A stationary front draped across the region and a persistent, moist southerly low level flow into this boundary produced two rounds of heavy rainfall across portions of the Missouri Ozarks. The first round occurred during the early morning hours of September 8th, with the second occurring during the daylight hours of the 8th.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A stationary front draped across the region and a persistent, moist southerly low level flow into this boundary produced two rounds of heavy rainfall across portions of the Missouri Ozarks. The first round occurred during the early morning hours of September 8th, with the second occurring during the daylight hours of the 8th. Widespread flash flooding occurred in response to these episodes of heavy rain with rainfall amounts ranging from three to five inches. The Spring River Basin in Jasper and Lawrence counties observed the heaviest precipitation, causing the river to experience moderate flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Sep 8, 1:45 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 245 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2007 .DISCUSSION... FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED PERIODS OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE FORECAST AREA. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOIL...TOPOGRAPHY...HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...MORE FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY TODAY AND TOMORROW IN THE FORECAST AREA. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN THIS MORNING HAS BEEN DEVELOPING ALONG AN 850 MB FRONT IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THIS FRONT HAS SLOWLY BEEN DRIFTING NORTHWARD. A SURFACE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NEAR ST LOUIS TO NEAR SPRINGFIELD TO NEAR TULSA AND IS SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD. ALONG THIS FRONT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING BUT THE MORE IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING ALONG THE 850 MB FRONT IN OKLAHOMA. THE CHALLENGES WITH THE FORECAST ARE WHERE AND WHEN THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR AND HOW MUCH. MODELS SUGGEST THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL TODAY IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. MEANWHILE...MODELS SUGGEST A CONTINUING NORTHWARD DRIFT OF THE 850 MB FRONT TO NEAR THE NORTHERN OKLAHOMA STATE LINE...PROVIDING ANOTHER FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS TO DEVELOP. THE POSITION OF THESE FEATURES GIVES CONFIDENCE IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE HIGH IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DUE TO THE TRAINING OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...OVERRUNNING TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER 2 INCHES...SATURATED SOILS AND ADDITIONAL LIFT FROM UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES RIDING ALONG THE 850 MB FRONT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL CONTINUE AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND AN UPPER TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS UPPER TROUGH...DRY AND COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL PUT AN END TO THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. ANGLE && .AVIATION... FOR THE 0600 UTC KSGF/KJLN TAFS...A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX CONTINUES TO EVOLVE OVER NORTHEAST KS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A STRONG LOW LEVEL 850MB FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE AREA OF STORMS...AND WE SHOULD SEE DEVELOPMENT SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SFC WINDS REMAIN FAIRLY GUSTY WITH SUSTAINED 15 KTS AT KSGF/KJLN...AND PROGGED SOUNDINGS ARE FAIRLY WELL MIXED...SO DECIDED NOT INCLUDE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ATTM. TAFS SHOULD START OUT FAIRLY BENIGN/VFR DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...BUT LOWER MVFR/LOW END VFR CEILINGS SHOULD START TO AFFECT THE AREA BY FRI MORNING WITH SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. PROGGED SOUNDINGS DONT FULLY SATURATE THE LOWER LEVELS...SO AM RELUCTANT TO GO INTO THE IFR CATEGORY FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME FRI...BUT HEAVIER AREAS OF RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PERIODS OF IFR VISIBILITY AND CEILINGS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF RAIN FRI NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A FRONT BECOMING STALLED OVER SOUTHERN MO/AR BORDER AREA. DSA && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL NOON SUNDAY. KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL NOON SUNDAY. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 900 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2007 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-081200- 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- 900 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2007 ...HEAVY RAIN WITH POTENTIAL FLOODING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI. BECAUSE OF A TROPICAL-LIKE ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE OVER THE REGION...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND MEANDER OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE WEEKEND. AS TROPICAL MOISTURE OVERRIDES THE FRONT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI...THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME LOCALIZED AREAS COULD SEE UP TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ELK...SPRING...AND JAMES RIVERS AND SHOAL CREEK WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) TERRY/DSA
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:11 UTC.
13 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was observed in several areas near Golden City. Locations included a section of Highway 126 west of Golden City, the intersection of Walnut and 160 in Golden City, and the intersection of Highway 126 and 70th Street in Golden City.
Widespread flooding was observed across much of Jasper County. Locations that flooded included the intersection of Fairview and Laurel in Carthage, a section of Highway 96 east of Avilla, the intersection of County Road 140 and Nutmeg, a section of Highway 71, a section of Civil War Street in Carthage, a section of County Road 150, a section of Locust Street in Carthage, the intersection of 7th and Maiden streets in Joplin, the intersection of 4th and Turk streets in Joplin, the intersection of 7th and Illinois streets in Joplin, a large section of County Road 90 near the Spring River, and a section of Highway 96 near its intersection with County Road 70.
A water rescue was performed on a section of Highway 97. White Oak Creek flooded and washed a van off the road.
Flooding was observed over a section of Highway N two and a half miles south of Highway 160.
A section of West Bypass between Division and Chestnut flooded.|
A section of Highway O experienced flooding from Turnback Creek.
Flash flooding continued over Jasper County. Locations include a section of Highway 71 just south of Highway M, a section of Highway 71 near its intersection with Central Avenue, a section Highway 97 near its intersection with Highway N, a section of River Street in Carthage, a section of Baker Street in Carthage, a section of Highway 96 near the Spring River, and a section of Highway V near Carthage, low lying areas near Waco from the Spring River, all low lying streets in the city of Joplin, and all low lying areas in the city of Kendricktown.
Flooding continued across much of Lawrence County. Locations included a section of Highway 97 at the Spring River north of Stotts City, a section of Highway 97 just south of Interstate 44 near Highway NN, and several sections of Highway 96.
Area creeks flooded several streets.
A section of Highway 71 near its intersection with Highway 160 remained closed for several hours due to flooding.
Numerous city streets in the city of Neosho were flooded for several hours. A section of Highway 86 east of Stark City between Highway O and Highway EE also flooded.
A bridge along County Road 470 near its intersection with County Road 170 flooded.
A section of Roundhouse Road and Wire Road west of Crane experienced brief flooding.
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