 8:40 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Jasper, Newton	7 hr
Apr 30, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	66 hr
Apr 30, 3:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	47 hr
Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton, Jasper, Newton	34 min
Apr 30, 4:36 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 13 more	3 hr
Apr 30, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Taney	33 min
Apr 30, 6:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Texas	27 min
Apr 30, 2:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cherokee	70 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2025 Every river flood warning in 2025

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.