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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Springfield, MO
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.
- 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
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
$$
GH1 follow-up statement
074
WGUS73 KSGF 240356
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1056 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MOC097-145-240406-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-260624T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jasper MO-Newton MO-
1056 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN JASPER AND WESTERN NEWTON COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Please continue
to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3715 9447 3696 9428 3678 9438 3678 9462
3715 9462
$$
MBWhat 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 5 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.