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River Flood Warning 47, NWS Springfield, MO

May 25, 2025Cedar County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at May 25, 2025, 12:17 AM CDT for Cedar County, Missouri. It took effect at May 25, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2025, 12:17 AM CDT (05:17 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 26, 2025, 8:43 AM CDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Cedar County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:17 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 Sac River near Caplinger Mills (CMZM7).

Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
19 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06919900, 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 24, 6:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 8:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
815 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-260115-
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-
815 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Marginal hail risk.
  Marginal thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Significant lightning risk.
  Elevated excessive rainfall risk

DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms will develop across portions of
southeastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri this evening and
move east across the area tonight. The main risk will be lightning
and heavy rainfall leading to the potential for additional
flooding. A few severe storms will be possible with hail up to the
size of golf balls. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches
with locally heavier amounts of 3 to 4 inches will be possible
with the rain this evening and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Additional showers and thunderstorms will develop Sunday evening
and occur at times through Monday. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 2 inches with localized amounts up to 3 inches will be
possible Sunday night into Monday. This additional rainfall will
lead to additional flood risk and increased stream and river
flows this weekend. A few strong to severe storms will be possible
across far southern Missouri Sunday evening and overnight, with
quarter size hail and wind gusts up to 50 to 60 mph the main risks.

.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

Nelson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 1:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFShannon37 min
May 25, 1:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPulaski31 min
May 25, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFLawrence37 min
May 25, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene33 min
May 25, 3:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper38 min
May 25, 3:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian35 min
May 25, 3:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney44 min
May 25, 3:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper48 min
May 25, 3:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone8 hr
May 25, 4:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper6 hr
May 25, 4:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas7 hr
May 25, 6:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFGreene, Webster5 hr
May 25, 6:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney5 hr
May 25, 10:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton12 hr
May 25, 11:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Ozark, Stone and 2 more11 hr
May 25, 3:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCrawford25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.