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River Flood Warning 53, NWS Springfield, MO

June 4, 2025Christian County, Stone County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 4, 2025, 7:57 PM CDT for Christian County, Stone County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 5, 2025, 3:40 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 4, 2025, 7:57 PM CDT (00:57 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 5, 2025, 3:40 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 5, 2025, 1:36 PM CDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Christian County, MO, Stone County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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 James River (MO) near Boaz (JAMM7). The gauge peaked at 10.94 ft at Jun 5, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07052250, 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 Jun 4, 6:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 6:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 2:16 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
216 PM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-051915-
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-
216 PM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Marginal thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Significant lightning risk.
  Elevated excessive rainfall risk
  Limited Fog risk.

DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue moving along and
south of of the Interstate 44 corridor into this evening,
producing heavy rainfall and a localized flood risk. Additionally,
these storms could produce localized damaging wind gusts,
lightning and flash flooding.

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

Another round of severe thunderstorms is possible late Thursday
night into Friday, especially south of Interstate 44. Damaging
wind gusts and localized flash flooding are the primary hazards.

.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

Titus

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:56 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
256 PM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025

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

0255 PM     Flash Flood      1 S Northview           37.27N 93.00W
06/04/2025                   Webster            MO   Emergency Mngr

            Water rescue underway.

&&

Titus

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 10:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Shannon	6 hr
Jun 4, 11:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	11 hr
Jun 4, 11:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	11 hr
Jun 5, 2:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	18 hr
Jun 5, 1:45 PM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	Barry, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Jasper and 9 more	23 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.