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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO

April 16, 2026Miller County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 16, 2026, 4:54 PM CDT for Miller County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2026, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Miller County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 203 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2026-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 79 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2026-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
79 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-186 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1183 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

630 
WGUS53 KSGF 162154
FFWSGF
MOC131-170200-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0013.260416T2154Z-260417T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
454 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Miller County in central Missouri...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 454 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Olean and Etterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3837 9259 3843 9256 3843 9255 3843 9251
      3843 9250 3843 9240 3842 9240 3837 9241
      3836 9241

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EW
1 follow-up statement
322 
WGUS73 KSGF 170153
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
853 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026

MOC131-170203-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260417T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Miller MO-
853 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTH CENTRAL MILLER COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3837 9259 3843 9256 3843 9255 3843 9251
      3843 9250 3843 9240 3842 9240 3837 9241
      3836 9241

$$

EW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry45 min
Apr 15, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Polk45 min
Apr 15, 7:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Polk6 hr
Apr 15, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski51 min
Apr 15, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller38 min
Apr 15, 7:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon7 days
Apr 15, 7:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas5 hr
Apr 15, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski49 min
Apr 15, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMaries28 min
Apr 15, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper46 min
Apr 15, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBarton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence39 min
Apr 15, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Greene, Lawrence, Polk59 min
Apr 15, 10:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper, Newton6 hr
Apr 15, 10:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 1 more14 hr
Apr 15, 11:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Jasper, Polk13 hr
Apr 16, 12:16 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory13 hr
Apr 16, 8:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar36 hr
Apr 16, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFWright30 min
Apr 16, 11:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas, Wright39 min
Apr 16, 12:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFTexas39 min
Apr 16, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDent37 min
Apr 16, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon30 min
Apr 16, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOzark31 min
Apr 16, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell48 min
Apr 16, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell46 min
Apr 16, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas57 min
Apr 16, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon40 min
Apr 16, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMiller52 min
Apr 16, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller45 min
Apr 16, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon47 min
Apr 16, 2:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMiller4 hr
Apr 16, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller50 min
Apr 16, 3:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMaries4 hr
Apr 16, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller63 min
Apr 16, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMiller25 min
Apr 16, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller41 min
Apr 16, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFMiller39 min
Apr 16, 5:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFMaries, Miller13 hr
Apr 16, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.