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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Springfield, MO

June 23, 2026Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2026, 5:25 PM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 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
Jun 23, 2026, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2026-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2026-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

847 
WGUS53 KSGF 232225
FFWSGF
MOC097-145-240400-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0069.260623T2225Z-260624T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
525 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
  Western Newton County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 525 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 of 0.5 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...
  Joplin, Neosho, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Seneca, 
  Duquesne, Duenweg, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek 
  Drive, Saginaw, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Redings Mill, Grand 
  Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Dennis Acres, Cliff Village, 
  Racine, Iron Gates and Oakland Park.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Harrison Branch, Dry Branch, Grove Creek, Shoal Creek, Center 
  Creek, Lost Creek, Little Lost Creek, Thurman Creek, Short Creek, 
  Fivemile Creek, Bullskin Creek, Spring River, Carver Branch, 
  Baynham Branch, Cedar Creek, Willow Branch, Joplin Creek and 
  Hickory Creek.

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 3715 9447 3696 9428 3678 9438 3678 9462
      3715 9462

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GH
1 follow-up statement
074 
WGUS73 KSGF 240356
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1056 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

MOC097-145-240406-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-260624T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jasper MO-Newton MO-
1056 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN JASPER AND WESTERN NEWTON COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Please continue 
to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3715 9447 3696 9428 3678 9438 3678 9462
      3715 9462

$$

MB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 23, 2:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and this early evening across far southwestern MO, then again tonight into Wednesday morning generally west of Highway 65. The primary hazards would be damaging wind gusts and small hail.
  • Marginal (Level 1 of 5) to Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk for severe thunderstorms on Thursday. Damaging wind gusts and small hail will be the main risks.
  • Daily shower and thunderstorm chances persist through Friday. An associated heavy rainfall and flash flooding risk will accompany each round. A Slight Risk (2 of 4) for excessive rainfall and flash flooding capture this potential tonight, Wednesday and Thursday into Friday.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
208 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe thunderstorms late
  this afternoon and this early evening across far southwestern
  MO, then again tonight into Wednesday morning generally west
  of Highway 65. The primary hazards would be damaging wind
  gusts and small hail.

- Marginal (Level 1 of 5) to Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk for
  severe thunderstorms on Thursday. Damaging wind gusts and
  small hail will be the main risks.

- Daily shower and thunderstorm chances persist through Friday.
  An associated heavy rainfall and flash flooding risk will
  accompany each round. A Slight Risk (2 of 4) for excessive
  rainfall and flash flooding capture this potential tonight,
  Wednesday and Thursday into Friday.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 200 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Showers and storms are currently moving east across northeastern
Oklahoma early this afternoon. The better instability and
weaker cap is currently in place across Oklahoma with
instability weakening to the northeast into our area. Still
some weak uncapped instability is spreading into extreme
southeastern Kansas and far southwestern Missouri this afternoon
and will remain into the early evening hour, but will weaken
completely this evening. The showers and storms across
northeastern Oklahoma should continue to move east into the
southwestern portions of the area later this afternoon into
early this evening, generally south of Highway 54 and west of
Highway 65 between 4 and 8 PM today. Instability will weaken by
late this evening and the activity should dissipate then. The
severe risk is low as instability and shear are weaker across
the area, but a strong storm could be possible across the far
southwestern portions of the area with gusty winds and small
hail possible with the strongest storm. Locally heavy rainfall
will also be possible, but overall coverage in storms will
start to dissipate as they move into the area, so widespread
flooding is not expected this afternoon and evening.

MUCAPE will start to develop over the area again tonight into
Wednesday morning while the cap weakens. An upper level
disturbance will move southeast across the region tonight and as
the cap weakens scattered showers and storms should start to
develop across the area overnight tonight into Wednesday
morning. Coverage should be more scattered in nature to start, but
it is possible a band of showers and storms develop and move
southeast across the area if the cold pools from the storms can
congeal late tonight into Wednesday morning. If this occurs,
there would be a localized flooding risk where this band
develops and training of storms occur. There could also be a few
strong to severe storms tonight into Wednesday morning mainly
along and west of Highway 65, with damaging winds and small hail
the main risk.

Instability then weakens Wednesday afternoon, a few showers and
rumbles of thunder could linger into the afternoon hours but
most of the area will be dry Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Instability will start to increase from the west late Wednesday
night, it is possible some showers and storms develop Wednesday
night but overall coverage should remain limited.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 200 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Another upper level disturbance will move east across the
Central Plains on Thursday and across the region on Thursday
night. Instability will increase across the area ahead of the
disturbance and a line of storms will likely develop across
Kansas and move east into and across the region on Thursday,
generally late morning Thursday into Thursday evening. The SPC
has a Marginal (1 out of 5) to Slight (2 out of 5) Risk for
severe thunderstorms on Thursday. Damaging winds will be the
main risk but some small hail will also be possible with the
strongest storms. The exact track of these storms will be
dependent on where they develop, they are expected to move
through the area, but the line could shift slightly to the north
of south. Where the line is from north to south will be the
best potential for damaging winds. A band of showers and storms
will likely develop behind the storms and linger into Friday.
Precipitable water values increase across the area Thursday
evening and night, leading to a flooding risk where training of
storms and develop and occur Thursday night and Friday. This
training will be banned in nature should could be more localized
than widespread, and where this sets up will be dependent on
exactly where storms develop on Thursday into Friday.

The ensemble model members are then showing an upper level ridge
building over the central U.S. this weekend and remaining over
the region next week. This will support warmer temperatures and
overall a drier pattern but there could still be daily scattered
thunderstorm chances during peak heating.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1224 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

MVFR ceilings are in place across extreme southeastern Kansas
and far southwestern Missouri early this afternoon. MVFR ceilings
will continue early in the TAF period, then will start to
gradually improve later this afternoon.

Showers and storms have developed across portions of Kansas and
Oklahoma and will continue to move east this afternoon and
evening. This activity will likely push into extreme
southeastern Kansas and far southwestern Missouri then start to
weaken as the activity moves further east into the area later
this afternoon into this evening. This activity could impact all
the TAF sites, with KJLN having the best chances but some
showers and a few rumbles of thunder may continue to the KSGF
and KBBG sites before weaken completely. IFR to MVFR conditions
will occur with any of the storms this afternoon and evening.

Additional scattered showers and storm develop will be possible
late tonight into early Wednesday morning and could impact the
TAF sites. IFR to MVFR ceilings will be possible with this
activity.

MVFR ceilings are expected to develop across the area again
tonight into Wednesday morning.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...None.
MO...None.

&&

SHORT TERM...Wise
LONG TERM...Wise
AVIATION...Wise
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 2:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
208 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241915-
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-
208 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

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

DISCUSSION...

Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe thunderstorms, late this
afternoon and early evening across far southwestern Missouri, and
again tonight into Wednesday morning mainly west of Highway 65.
The primary hazard would be damaging wind gusts with small hail
also possible with a few of the strongest storms. There could also
be some heavy rainfall and localized flooding tonight into
Wednesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Marginal (Level 1 of 5) to Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk for
severe thunderstorms on Thursday. Damaging wind gusts and small
hail will be the main risks.

Daily shower and thunderstorm chances persist Wednesday through
Friday. An associated heavy rainfall and flash flooding risk will
accompany each round. A Slight Risk (2 of 4) for excessive
rainfall and flash flooding captures this potential on Wednesday
and Thursday. An additional Marginal Risk (1 of 5) for isolated
strong to severe thunderstorms on Wednesday.

.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

Wise

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 4:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFJasper, McDonald, Newton6 hr
Jun 23, 5:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarton, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton5 hr

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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.